Take a breath Whitecaps fans, it seems the days of losing to CPL teams are in the rear-view mirror. Prior to Wednesday, Vancouver’s record on the island was less than favourable, as they were o for 1. Despite this, the Whitecaps were able to set those demons aside on Wednesday and got the job done at Starlight. While not as dominating as the final scoreline … Continue reading Report Card: The New Kings of British Columbia
Saturday night at BC Place, the Vancouver Whitecaps finally delivered on their potential, securing a massive three points against Cascadia foes Seattle Sounders by a score of 2-0. For all that has been made about this team’s improvement in terms of underlying numbers (I’ve been as guilty of this as anyone), it had been frustrating to see the Whitecaps sputter along only harnessing a small … Continue reading Report Card: Sweet, Sweet Victory over Seattle
The Whitecaps fortunes have completely turned once more, as they continue to look for their first road win. After an eight game unbeaten run they have lost their last two, both on the road. There were a lot of questions surrounding certain players, and the performance was unfortunately uninspiring. How did every player stack up? Read on to find out: Yohei Takaoka: 5.5 Outside of … Continue reading Report Card: Whitecaps get the horns in Dallas
Saturday night in Portland, the Vancouver Whitecaps were bested by their Cascadia rivals by a final score of 3-1 at Providence Park. While Vancouver’s unbeaten streak in the league was bound to come to an end sooner rather than later, there were some uncharacteristic struggles in this match which really let the Whitecaps down. Overall, losing a match on the road against one of the … Continue reading Report Card: Uncharacteristic Struggles in Portland
The Caps are off and running in their defense of the Voyageurs Cup, going to York United and walking away with a 4-1 win to advance to the semifinals of the competition. A sleepy first half gave way to an onslaught of goals in the second 45 minutes, and while the Caps got a bit of good fortune, they also were good value for their … Continue reading Vancouver Whitecaps see off York United 4-1 to begin Voyageurs Cup defense
Saturday night at BC Place, the Vancouver Whitecaps broke their goal-scoring drought (and ended their shutout streak) against Minnesota United, taking away all three points by a final score of 3-2. Despite a scruffy start for the home side, overall, Vancouver played some very good attacking football in this match. Impressively, they showed far more diversity in their chance creation than we had seen for … Continue reading Report Card: The Goals are Back in Town
Saturday night at BC Place, the Vancouver Whitecaps secured their second consecutive 0-0 draw in MLS play against the Colorado Rapids. While Vancouver has not lost in league play since the 4th of March, they also have only scored one goal since the 1st of April, where they took advantage of a ten-men CF Montreal side. Overall for Vancouver, that fixture against Montreal is the … Continue reading Report Card: Unbeaten streak or scoring struggles? Why not both!
Yohei Takaoka: 9 This is exactly the sort of game that sub-par goalkeeping would have lost for Vancouver last season. Takaoka did not have to make any extremely difficult saves but he was competent and confident throughout. Javain Brown: 8 Brown had another strong performance at right-back. He was active defensively and, crucially, showed a certain level of danger going forward. Not necessarily a huge … Continue reading Report Card: Whitecaps Draw on the Road
Well that was a disappointing end to the CCL run. Lots of things didn’t go to plan, but let’s take a look at the individual showings. Thomas Hasal: 4.0 Thomas Hasal stepped up to the plate, replacing Takaoka in a move reminiscent of the last time Vancouver played an away CCL game. Unfortunately, the stakes today were much higher than being up 5-0 on aggregate … Continue reading Report Card: Debacle at LAFC Ends CCL Run
The Caps were good value for their 1-0 win over Portland and the only real disappointment will be that they were unable to put multiple goals past Aljak Ivacic. Nonetheless, it was another commanding performance from Vancouver and one that lended itself to some solid report card marks. Let’s dive in: Yohei Takaoka: 6.5 Had quite literally nothing to do, aside from some fairly straightforward … Continue reading Report Card: Caps blank toothless Timbers in Cascadia triumph
