Ozzie_the_parrot Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Stryker911 said: As expected only 1 Canadian starter. They definitely can't be faulted for a lack of effort in recent years where Canadian content is concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 2 hours ago, Stryker911 said: As expected only 1 Canadian starter. If my other choice for Canadian starter is Teibert, I'm fine with just the 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Interesting. Vanni envisions Gressel playing as an 8 this year. That telegates Teibert to the bench. I can live with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoccMan Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 14 minutes ago, Watchmen said: Interesting. Vanni envisions Gressel playing as an 8 this year. That telegates Teibert to the bench. I can live with that. Well he did excel playing that position in Atlanta so why wasn’t he playing that position with Vancouver? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 2 hours ago, SoccMan said: Well he did excel playing that position in Atlanta so why wasn’t he playing that position with Vancouver? He wasn't always playing that position in Atlanta or DC either. So no just a Vancouver thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goal_Kick Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 When do we sign a new striker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 When the hell did Gressel play as an 8 at Atlanta? He was a wingback wasn't he? BearcatSA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 23 minutes ago, VinceA said: When the hell did Gressel play as an 8 at Atlanta? He was a wingback wasn't he? Any time I saw him during his Atlanta stint it was RWB with Parkhurst at the centre of three in the back. His service from there really helped Martinez take off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 (edited) Not an unusual move once you've lost a step. Edited January 19, 2023 by youllneverwalkalone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, youllneverwalkalone said: Not an unusual move once you've lost a step. Pace has never been his game and when they used him in a more central mid role at the end of last season, his forward passing wasn't good. His stock in trade is bending in early dangerous crosses behind defenders and into the path of a forward. This is another move that might get jettisoned at midseason, like the Dajome-at-wingback experiment. If doesn't work out, they might be able to unload to Inter Miami to re-unite with his former Atlanta teammate Josef Martinez. Edited January 19, 2023 by BearcatSA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Caicedo was excluded from the MLS-heavy national team selection, which is to face the USA this month. This must surely be snub, no? Is he out with an injury or something? What is it that explains his exclusion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 On 1/18/2023 at 8:58 AM, Watchmen said: If my other choice for Canadian starter is Teibert, I'm fine with just the 1. Come "Decision Day 2023," where the Caps will yet again be in a lose-and-your-out match but this time under interim head coach Ricardo Clark, Teibert will be starting and wearing the captain's armband. And if I can find out how to make this particular wager on BetMGM, I'm putting down $20 and I will be fully expecting to collect. 😉 masster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 I'm going to tell a story that says a lot about the Whitecaps and perhaps the MLS. I randomly had a conversation with a guy from Peru today. He'd lived here for nearly 2 years. We started talking football and the guy clearly knew his stuff. He said he'd been playing in pickup games around town and wanted to play in a league etc. At the end he said he wished Vancouver had a football team. I said they do the Whitecaps , they play in the MLS. He had no idea Canadian teams were in the MLS and that the Caps existed. What's worse is the guy told me where he lived and he has lived in East Van about 4 stations from BC Place. I told him could likely see the stadium from his window. Anyways the Caps need to cut the bullshit and started marketing and figuring out a way to connect with people I he community who like the sport. Thyre way off the radar at the moment. Ruffian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Sounds like that guy has had some pretty big blinders on. Unnamed Trialist and Watchmen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Or put it this way, that's like a Canadian, after spending two years in Peru saying to a local that he really likes cocaine but hasn't had any since coming to Peru, and being surprised to find out cocaine is available in Peru. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Stanley said: Sounds like that guy has had some pretty big blinders on. Yeah, that really sounds more like it's that guy and not the Whitecaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM3/MM2/MM Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share Posted January 20, 2023 Looks like BMO moved their money south..https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/lafc-s-home-venue-renamed-as-bmo-stadium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 (edited) 16 hours ago, Watchmen said: Yeah, that really sounds more like it's that guy and not the Whitecaps. I think AFTN touched on it briefly on their last podcast. There is very little if any coverage or interest of the Caps at the moment. You've got them and who? Glasscity? Caps seem to put stock in the breakfast television crowd. So what? My elderly mom knows there is a weather Canada warning somewhere and the Caps have a funny Italian coach? I haven't renewed my tickets yet and at the moment only plan on going to the Champions league. I'm not sure what it's like in the other Canadian markets but I have a hard time finding any serious football talk when it comes to the Whitecaps. I also find their signings boring. Sorry I'm not excited about Austrian Bundesliga players. To me there is a Gap there. MLS football seems almost recreational, almost non consequential. That's probably why the only real excitement around town last year was VCup finals. I'm not sure how others in the area feel but the Caps feel very irrelevant at the moment Edited January 20, 2023 by SpursFlu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoppage Time Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 I just watched the VWFC/Hamburger SV highlights. Oh my, did our defence look weak especially in the air. There were many highlights of opposition players getting free looks for headers. A cross bar and some good saves by Hasal kept the score respectable. Yikes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 On 1/20/2023 at 9:33 AM, SpursFlu said: I'm not sure how others in the area feel but the Caps feel very irrelevant at the moment All the scrutiny is on their neighbours next door. Schuster looks like Canadiens' legend Sam Pollock in comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Whitecaps might have their 1A goalkeeper to push Hasal. Goal_Kick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 On 1/21/2023 at 11:40 AM, Stoppage Time said: I just watched the VWFC/Hamburger SV highlights. Oh my, did our defence look weak especially in the air. There were many highlights of opposition players getting free looks for headers. A cross bar and some good saves by Hasal kept the score respectable. Yikes! I don't get worked up about performances this very early, good or bad, but I see that Krutzen didn't do enough to get a second game. .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 3 minutes ago, BearcatSA said: I don't get worked up about performances this very early, good or bad, but I see that Krutzen didn't do enough to get a second game. .. Already confirmed to have left the camp BearcatSA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Watchmen said: Whitecaps might have their 1A goalkeeper to push Hasal. Hasal has talent but durability issues and with that I don't like the current back up situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 1 minute ago, narduch said: Already confirmed to have left the camp He played in the second half of the Hamburg game but that was it. Is Sane now coming with the team stateside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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