Good Monday morning, Caps fans. I hope you all had a good weekend and are mentally preparing for the week ahead. It was a good weekend for the Caps, as they went top of the Supporters Shield standings with a businesslike 2-0 win over NYCFC at home. Vancouver could have been well clear after the first half (sound familiar?), but Matt Freese kept the away … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday April 13
San Diego FC may have gotten one over on the Whitecaps in the regular season, but Vancouver made it quickly apparent that they weren’t going to let that happen in the postseason, delivering a comprehensive 3–1 win this past Saturday. Vancouver blitzed the expansion side in the first half behind a brace from Brian White and managed to avoid any sort of repeat of the … Continue reading Report Card: One More Match
Good Monday morning Caps fans, hope you all are having a good start to the week. It is a holiday down here in the States so I’ll try not to rub in the long weekend vibes. Well, this team certainly isn’t boring, huh? While the Austin match might have left a lot to be desired, Vancouver reminded everyone of their firepower on Saturday night against … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday May 26
The Whitecaps saved all of their fireworks for late on Saturday night, turning around a discouraging start with a 90th minute banger from Pedro Vite. It looked like a long night after Vancouver shipped two goals in the first 10 minutes. Instead, they clawed back into things by half time and should have been well clear of RSL, even before Vite’s winner. A chaotic match … Continue reading Report Card: The Comeback Kids
Good Monday morning Caps fans, hope you all had a restful weekend and that the week ahead treats you well. Just when you think there might be a let off from the Vancouver Whitecaps as they juggle a demanding fixture list, they keep the pedal to the floorboard and steamroll anything that gets thrown at them. I imagined the challenge of Austin FC, who were … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday April 14
Good Friday morning Caps fans, hope you all are gearing up for a well-deserved weekend break. I will not subject everyone to my semi-regular rant about how it is ridiculous how Major League Soccer makes everyone play through the international break at a time when the league is growing in stature and thus more players are getting called up. You could say that I wasn’t … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday March 21
Good Friday morning Caps fans, hope you all are having a lovely week and that you are headed into the weekend with good vibes as March beckons. It was a week of good news for the Caps, culminating in a 2-0 win for Vancouver to reverse their first leg defeat to Saprissa and advance in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. A second-half brace from Brian White … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday February 28
It was a tale of two Whitecaps sides in the first leg of the best-of-three playoff series against LAFC. The one in the first half, which went toe-to-toe with the home side and should have had a goal or two. The other, for much of the second half, which looked tired and out of ideas. There were some quality performances amid all of this, despite … Continue reading Report Card: A Tale of Two Whitecaps
Good Monday morning Caps fans, hope you all had a lovely weekend and are mentally preparing for the week ahead. The Caps largely tamed the high octane attack of Portland on Saturday but still only managed to walk away with a 1-1 draw against their Cascadia rivals. Let’s start with the positives. Brian White was back on the scoresheet after a quiet Canadian Championship final. … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday September 30
Good Monday morning Caps fans, happy July — June really flew by, huh? Hope you all are having a lovely Canada Day as well and that your holiday celebrations are well underway. It was a wild one on Saturday night at BC Place. A nightmare start gave way to a burst of Brian White goals and the Caps eventually saw out a 4-3 win over … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday July 1