Goal_Kick Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 2 hours 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. Well, if you take goal scoring out of the equation, I think the team, overall, has been playing quite well. But since goal scoring seems to be a part of the game, I think a (very) critical eye has to be turned on our forwards - White and Cordova. It's inexplicable to me how well White finished when he first came to the Caps compared to what he's done (or not done) last season and so far this season. As for Cordova, he's only had a small sample size so it's really hard to judge. Which is good because, thus far, he hasn't done much. I certainly hope that what we've seen so far isn't what we can expect for the next few seasons! Watchmen and PastPros 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 3 hours ago, Goal_Kick said: It's inexplicable to me how well White finished when he first came to the Caps compared to what he's done (or not done) last season and so far this season. White has 2 goals in 2 games in the CCL so far, and while it was against a Honduran side (and a tired one in the first leg) his goal in the 2nd game was very nice. He had 3 goals in the semi-final and final of the Voyageurs Cup last year, critical goals and critical times. But man, he can't seem to buy one in MLS this year and struggled last year as well. Goal_Kick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Club Linesman Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 I guess it is clear once again that the Whitecaps hate Canada. Looks like they are gearing up for another loss to a CPL team on the Canadian championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phresh Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 4 minutes ago, Club Linesman said: I guess it is clear once again that the Whitecaps hate Canada. Looks like they are gearing up for another loss to a CPL team on the Canadian championship. At least Ahmed's starting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goal_Kick Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 Granted Montreal was down a man. But that was refreshing to see. Now on to a slightly more difficult opponent in LAFC on Wednesday in the CCL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 4 hours ago, Club Linesman said: I guess it is clear once again that the Whitecaps hate Canada. Looks like they are gearing up for another loss to a CPL team on the Canadian championship. I mean, they beat a CPL side tonight pretty easily... Club Linesman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoppage Time Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 TSN Lineup shows Simon Becher as American. I thought that he was a young Canadian prospect. Am I wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 25 minutes ago, Stoppage Time said: TSN Lineup shows Simon Becher as American. I thought that he was a young Canadian prospect. Am I wrong? You are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker911 Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Stoppage Time said: TSN Lineup shows Simon Becher as American. I thought that he was a young Canadian prospect. Am I wrong? Vancouver playing Canadians. Haha, you're crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goal_Kick Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 Not the most exciting soccer game I've ever seen but a win is a win. Hopefully the Cubas injury isn't all that bad. dyslexic nam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dyslexic nam Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 9 hours ago, Stoppage Time said: TSN Lineup shows Simon Becher as American. I thought that he was a young Canadian prospect. Am I wrong? I wish he was Canadian - seems like a talented young player. Ivan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 11 hours ago, Stryker911 said: Vancouver playing Canadians. Haha, you're crazy. If you're looking for "volume", then no they're not doing that. If you're looking for quality, they've been playing Ahmed more and Raposo has started quite a bit (though I'm personally not a big Raposo fan). I'm fine with them starting fewer Canadians if it means were not playing the likes of Teibert just to meet some artificial Canadian quota. Goal_Kick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoppage Time Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 15 hours ago, BearcatSA said: You are. Oh well. Thanks, BearcatSA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 Don't want to overstate anything, but we're not playing badly. I don't think we have any serious positional gaps, or clear mediocrity here or there. We have scoring options. We have cover off the bench for all positions. We're a bit tougher away from home. We went ahead a few games we lost control of, and our only clear problem is not managing games into the middle of the second half. I think we may be a slight favourite to repeat in the Voyageurs Cup, and being out of CONCACAF may not hurt us. Weird to be optimistic, maybe I'm an idiot. youllneverwalkalone, Watchmen, An Observer and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Unnamed Trialist said: Don't want to overstate anything, but we're not playing badly. I don't think we have any serious positional gaps, or clear mediocrity here or there. We have scoring options. We have cover off the bench for all positions. We're a bit tougher away from home. We went ahead a few games we lost control of, and our only clear problem is not managing games into the middle of the second half. I think we may be a slight favourite to repeat in the Voyageurs Cup, and being out of CONCACAF may not hurt us. Weird to be optimistic, maybe I'm an idiot. They're ahead of where they were last year at this time. There's at least some short term coverage at most positions if there's an injury. They struggle to score and their set-piece defending is atrocious (but "we're the best zonal marking team in the world", per Vanni). They're giving some younger players a shot in good opportunities, something Robinson consistently failed to do. Honestly, I still think Vanni is holding them back. But it's also the best team they've had a in a while. Unnamed Trialist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goal_Kick Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 8 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said: We have scoring options. Oh? Do tell. Actually, I have high hopes for Becher. Maybe too high based on a very small sample. As for Cordova, I don't think he's showed much so far but, again, it's a small sample. As for White, the scoring touch he displayed when he came here in the latter part of 2021 seems to have disappeared. If they can discover some consistent scoring they could be a promising team this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 A solid draw on the road. Could have gone either way, as both sides generated decent chances. Third straight clean sheet (in league play). Just need to really, really work on the finishing. Goal_Kick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goal_Kick Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Undefeated in six games. Actually in a playoff position early in the season. And, surprisingly (to me, at least), they're tied for seventh in goals for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SthMelbRed Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 They've lost only 2 of 8 games, and in both of those, they were the better team for most of the matches and held leads in the second half. If they hadn't have shat themselves in those two matches, they'd be looking like one of the better teams in the West right now. Goal_Kick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 The Japanese keeper looks a lot more comfortable in his surroundings now than he did in the first couple of games. Having experienced the culture shock moving in the opposite direction, it's a big adjustment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 19 hours ago, SthMelbRed said: They've lost only 2 of 8 games, and in both of those, they were the better team for most of the matches and held leads in the second half. If they hadn't have shat themselves in those two matches, they'd be looking like one of the better teams in the West right now. It's the RSL game that hurts a bit more. Had the lead in the 2nd half against a team that then lost 4 straight. Crowd was fired up and enjoying the game, but walked away with a "same old Whitecaps" attitude. masster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 A good move. It's just not working out and Caicedo is basically back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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