Good Monday morning Caps fans. Hope you all had a lovely weekend and are having a good start to your week. Hopefully, your weekend also wasn’t marred by an infuriating display on Sunday night from the Whitecaps, who beat themselves (with some help from Christian Ramirez and referee Victor Rivas) in a 2-1 loss to Austin FC. That defeat will pretty much cede the Supporters … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday September 14
In a massive blow to the Whitecaps’ fading Supporters’ Shield hopes, Vancouver dropped all three points at BC Place to lowly Austin FC. Christian Ramirez converted the only two chances for the away team, and a well-organized Austin side mastered the dark arts to pull out a 2-1 win. The Caps will be incredibly frustrated by a match in which they once again could not … Continue reading Post Match: Laying An Egg
Good Friday morning Caps fans. I hope you all are having a good week and that you have a fun and restful weekend ahead. The Whitecaps have proven adept at bouncing back after a disappointing performance and that was certainly the case on Wednesday night against the LA Galaxy. While the Galaxy had some transition moments in the first half that could have been something, … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday September 11
The Vancouver Whitecaps look to bounce back from a pair of lackluster performances on Wednesday when they welcome the LA Galaxy to town. This is week two of a flurry of matches across multiple competitions, meaning both sides will likely be rotating heavily for this one. The Caps didn’t fare especially well last week, however, with a disappointing draw against CF Montreal in the Canadian … Continue reading Match Preview: Getting Back on Track Against the Galaxy
Good Monday morning Caps fans. I hope you are having a good Labour Day holiday and that the long weekend is treating you well. The Caps ran up against a red hot St. Louis City team on Saturday, but once again their 3-1 loss seemed more self inflicted than anything else. To be sure, St. Louis is in excellent form right now. And they had … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday September 7
The Vancouver Whitecaps will try and end St. Louis City’s 13 match unbeaten run when the two teams face off Saturday night at BC Place. The meteoric rise of St. Louis has lifted them to sixth in the Western Conference, giving them a shot at a home playoff game. They were also one of the busier sides in the summer transfer market. Out are stalwarts … Continue reading Match Preview: Avoiding the St. Louis Blues
Good Friday morning, Caps fans. I hope you’re having a good week and that the early days of September are treating you well so far. It was a subpar start to the Canadian Championship semifinals on Wednesday night, with the Caps managing only a 1-1 draw in a match they dominated by pretty much every statistical metric. But this was also a match replete with … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday September 4
The Vancouver Whitecaps will enter the second leg of the Canadian Championship semis on level terms, after they could only manage a 1-1 draw with Montreal on Wednesday at BC Place. The Caps dominated by pretty much every statistical metric, but a wondergoal from Dani Pereira and a resolute, physical performance from Montreal left the Caps frustrated. A goal from Ryan Gauld was enough to … Continue reading Post Match: All to Play for in the Canadian Championship
Good Monday morning Caps fans. I hope you all had a great weekend and that the arrival of the workweek hasn’t been too painful. The Whitecaps took care of business on Saturday against lowly Sporting Kansas City. Despite my joking that SKC would find a way to get a result because MLS is weird, the gulf between the two clubs was simply too large to … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday August 31
In a match between MLS’ worst team and one of its best, the Vancouver Whitecaps had no trouble blanking Sporting Kansas City in a professional 3-0 win on Saturday night. There aren’t a lot of big lessons to take from this one, beyond the large gap between these two clubs. The Caps weren’t at their cleanest early on, but they spiffed up nicely over the … Continue reading Post Match: No Sweat