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
Good Friday morning Caps fans, hope you all are having a lovely week and that this weekend brings a well deserved break — after all, it’s hard working all five days isn’t it? It was probably not how Jesper Sorensen (and everyone else) envisioned things going but Vancouver are marching on to the semis of the Voyageurs Cup, seeing off Valour with a late goal … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday July 11
Good Monday morning Caps fans, hope you all are diving in for a work day ahead of Canada Day — or maybe you’re off and enjoying this. Lucky. Vancouver was back to winning ways on Sunday night, besting LAFC 1-0 in a match that won’t win any awards for beauty. That’s OK with the Caps, however, as they strangled the game and LAFC’s rather limp … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday June 30
Good Friday morning Caps fans, hope you all have a lovely end to the week and that you are looking forward to the weekend (rain and all). It will be a quieter weekend in Caps world, as Vancouver is off until the midweek, when they host the red hot debutants San Diego FC. A bit of a break isn’t a bad thing at the moment … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday June 20
Good Friday morning Caps fans, hope you all are having a lovely week and that you are gearing up for a well-deserved break this weekend. It has become a rare week now where we don’t have a midweek match to chew over but we have a nice pause this week to take a breath before two straight weeks with CONCACAF Champions Cup. It has been … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday April 18
Good Friday morning Caps fans and hope you all are having a lovely week and that the weekend is beckoning. Things are back to normal for the Whitecaps, who weathered the international break and will return Ali Ahmed, Andres Cubas, Pedro Vite and Brian White in time to trek across the country and take on Toronto FC. It was a strong international break for Cubas … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday March 28
Anyone hoping for a letdown from the Whitecaps after their midweek triumph in CONCACAF Champions Cup were left disappointed, with a dominant 1-0 win over FC Dallas on Saturday. A cool 57% possession belies what was an even more dominant performance, with Dallas unable to muster a shot on target while the Caps dictated the bulk of the match. There was midfield dominance, good fullback … Continue reading Report Card: Domination in Dallas
It wasn’t quite as straightforward for the Whitecaps in week two as it was opening weekend, but Vancouver nevertheless walked away with three points, besting the defending MLS champion LA Galaxy with a 2-1 win at BC Place. Brian White was the hero with a late winner, but it was other players, notably Pedro Vite, who really showed out. Elsewhere on the pitch, some errors … Continue reading Report Card: Vote for Pedro (Vite)
Good Monday morning Caps fans and hope you all are having a good start to your March and your workweek. No doubt that it was another good weekend in Vancouver, with the Whitecaps continuing their winning ways with a 2-1 win over the defending MLS champions, using a Brian White header to grab a deserved victory against a depleted LA side. This is certainly a … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps: Monday March 3
Good Monday morning Caps fans, I hope you all had a restful and relaxing weekend and have lots of love in your life this week in time for Valentine’s Day (or candy, that works too). On Wednesday we go again in the CONCACAF Champions Cup and, well, it’s going to be a tough one, there’s no doubt about it. Vanni Sartini will have his squad … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday February 12