Good Friday morning Caps fans. I hope you all are winding down your week and that your weekend is restful and enjoyable. Well, the Caps’ winning streak will remain stuck at one, with Vancouver falling 1-0 to Houston in a vital game in the midweek, which drops them out of the top spot in the west (albeit with a game in hand still remaining over … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday August 21
The matches are coming fast and furious for the Vancouver Whitecaps, with a key six pointer at the top of the Western Conference next up against the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday. The Dynamo’s 1-0 win over Vancouver back in May seemed to flip a switch for the Texas side, jump-starting a seven-game streak in which they have not lost in regulation. Their last four matches … Continue reading Match Preview: Best of the Western Conference
The Vancouver Whitecaps finish their Texas road trip on Saturday by travelling to Shell Energy Stadium to take on the Houston Dynamo. The Dynamo have been the archetype of a midtable team this year, a reality underscored by the fact that they smoked LAFC on Sunday before getting smoked themselves by Real Salt Lake on Wednesday. They are also the lone team left in MLS … Continue reading Match Preview: Whitecaps Finish Texas Two-Step in Houston
Good Monday morning Caps fans, hope you all had a relaxed weekend and that you are gearing up for the week ahead. The Caps did everything but score a second goal for ~75 minutes last night but they were unable to do so and it cost them, spoiling Thomas Mueller’s debut and forcing Vancouver to settle for a 1-1 draw with Houston. There isn’t much … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday August 18
The Vancouver Whitecaps deserved all three points in Thomas Mueller’s debut but walked away with just one, as poor finishing allowed Houston Dynamo to grab a 1-1 draw at the death at BC Place. It took the ‘Caps a while to heat up, despite an early penalty conversion from Brian White, but they were turning on the style in the second half. Yet a second … Continue reading Post Match: Finishing Woes Ruin Müller Time
Good Friday morning Caps fans, hope you all are having a good week and that you have a nice little break in store this weekend. Well, we’re entering the post-Vite era of Vancouver, with the Ecuadorian set to move to Pumas in Liga MX for a reported fee of $7 million. This is one I don’t think I will ever understand. OK, well, I do … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday July 18
The Vancouver Whitecaps got a much needed win, punishing Houston Dynamo to the tune of a 3-0 road victory in the first match of the post Pedro Vite era. Tactical tweaks from Jesper Sørensen helped unlock the wide play from Edier Ocampo and Emmanuel Sabbi, and ‘Caps got goals from Sabbi, Sebastian Berhalter, and Brian White in a match they could have won by four … Continue reading Post Match: Turning up the Heat in Houston
In Episode 219 of the Third Sub Podcast, Alexandre Gangue-Ruzic and Samuel Rowan dive into a busy week for the Vancouver Whitecaps, Pacific FC, Vancouver FC and more. 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, Pacific FC, Vancouver FC and more. To begin, they … Continue reading The Third Sub Episode 219: Whitecaps continue to grind out points as bigger tests loom
The Vancouver Whitecaps continue to pick up points on the road in MLS play this season, as they drew the Houston Dynamo 1-1 at Shell Energy Stadium on Wednesday. With that, they continued to quietly climb the Western Conference standings, now up to sixth place after amassing a record of 6W-3D-1L (21 PTS) in their last 10 games in MLS play, setting themselves up quite … Continue reading Post Match: Another point gained in Texas
The Vancouver Whitecaps will travel to Texas for a crucial showdown with an in-form Houston Dynamo side on Wednesday, a match with major implications in the Western Conference standings. Houston has emerged as a top rival to the Whitecaps for securing a home playoff spot, despite largely appearing to be on the periphery of the Western Conference’s top sides earlier this season. Most of their … Continue reading Whitecaps begin crucial week at Houston Dynamo