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
The Vancouver Whitecaps are in the midst of their greatest MLS season ever. With the secondary transfer window opening on July 24th, they will have a chance to push themselves over the top as Supporter’s Shield and MLS Cup contenders. So I thought I would take a look at the state of the squad and where the priorities should be. An Accidental Passing of the … Continue reading Sensible Whitecaps Transfers: Secondary Window Preview
Ahead of their 1-0 win against LAFC, the Whitecaps acquired Nelson Pierre (20) permanently from the Philadelphia Union. Pierre had been on loan from Philadelphia’s first team to WFC2, a slightly odd arrangement that made him ineligible for MLS call-ups. Pierre had been on fire in MLS Next Pro, leading the league in scoring with 9 goals in 13 appearances. So, I wanted to take … Continue reading What to Expect From Nelson Pierre
Normally, around this point in the season, I do a write-up analyzing the Vancouver Whitecaps season to date. 10 games is usually enough data that you can start drawing conclusions from the numbers. But that feels like a bit of a pointless exercise this year because it would just be me trying to find new ways to write “They are amazing.” The Whitecaps have the … Continue reading Why Everyone Was Wrong About The Vancouver Whitecaps
In their last t̶w̶o̶ t̶h̶r̶e̶e̶ four league games, Pacific FC have started veteran Canadian goalkeeper Sean Melvin. But if they want to optimize their chances of winning they should instead start Whitecaps loanee Max Anchor. This article will be short and fact-based. However, we should first address the elephant in the room. I am partisan on this issue. I am a Whitecaps fan and I … Continue reading Pacific Have a Much Better Chance of Winning with Max Anchor in Goal
The MLS Next Pro season is less than a week away and WFC2 have added some players. Let’s take a look at what those player’s MLS prospects are. Nelson Pierre/19/ST Nelson Pierre actually joins on loan from the Philadelphia Union. Why would Philadelphia loan a first-team contracted player to somebody else’s MLSNP team? Well, it seems Jonathan Tannenwald has the answer for us: You can … Continue reading WFC2 Newcomers
The Vancouver Whitecaps are adding 29-year-old striker Daniel Rios to their attack. Rios will be loaned from Liga MX side Chivas. Previous Whitecaps signings this window have come with a sense of uncertainty. But Rios is 29 and has played 4 MLS seasons, there is zero mystery about what he is going to provide and what he provides is pretty good. Daniel Rios made the … Continue reading Deep Dive: Daniel Rios
In this edition of Sensible Whitecaps Transfers we are looking at players who are currently free agents. Previous editions of this series have had a complex process to determine a shortlist. But generating this shortlist was pretty easy. I went on Transfermarkt and looked at the first three pages of free agents. If they played a position the Whitecaps needed I did about 30 seconds … Continue reading Sensible Whitecaps Transfers: Free Agents
So far, we’ve looked at centre-forwards and midfielders who could be getable for the Vancouver Whitecaps. This time we’re looking at a slightly hard-to-define profile; the winger/forward. Essentially, we’re looking for someone to fill out the front three with Ryan Gauld and Brian White, someone with a mixture of striker traits and winger traits. Of course, some of the players we classified as strikers last … Continue reading Sensible Whitecaps Transfers: Wide Forwards