Vancouver managed an impressive result on the road in Seattle Saturday night, as an eventful second half led to a 2-2 draw. Let’s take a look at the player ratings from this one. Yohei Takaoka: 8.0 I thought Takaoka did quite well at marshalling his makeshift backline. He had to do a lot of work in the air, something that is usually a weakness for … Continue reading Report Card: Centrebacks are a Social Construct
The Vancouver Whitecaps drew 1-1 with the Portland Timbers in a quintessential MLS match. Both teams, at various times, were insanely lucky not to lose the game. Perhaps that indicates that a draw was the correct result, although the MLS website lists the xG as 3.1-1.7 for Vancouver, which may indicate that Portland were the luckier of the two sides. The first half was very … Continue reading Post Match: Seesaw
The Vancouver Whitecaps defeated St. Louis City 3-2 in a match that is sure to be mired in controversy. Let’s get the big talking points out of the way: Were those penalties? Let’s deal with the first one first. In my view, probably not, but the play before it probably should have been a penalty so it’s basically a wash. On the second one, I … Continue reading Post Match: Summer Slam
The Vancouver Whitecaps are making major changes to the centreback positions with two players coming in and one going out. Joedrick Pupe and Sebastian Schonlau play in leagues I don’t watch and journeymen centrebacks tend to not get as much love in the YouTube compilation or amateur scouting game. So I am relying pretty heavily on the stats here. This is particularly tricky since defenders … Continue reading The Centreback Shakeup
Alright, he is almost here. It’s time to put any trepidation to the side (I get the sense it’s mostly me that has the trepidation) and start thinking about what having Thomas Muller means for the Vancouver Whitecaps. MLS Roster Stuff for Nerds and Losers: Reportedly, Muller will be signing a deal that makes him a TAM player in the first year and a DP … Continue reading How is Thomas Muller Going to Work?
The Vancouver Whitecaps, incredibly, are being linked with German legend Thomas Muller by several extremely credible reporters. Both Manuel Veth and Tom Bogert have stressed that nothing is necessarily imminent, but the Whitecaps are in a strong position relative to other MLS teams that may be interested. In the midst of all the excitement, I am here to ask an uncomfortable question: Are we sure … Continue reading Is Signing Thomas Muller Actually a Good Idea?
The Vancouver Whitecaps extended their unbeaten run to three with a convincing 3-0 win over SKC. Despite a slight lull in the second half, the ‘Caps never looked that troubled. I think SKC might legitimately have a worse defence than Valour FC. They are better at other stuff, of course, but they looked like they had no idea what to do in the first half. … Continue reading Post Match: Cooking
We have reached the 2/3 point of the MLS Next Pro Season which means it is time for an update on how the prospective future Whitecaps are doing. The first edition from this season has a long section explaining how all of this works so you can go and read that if you want that information. Additionally, I wanted to briefly touch on who will … Continue reading WFC2 Player Reports – July 2025
The Vancouver Whitecaps have made their first major addition of the secondary transfer window and it’s 22-year-old Peruvian winger Kenji Cabrera. Personally, I see Cabrera as a player with a lot of green flags but with a few pesky red flags sprinkled in to keep things interesting. Now, normally with these signings, I am going off of stats and whatever video is available online. But … Continue reading Deep Dive: Kenji Cabrera
If you are reading this, the Vancouver Whitecaps have sold Pedro Vite, barring some reversal of fortunes none of us see coming. I don’t even know all of the details at time of writing, but I do know that Vite is a player you are going to have to replace. So, let’s look at what might be out there. As always, let’s briefly discuss the … Continue reading Sensible Whitecaps Transfers: The Pedro Vite Replacement