Ozzie_the_parrot Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker911 Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 On 2/25/2023 at 12:53 PM, Bison44 said: I'm not getting the anger at VWC. Hasal, Ahmed, Rapaso, Tiebert, Yao should all be in the mix for lots of minutes this year. Last year they had 2-3 CDN starters most games?? Sure there is turn over, Cavs is gone, but I am still excited to see what the CDN content will do. At what point do these guys get in the mix for lots of minutes? At 144 total minutes over the first 3 games. Not super excited for the CDN content. El Hombre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 47 minutes ago, Stryker911 said: At what point do these guys get in the mix for lots of minutes? At 144 total minutes over the first 3 games. Not super excited for the CDN content. Will be interesting to see what happens on the March 25 match. MLS isn't breaking for the International window. Although not too sure Whitecaps have many players that will get called up and open up a spot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 3 hours ago, narduch said: Will be interesting to see what happens on the March 25 match. MLS isn't breaking for the International window. Although not too sure Whitecaps have many players that will get called up and open up a spot *Maybe* Cubas? He's been called up before. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 4 hours ago, Stryker911 said: At what point do these guys get in the mix for lots of minutes? At 144 total minutes over the first 3 games. Not super excited for the CDN content. NEVER...HAHAHAHA NEVVVERRRRR..argghhhh I am losing my shit, its been 3 games!!!!! Light the torches, get out the pitchforks!!! Seriously, its a long season, hopefully lots of CCL games and CDN champ games to play. The TSN talking heads keep saying how none of the CDN teams have any depth..so i guess that means they'll have to play Teibert, Ahmed, Rapaso etc at some point, plus bring up some studs from WC2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 14 minutes ago, Bison44 said: NEVER...HAHAHAHA NEVVVERRRRR..argghhhh I am losing my shit, its been 3 games!!!!! Light the torches, get out the pitchforks!!! Seriously, its a long season, hopefully lots of CCL games and CDN champ games to play. The TSN talking heads keep saying how none of the CDN teams have any depth..so i guess that means they'll have to play Teibert, Ahmed, Rapaso etc at some point, plus bring up some studs from WC2. Raposo already looks like he's taken Martins spot, and Ahmed has looked good coming off the bench in limited minutes. gator and Ivan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 On 3/12/2023 at 2:16 PM, Watchmen said: *Maybe* Cubas? He's been called up before. Cordova got called up for Venezuela Watchmen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goal_Kick Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 Another game, another goal. And, fortunately, a point. Not a bad game to watch but, once again, the Whitecaps had a chance to take all three points but couldn't score when the opportunities arose. I also think that, if I was a Galaxy fan, I'd be pretty mad about that second disallowed goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 Facing a goalie coming off the bench cold and who hadn't played in the league since 2021, the Whitecaps recorded no shots on target against him, I think. Absolutely pathetic. Hit the f'ing target and make him work for it. Goal_Kick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Watchmen Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Cordova out 6-8 weeks. Becher likely the first to get a chance, but wondering if we might see someone from WFC2 as well at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goal_Kick Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 Interesting bit of information from MLS writer Sam Jones about Minnesota and their players that have been called up for international play: https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/your-thursday-kickoff-missing-key-pieces-across-mls-a-looming-depth-chart-test The Loons will be without starting midfielder Kervin Arriaga, starting center back Michael Boxall, starting winger Bongokuhle Hlongwane, starting full back Kemar Lawrence, starting midfielder Robin Lod, starting goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair and midfielder Joseph Rosales, who made his first start last weekend. Uh…uh oh. Yep, that’s seven starters from last week’s win over Colorado. If Minnesota United are going to go against Vancouver this weekend and keep up what’s been an impressive start without Bebelo Reynoso dictating things in the middle of the pitch, well, they’re going to need to pull off something kind of special. Especially against a Vancouver team that needs a win and will only be missing two starters to international duty instead of, ya know, half their senior roster. Godspeed, Loons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 Unnamed Trialist and PastPros 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, narduch said: Wow, wonder what that strategy is. Dean Hoyle was a longtime minority shareholder who seems to have run things, perhaps he had the biggest stake. Apparently he stepped back a few months ago for health reasons. I don't get the issue the club has had with financial stress, it seems they were on a deadline and needed a quick fix. They owed a major sum to the Championship, which he will write off to facilitate the sale. The fact the releases insist on North American not "American" lends credence to the @GlassCity post. Edited March 24, 2023 by Unnamed Trialist narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 11 minutes ago, Unnamed Trialist said: Wow, wonder what that strategy is. Dean Hoyle was a longtime minority shareholder who seems to have run things, perhaps he had the biggest stake. Apparently he stepped back a few months ago for health reasons. I don't get the issue the club has had with financial stress, it seems they were on a deadline and needed a quick fix. They owed a major sum to the Championship, which he will write off to facilitate the sale. The fact the releases insist on North American not "American" lends credence to the @GlassCity post. They were relegated from the EPL in 2019. And are a good candidate to relegate to League 1 this season. The English 2nd tier and below are brutal with 24 teams in each level. A team like this could languish in the lower leagues for years. So I agree I sort of don't get the play here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 What's to get? Languishing in mid mediocrity for decades is exactly what the Caps ownership are about. Unnamed Trialist, nolando, narduch and 2 others 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 56 minutes ago, narduch said: They were relegated from the EPL in 2019. And are a good candidate to relegate to League 1 this season. The English 2nd tier and below are brutal with 24 teams in each level. A team like this could languish in the lower leagues for years. So I agree I sort of don't get the play here. Have a history, league wins, but not a great upside, stadium, location. But all I care about is the Whitecaps' strategy, it's not like they have any sort of proven track record. BearcatSA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 Well, Overheul has left the club. Thought the player recruit was improved under him. Not perfect, but better. We'll see what happens next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 Three points from five games, zero wins. Classic start from the Whitecaps! Stanley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccerpro2 Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 Minnesota were missing 7 players last night, and Vancouver was only missing Cubas. Vancouver still couldn't get a win. That says it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 Becher (plus extra injury time) saved them last night. But Vanni still needs to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoppage Time Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 1 hour ago, Watchmen said: Becher (plus extra injury time) saved them last night. But Vanni still needs to go. Within the roster so far this season, who is off to a good start and who is struggling? I have seen only highlights. Five matches and zero wins is, once again, discouraging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 19 minutes ago, Stoppage Time said: Within the roster so far this season, who is off to a good start and who is struggling? I have seen only highlights. Five matches and zero wins is, once again, discouraging. Sticking mostly with a discussion of the core: Cubas has been their best player, Gressel has been good, Gauld has been good but hasn't finished, Schopf has been fine. White's finishing has been poor (though I don't mind some of the rest of his game), Cordova has just been poor, and I have no idea how Dajome scored 3 in preseason because now his shots are hitting row Z. The defense has been great in the opposition's box and terrible defending in their own. Takaoka has made some great saves to keep them in games but also spilled the ball a few times to cost them points. Vanni has been poor: poor starting lineup decisions, slow to make changes in-game. Stoppage Time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 54 minutes ago, Watchmen said: Vanni has been poor: poor starting lineup decisions, slow to make changes in-game. But his Christmas tree formation game after game is very pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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