youllneverwalkalone Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Analytics at play here? Seems like a real "moneyball" type signing. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share Posted January 28, 2020 3 hours ago, The Beaver 2.0 said: Caps have added a winger: https://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2020/01/27/wfc-acquire-milinkovic Seems like a character guy, hard working, with some quality. Not a game-changer, but a decent piece (perhaps). Seems like he's very much not a hard working, quality guy. Hull fans glad to be rid of him. https://www.eightysixforever.com/2020/1/27/21083996/hulls-mystery-man-is-david-milinkovic-worth-the-risk Seems much more like another Ardaiz gamble, which is something they should be avoiding right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 41 minutes ago, Watchmen said: Seems like he's very much not a hard working, quality guy. Hull fans glad to be rid of him. https://www.eightysixforever.com/2020/1/27/21083996/hulls-mystery-man-is-david-milinkovic-worth-the-risk Seems much more like another Ardaiz gamble, which is something they should be avoiding right now. Ardaiz had plenty of upside, potential and positive references. That kind of a gamble is at least a bit more logical. David is 25 and has had one good season at Hearts two years ago and I suppose a decent year before in the 4th tier Italian football. We have had better people on trial in previous seasons. Last years squad badly needed improving on and on paper he is worse than both winger we brought in that failed last year. Obviously "I'm overreacting" would be an understatement but I feel there is so much potential and now is the time to act. Fans arent stupid they know the Davies money is there, they know the club has been poorly run. The upper management changes seem encouraging but it looks like the same old shit with transfers. Watch this guy and the others tear it down now. If so I'm delighted to be badly wrong. I am just hugely underwhelmed by the signings so far. Cavallini should be a banker but the rest seem like gambles, dajome shouldn't be but we shall see. We should be getting proven quality players in, even if they are already in the league. Hopefully they are around the corner and the squad will be transformed come march. I feel like they again arent give MDS the tools to succeed and arguably worse he seems complicit. Godoy is fine but he isnt in the same league as a Waston or demerit. We need a spine of serious quality at CB CM and Upfront. We have one out of three. Fans are already leaving. Prospective CPL owners in BC must be rubbing their hands with glee. Another season like the last couple and they will gift wrap the fanbase for others. Silly kneejerk rant over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 the year before hearts he was in the third tier of italy not fourth toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 20 minutes ago, Big_M said: the year before hearts he was in the third tier of italy not fourth Phew. Saved! I did a lazy look messina are in serie D now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Well, I believe in the underpromise and overdeliver mantra but it seems like the club is really going "all in" on the former. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 (edited) This new guy's had more loans than Capital Direct ("dot c-a!"). Edited January 28, 2020 by BearcatSA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deschamp86 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 15 hours ago, BearcatSA said: This new guy's had more loans then Capital Direct ("dot c-a!"). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Looks like Didic played the whole preseason game against the crew. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Played the second half with 10 canadians and subbed more on! Nice to see Raposo make an immediate impact and good sign Didic got the whole game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/01/29/vancouver-whitecaps-acquire-gk-bryan-meredith-trade-inter-miami-cf Crap....I was hoping Hasal would get some games this year. I guess starting the season with only back up being a 20 year old homegrown academy keeper is a little scary. toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 15 minutes ago, Bison44 said: https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/01/29/vancouver-whitecaps-acquire-gk-bryan-meredith-trade-inter-miami-cf Crap....I was hoping Hasal would get some games this year. I guess starting the season with only back up being a 20 year old homegrown academy keeper is a little scary. Likewise. Not to say he won't still but getting some experience was necessary for sure. Bison44 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 On 1/29/2020 at 11:17 PM, Bison44 said: https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/01/29/vancouver-whitecaps-acquire-gk-bryan-meredith-trade-inter-miami-cf Crap....I was hoping Hasal would get some games this year. I guess starting the season with only back up being a 20 year old homegrown academy keeper is a little scary. Vancouver and Montreal now have a combined total of 3 Americans on their rosters. Only one outfield player = Nerwinski. This is just crazy to think about and it's so refreshing given the way we have treated Americans and the treatment our guys have received in return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/02/14/vancouver-whitecaps-sign-midfielder-damiano-pecile-homegrown-deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 2020 Vancouver Whitecaps Roster as of February 14, 2020: HEAD COACH: Marc Dos Santos FORWARDS (5): Bair, Theo Cavallini, Lucas Montero, Fredy Reyna, Yordy Ricketts, Tosaint MIDFIELDERS (11): Baldisimo, Michael Colyn, Simon Dajome, Cristian Hwang, Inbeom Metcalfe, Patrick Milinkovic, David Owusu, Leonard Pecile, Damiano Raposo, Ryan Rose, Andy Teibert, Russell DEFENDERS (9): Adnan, Ali Cornelius, Derek Facchineri, Gianfranco Godoy, Erik Gutierrez, Cristian Khmiri, Jasser Mukumbilwa, Georges Nerwinski, Jake Veselinovic, Ranko GOALKEEPERS (3): Crepeau, Maxime Hasal, Thomas Meredith, Bryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM3/MM2/MM Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 (edited) with only 2 roster spots left looks like a mid-table team at the best. Unless Dos Santos is the wildcard... Edited February 14, 2020 by MM3/MM2/MM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Are Whitecaps and TFC just signing all their youth prospects to safe guard from CPL? Fantastic if Whitecaps give these guys minutes but I dont see baldisimo or colyn getting many minutes let alone metcalfe or Pecile. Bison44 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 (edited) It's a very underwhelming roster and has that typical greyness that seems to infuse most MLS rosters, it's dull as fck. I don't get how you can bring in all these new minds to redo the team and get more or less the same as what Lenarduzzi would have done. I agree that the Lower Mainland is ripe for the picking with the Caps insisting on being so uninspiring. Edited February 15, 2020 by Unnamed Trialist nolando and Stanley 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 It's like they are prepping for a move to CPL. Stanley and nolando 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Seriously though, if you look at Shalke, they are carrying 25 players and 9 are U21. The Caps are carrying 29 players and 10 are U21. If you want an elite youth development person, you would look to the Bundesliga. So meeting the new boss and finding he's the same as the old boss probably reflects on ownership. For the record, I agree they will likely be bad in MLS. I've said many times that if the CPL existed in 2007, there's no way Kerfoot tries for MLS. CPL would have suited his objectives at the time (developing Canadian players) and I don't think those objectives have changed despite a lot of criticism elsewhere on this topic. Arguably, the residency has had it's most success in the hands of a German, although I think Richard Grootscholten was the best guy we've had. He just didn't stick around very long. nolando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 I see this as a midtable MLS side which, when it goes on a bad run of losing close matches, gets despised as horrid with the usual whipping boys brought to the fore, while if it goes on winning streak of other close matches, gets over-analyzed as being a masterclass with some young guys get overhyped as having massive upside. Pumping up the upfield pressing game gives the team that "blue collar" ethos of the little-engine-that-could, punching-above-its-weight against the sexy market franchises. With that, they are definitely in a great over-deliver posture. However, I am looking forward to some live streams of these next exhibition matches in Portland just to see where some of these guys are at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrock Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 15 hours ago, BearcatSA said: I see this as a midtable MLS side which, when it goes on a bad run of losing close matches, gets despised as horrid with the usual whipping boys brought to the fore, while if it goes on winning streak of other close matches, gets over-analyzed as being a masterclass with some young guys get overhyped as having massive upside. LOL. This is what happens ALL THE TIME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 12 hours ago, shamrock said: LOL. This is what happens ALL THE TIME. They need to get Bill Murray to do the promos because it is a Groundhog Day scenaro 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM3/MM2/MM Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 (edited) Transfermarkt shows drafted keeper Daniel Gagliardi going to Fort Lauderdale in USL 1. Confirmed on USL 1 site. Edited February 17, 2020 by MM3/MM2/MM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Looked quick and slick at times today but ultimately still naive at the back and careless in poseession/passing. Look two decent players short in midfield and not convinced at the back. Khmiri is a beast though didnt realise he was so big or uninjured lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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