Good Monday morning Caps fans, hope you all are gearing up for a big week for the Canucks and for May flowers, assuming the April showers don’t linger. The Caps were rewarded for their cross country road trip with a point on Saturday, drawing 1-1 against a resurgent New York Red Bulls in a decent result, albeit one both sides will probably feel could have … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday April 29
Good Friday morning Caps fans, hope your April is off to a good start and you haven’t been getting slammed with rain in your neck of the woods — just remember the May flowers that will come. No news is good news for the Caps ahead of an inter-Canada derby against Toronto FC on Saturday. I got into this more in my match preview but … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday April 5
Good Monday morning Caps fans, hope you all were still able to enjoy a rainy weekend and that the start of your workweek is sunny and warm. It was not a sunny and warm day for the Caps on Saturday, who came up short for the first time this season, falling to Real Salt Lake 2-1 in a match that frustrated for many reasons. The … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday March 25
The Caps’ promising start to the year was dealt a blow on Sunday, as they were handed their first loss of the season by Real Salt Lake at BC Place. Despite going 1-0, RSL came back with a more dominant second half and punished a team that saw its shape fade fast without Andres Cubas in the lineup. It wasn’t a totally lost performance at … Continue reading Report Card: First Loss Blues for Vancouver
Can the 6th time be the charm? That’s the question that the Vancouver Whitecaps will look to answer on Wednesday, as they take on Tigres in the second leg of their first-round Concacaf Champions Cup tie at the famed Estadio Universitario in Monterrey. 📍 Estadio Universitario 👀 #VWFC x #ConcaChampions pic.twitter.com/hIjKc5SyRl — Vancouver Whitecaps FC (@WhitecapsFC) February 13, 2024 Their second-ever visit to the stadium, … Continue reading Match Preview: Can the Whitecaps surprise Tigres in leg 2?
Good Monday morning Caps fans — hope you all had a lovely weekend and are getting geared up for February. Vanni Sartini continued his tactical tinkering Saturday with a friendly against Serbian side FK TSC. A Brian White goal was not enough, as the Caps conceded twice late to fall 2-1 but the intrigue here continues to be which formation Vanni settles on when the … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday January 29
Good Monday morning Caps fans — hope you all had a good weekend and are set to have a nice workweek. The Caps have announced their preseason plans, returning to Marbella Spain tomorrow for three weeks, including three friendlies along the way. Given that we are basically a month out from CONCACAF Champions Cup (!) it is that time of year, which feels surreal given … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday January 8
Good Friday morning Caps fans and happy June. Hope you all are starting the month off right and that you have a relaxing weekend. It was not a relaxing match on Wednesday night, not unless absolute pants-on-head wildness is your idea of a good time. The Caps were peak MLS After Dark TM, breaking numerous records in their 6-2 steamrolling of Houston Dynamo. The first … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday June 2
Good Monday morning Caps fans, hope you all are well rested and that your Monday morning isn’t too, well, Monday-y. If it helps, there is the lingering joy of three points from Saturday, with the Caps dispatching Minnesota United 3-2 in a bit of a wild affair. It appears this is the match where the Caps finally caught up to their expected goals, though it happened … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday May 8
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