Watchmen Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 31 minutes ago, BearcatSA said: St. Louis on the road I felt was a better place to start than against a key conference opponent, even at home. I think in hockey they call those "6 pointers" so more at stake vs Houston. Agreed that this was their thinking. Like all MLS teams, they're much better at home than on the road. Still, St Louis away was still a bit of a rough spot. 35 minutes ago, BearcatSA said: With Hasal getting a start, unless the team gets some new summer window acquisitions, the line up is pretty well set barring an injury scourge (though I think the striker situation is such that Johnson might get more of a look in MLS in the second half if the club doesn't sign a new striker). So guys like Yao and Ngando will be on the bench or the pressbox while Habibullah and Coupland will remain in Next Pro. The Cordova situation is going to be interesting. They'll keep trying him for now. Otherwise, yeah. I don't see much activity this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 Just curious, but should this thread get moved to the World Soccer forum? canuckgbp, Ivan, Stryker911 and 4 others 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 It's happened 3 times in league history, and the Whitecaps have done it twice. footballfreak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 Crowds haven't been this small for Whitecaps games at BC Place since 1984. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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footballfreak Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Watchmen said: It's happened 3 times in league history, and the Whitecaps have done it twice. Never expected to think about Tan Long again. Looked him up and he’s apparently having a reasonably fruitful Chinese Super League season - 3G, 2A in 758 mins. Not bad for 35. nolando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 You shore up a loose defense, you have goals enough to go somewhere. Then they need to get far tougher away from home. By "go somewhere" I mean get through one or two playoff rounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 Nice for Gauld to get his first goal of the season, even if it was meaningless, since his "first" goal was later given as an OG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 Vite with his 3rd goal on 4 games as well, and starting to look better in other areas too. Think we're finally seeing the player the FO envisioned when they signed him as a young DP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 https://www.castanet.net/news/Soccer/430048/Vancouver-Whitecaps-make-pitch-towards-families-as-inflation-expenses-hit-fans#430048 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goal_Kick Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 Question: How many games before we can legitimately label Cordova as a bust? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stoppage Time Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 11 hours ago, Goal_Kick said: Question: How many games before we can legitimately label Cordova as a bust? I think that we have past that threshold already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 11 hours ago, Ozzie_the_parrot said: First time seeing the highlights since I don't have the subscription but judging from what I have seen here and on TSN broadcasts, the Caps have been far more entertaining, despite Sartini's shortcomings, than what I have seen in a long time. Sure, there is dodgy play contributing to the scoring chances, too, but I like the leadership of their captain, Gauld, and the drive and determination of almost all of his teammates. Watchmen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 10 hours ago, BearcatSA said: First time seeing the highlights since I don't have the subscription but judging from what I have seen here and on TSN broadcasts, the Caps have been far more entertaining, despite Sartini's shortcomings, than what I have seen in a long time. Sure, there is dodgy play contributing to the scoring chances, too, but I like the leadership of their captain, Gauld, and the drive and determination of almost all of his teammates. Yup. Just about every game has been a lot more entertaining this year than the previous...5 years? I guess the first half year under Vanni was fun because they were on such a roll. But last year was pretty bad, the final years of Robinson were poor, and the MDS era was a disaster. Sartini still doesn't know how to manage his squad and seems to just go with "having a feeling" about something far too often, but the players are good enough they overcome his shortcomings. nolando, PastPros and BearcatSA 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 23 hours ago, Goal_Kick said: Question: How many games before we can legitimately label Cordova as a bust? He has one SHOT on net all year in MLS. His cumulative xG is .05, according to The Third Sub. Not .05/90. Total. That's just unbelievably bad. One of us could walk off the street and do that. https://thethirdsub.ca/2023/06/04/report-card-whitecaps-draw-skc/ Ruffian and Goal_Kick 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 3 minutes ago, Watchmen said: He has one SHOT on net all year in MLS. His cumulative xG is .05, according to The Third Sub. Not .05/90. Total. That's just unbelievably bad. One of us could walk off the street and do that. https://thethirdsub.ca/2023/06/04/report-card-whitecaps-draw-skc/ This is looking like an all time bad Caps signing because it came in the current analytics and moneyball media spin era of the club, not like a dud from the AVID sports agency time and the mom and pop store management team (the ones that needlessly kept Brek Shea on here with.his DP deal). A signing that Schuster would love to have back, I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Whitecaps on pace for the exact same amount of points as last year. Problem is they now have 7 home games but 10 away, and they haven't won on the road in over a year now. Vanni either going to have to sort that out or they're missing the playoffs again. masster, Goal_Kick and Unnamed Trialist 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 A lengthier discussion on the Whitecaps on today's podcast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 Rumours of there being interest from multiple clubs in Belgium for Brown, though no offers yet. I don't hate him, but I'd definitely be willing to sell him. https://theathletic.com/4605960/2023/06/13/mls-transfer-news-almada-cifuentes-mbaizo?source=user-shared-article footballfreak, Footyeh and PastPros 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballfreak Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 5 hours ago, Watchmen said: Rumours of there being interest from multiple clubs in Belgium for Brown, though no offers yet. I don't hate him, but I'd definitely be willing to sell him. https://theathletic.com/4605960/2023/06/13/mls-transfer-news-almada-cifuentes-mbaizo?source=user-shared-article Agreed. If a good offer comes along they should take it. I’m not super sold on the Raposo at fullback thing, but if he’s going to do it anyways, he might as well cover the right side. Watchmen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goal_Kick Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 MLS writer Sam Jones points out how the Gold Cup tournament will have an impact on the Whitecaps: Ali Ahmed (M, Canada) Javain Brown (D, Jamaica) Julian Gressel (F, USA) We’ll go ahead and establish a ground rule here that if a player competes for Canada, Jamaica, or the USMNT, they’re more likely to miss more time. The tournament runs through July 16 and, for the 'Caps, that means they could potentially be without two players for six games. That will be a common theme here by the way. I know six games doesn’t feel like a lot, but it’s technically about 18% of the season. Eighteen percent of the season without Julian Gressel is less than ideal. Gressel has been Vancouver’s best player this year. He’s one of three players in the league who has created more than 5.0 expected assists, along with Cristian Espinoza and Thiago Almada. It’s hard to see how they make up for that. Losing Javain Brown on the same side makes it feel even less likely. It’s going to be an interesting stretch for a team hovering on the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs line. https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/your-wednesday-kickoff-which-mls-rosters-will-be-hit-hardest-by-the-gold-cup masster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stryker911 Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 Vancouver tried to start 2 Canadians and the universe knew that wasn't right so made sure that didn't happen. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 4 hours ago, Stryker911 said: Vancouver tried to start 2 Canadians and the universe knew that wasn't right so made sure that didn't happen. Apparently the universe doesn't want me watching MLS as well. Have just settled in back Canada and was looking forward to relaxing with a game (at a decent hour) with Canadians on both sides. Became an old(ish) man yelling at clouds (almost literally). Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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