Vancouver Whitecaps 2020 Season

[BearcatSA 520]

13 hours ago, SthMelbRed said:

What did he talk about? I don't think I can access the interview from overseas. TSN usually blocks all its content outside of Canada.

In essence, he felt that the players had now become very concerned about participating in this tourney with the public health situation taking such a negative turn in the time since the PA agreed to the original terms of return to play with the league officials.  He's also lost two relatives to Covid

[shamrock 1,903]

On 7/8/2020 at 2:03 AM, SpursFlu said:

 It's like getting a job that requires you to take a drug test. You may smoke weed but you dont fire up a blunt a day before you piss in a cup. 

I can tell you from experience that this isn't true. You can test positive weeks sometimes months later. 

The rest of your post is bogus too. 

[Shortdutchcanuck 1,531]

All-Canadian bench tonight if you count Gutierrez with Bair, Cornelius, Raposo, Hasal, Colyn, Baldisimo, Metcalfe, Pecile

Teibert and Crepeau the only Canadian starters.

Is Hasal meant to be Crepeau's backup this year?   Would be a nice development to have one of our MLS clubs with 2 Canadian keepers getting minutes through the season.  Hoping Bair and Raposo and of course Cornelius get decent minutes.  Would be interesting to see where Colyn is at in his development

[Nate3322 438]

I would have liked to see Cornelius to get the start over Khmiri. But the all Canadian bench is awesome. I figure we'll see Raposo, Bair, and Cornelius at least.

Edited July 16, 2020 by Nate3322

[Unnamed Trialist 5,666]

So I just read this tournament is the continuation of the regular season? The first two games still count, is that right? I don't get it.

 

[Unnamed Trialist 5,666]

"And the Whitecaps incredibly take the lead..."

Schaad is so used to calling the Caps he treats a go-ahead goal as a miracle.

[Big_M 1,881]

The group stage counts for regular season points so yes in a way its part of the regular season

[yothat2 68]

Might see a loan for Amer Didic with way these CB are defending

[Ansem 8,373]

2 hours ago, Shortdutchcanuck said:

All-Canadian bench tonight if you count Gutierrez with Bair, Cornelius, Raposo, Hasal, Colyn, Baldisimo, Metcalfe, Pecile

Teibert and Crepeau the only Canadian starters.

Edited July 16, 2020 by Ansem

[toontownman 2,861]

Blow a two goal lead? TFC hold my beer. We will do it twice and lose.

[RS 1,969]

3 hours ago, Shortdutchcanuck said:

Is Hasal meant to be Crepeau's backup this year?   Would be a nice development to have one of our MLS clubs with 2 Canadian keepers getting minutes through the season.

Bryan Meredith is Crepeau's backup but he left Orlando abruptly following the death of his mother.

 

[Unnamed Trialist 5,666]

So five years after Robbo bunkered with no possession and weak outside coverage and Ousted and the back line cleared and cleared, occasionally nabbing a win on the counter, a totally different team except Rusty and new coaching staff, front office, offers exactly the same football. 

What are they putting in the water in Vancouver? 

[Big_M 1,881]

said it before will say it again..robinson got to the playoffs 3 of his 4 full seasons..got removed in the fifth when they still had a chance..3 in 4 is pretty good

[Obinna 8,312]

17 minutes ago, Big_M said:

said it before will say it again..robinson got to the playoffs 3 of his 4 full seasons..got removed in the fifth when they still had a chance..3 in 4 is pretty good

Furthermore, he actually recorded more wins than losses during his tenure: 

78 W, 49 D, 72 L

Edited July 16, 2020 by Obinna

[SpursFlu 2,593]

I think it's still a work in progress  when you consider we were missing 3 starters Bikel, Godoy & Cavallini. San Jose had 80% possession against Seattle in the the first half. I'm not too stressed 

[yothat2 68]

MDS needs time to build possesion based soccer. 

 

He has an philosophy ...has won everywhere he's coached 

[Ed_S 220]

Agree with the above. But you can't make a silk purse from a pig's ear.

 

[Unnamed Trialist 5,666]

1 hour ago, yothat2 said:

MDS needs time to build possesion based soccer. 

 

He has an philosophy ...has won everywhere he's coached 

Possession, not potion--you don't get it with a magic wand, you train it. 

And he isn't willing to train it. 

[SpursFlu 2,593]

You dont train it at this level. You need the horses or it doesn't happen. You either can do it or you can't. I think without Cavallini and without Bikel or another good player next to Inbeom it isn't going to happen on most nights. 

[saintjoes 56]

The problem I think is a combination of personnel, training (though you can only do so much with some - case and point Rusty's relentless Reo-Cooker inspired back passing..), and maybe a confidence thing from being so young. Perhaps they need a Waston-type to scare them out of the low block they keep collapsing into even when MDS keeps saying he wants them to be more of a mid block.. 

I don't know but as long as the mid field pass map looks like this it's not going to get better anytime soon:

https://mobile.twitter.com/TheRealJJAdams/status/1283624102163603456
 

Edited July 16, 2020 by saintjoes

[saintjoes 56]

Speaking of midfield maybe being the problem what do you guys think needs to change?
 

My brief impressions of current guys:

- Rusty: no sense of flow, too frantic, can't create himself space and time to pick out a positive pass

- Inboem: some good ideas but low pass accuracy results often in give aways and counterattacks

- Owusu: brave on the ball and steps well into space with it, but final pass let's him down too much

- Bikel: looked great in his one appearance as right back stand in.. the best of the bunch

- Metcalfe: Good all rounder but needs to be less rash in challenges and release passes quicker

- Raposo.. I actually think he could replace Inbeom at this point

 

 

 

 

[BearcatSA 520]

On 7/15/2020 at 6:19 PM, Unnamed Trialist said:

"And the Whitecaps incredibly take the lead..."

Schaad is so used to calling the Caps he treats a go-ahead goal as a miracle.

I very rarely listen to the pbp and colour commentary during matches and he's one of the reasons why I prefer to leave the mute on.  That said, I did listen to these TFC matches only for the expressed purpose of hearing Vanney's sideline "wisdom" and not Caldwell's "quality" colour commentary.

Speaking of pundits, when does Herdman make his usual appearance on air with his TSN Toronto soccer cronies? 

Edited July 17, 2020 by BearcatSA

[Yohan 428]

19 hours ago, yothat2 said:

MDS needs time to build possesion based soccer. 

 

He has an philosophy ...has won everywhere he's coached 

How much more time does MDS get? He's already had one season. Need to show progress this season. So far it's not looking good. Steep learning curve from coaching lower tier to MLS

[Unnamed Trialist 5,666]

3 hours ago, Yohan said:

How much more time does MDS get? He's already had one season. Need to show progress this season. So far it's not looking good. Steep learning curve from coaching lower tier to MLS

They can't dump him on the basis of this season, it'd be incoherent. But I personally don't think he's the man for the job. 

[narduch 2,451]

Plus didn't 5 players back out of this joke of a tournament?

This year is a write off.