Coffee with the Caps, Friday November 17
Good Friday morning Caps fans, hope you all had a lovely week and are winding things down before whatever the non-footballer equivalent of the international break is. Well folks, we’re officially in silly season and we got our first reminder that, shockingly, just because something pops up on the internet doesn’t mean it is true. Rumors were started and ended in due course that the … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday November 17
Coffee with the Caps, Monday November 13
Good Monday morning Caps fans, hope you all had a lovely weekend and are gearing up for a solid week of work and late fall gallivanting. We had our first round of roster news drop Friday afternoon and there isn’t much to write home about. In an unsurprising move, the team will move on from Thomas Hasal, Kam Habibullah and Matteo Campagna. While it is … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday November 13
CPL Players I Would Take a Punt on
Every year there is a lot of speculation about which Canadian Premier League players might make the jump to MLS. In the past, I have argued for a fairly conservative approach to CPL signings. The league hasn’t existed for very long and, although the sample of players has moved up a level, I still feel it’s not totally clear how we should evaluate CPL achievements. … Continue reading CPL Players I Would Take a Punt on
Coffee with the Caps, Friday November 10
Good Friday morning Caps fans, hope you all had a pleasant week and are gearing up for a weekend — the first one in awhile where there won’t be a match to watch. Here’s hoping you enjoy some late fall activities instead. I stand by my pride in both the club and Vanni Sartini but figured it would be worth covering everything that has happened … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday November 10
The Whitecaps should go “all in” for 2024
Well, the Whitecaps have once again failed to win a playoff game. Of course, there are some ways that this one was different from previous failures. For starters, the Whitecaps were pretty unlucky to be playing LAFC in the first round at all. If the xG table were the actual table, the Whitecaps would have had the home-field advantage against F.C Dallas, a matchup you’d … Continue reading The Whitecaps should go “all in” for 2024
The Third Sub Episode 185: Whitecaps season comes to an end in controversial fashion vs. LAFC
In Episode 185, Alexandre Gangue-Ruzic and Samuel Rowan dive into all things Vancouver Whitecaps and the MLS Cup Playoffs. Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to chat all things Vancouver Whitecaps and the end of their 2023 campaign, after their recent MLS Cup Playoffs elimination at the hands of … Continue reading The Third Sub Episode 185: Whitecaps season comes to an end in controversial fashion vs. LAFC
Report Card: That’s All Folks!
Sunday afternoon at BC Place, the Vancouver Whitecaps were eliminated from MLS Cup contention with a 1-0 loss to LAFC in the second match of a first-round Western Conference playoff matchup, dropping the series 2-0. Despite the disappointing end to the season for Vancouver, this match was not without its drama, as a record home crowd experienced one of the worst MLS officiating performances I … Continue reading Report Card: That’s All Folks!
Coffee with the Caps, Monday November 6
Good Monday morning Caps fans. Welp, that was a tough one — hope the rest of your weekend was better before whatever happened on Sunday night. There will be plenty of #discourse coming out of the Caps’ 1-0 defeat to LAFC, sending them home for the season after a pretty mediocre game from both teams. The thing separating the two sides was a Denis Bouanga penalty, which … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday November 6
It’s all over: ‘Caps eliminated from MLS Cup playoffs after game 2 defeat to LAFC
The Vancouver Whitecaps 2023 MLS campaign came to a close on Sunday, as they fell 1-0 to LAFC in game 2 of their first-round MLS Cup playoff matchup at BC Place. After losing game 1 by a score of 5-2 a week prior, the Whitecaps were unable to force a decisive third game in their best-of-three matchup, as a 24th-minute penalty from LAFC would be … Continue reading It’s all over: ‘Caps eliminated from MLS Cup playoffs after game 2 defeat to LAFC
Match Preview: Defending Home Turf vs. LAFC
The Vancouver Whitecaps will find themselves in a do or die match against LAFC. It’s a match-up that feels like a microcosm of the Whitecaps as a whole. On the one hand, the gap between the Whitecaps and LAFC is a lot smaller than it used to be. The Whitecaps, thanks to their home field advantage, are probably slight favourites to win this particular game. … Continue reading Match Preview: Defending Home Turf vs. LAFC