Coffee with the Caps, Monday October 19

Good Monday afternoon Caps fans. I hope you all had a lovely weekend and are gearing up for the week ahead. The Caps got back to winning ways in Austin, turning around a 1-0 halftime deficit into a 2-1 win. It wasn’t a great performance from Vancouver, but I thought they did enough to merit the three points. Outside of Myrto Uzuni’s goal, which came … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday October 19

Post Match: Turning the Tables

The Vancouver Whitecaps came from behind to grab a sorely needed three points, besting Austin FC 2-1 at Q2 Park on Saturday night. The Caps dominated the first half, up until the point that Myrto Uzuni scored a gift in the 40th minute. But second-half goals from Ryan Gauld and a stunner from Yadaly Diaby helped get the Caps over the line for three points. … Continue reading Post Match: Turning the Tables

Coffee with the Caps, Friday October 16

Good Friday morning Caps fans. I hope you all are having a good week and that the weekend is beckoning. The Caps survived a do-or-die showdown with red-hot St. Louis City, grabbing a 0-0 draw and maintaining their spot at the top of the Western Conference. This was a tale of two halves. The Caps were very good in the first half, piling on the … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday October 16

Coffee with the Caps, Monday October 12

Good Monday morning Caps fans — hope you all had a lovely weekend and are having a happy Thanksgiving. Despite the Caps not returning to winning ways, it was still a successful weekend trip to LA. Despite playing down a man for 83 minutes, the Caps grabbed a well-deserved point and could make the case that they were the better side in their 1-1 draw … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday October 12

Post Match: Grinding One Out

In a courageous performance, a 10-man Whitecaps side ground out a 1-1 draw with LAFC on Saturday night at BMO Field, overcoming an early Tristan Blackmon red card. Blackmon’s sending off in the sixth minute seemed to doom the Caps to another defeat but the away side responded well, nabbing a goal from Oliver Larraz late in the first half to take a deserved lead. … Continue reading Post Match: Grinding One Out

The Third Sub Episode 269: Whitecaps Ride a Rollercoaster of Results

In Episode 269 of the Third Sub Podcast, Alexandre Gangue-Ruzic and Samuel Rowan dive into a busy stretch for the Vancouver Whitecaps, Vancouver Rise and Vancouver FC.  Welcome back to another episode of the Third Sub Podcast! In this episode, Alex and Sam are back, as usual, this time to dive into all things Vancouver Whitecaps, Vancouver FC and Vancouver Rise. To begin, they dive … Continue reading The Third Sub Episode 269: Whitecaps Ride a Rollercoaster of Results

Coffee with the Caps, Friday October 9

Good Friday afternoon Caps fans. I hope you all are having a good week and that your weekend is beckoning ever closer. The Caps’ five-game road trip got off to a rocky start in Chicago, as they fell 3-1 to the Fire in a match they sorely needed at least a point out of. Vancouver was not helped by one of the worst pitches I’ve … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday October 9

Match Preview: Reunited at Last

After a three-month delay, Thomas Müller and Robert Lewandowski will face off on the field in MLS, as the Vancouver Whitecaps travel to take on the Chicago Fire on Tuesday. The original match, scheduled for July, was postponed due to wildfire smoke and has been the much-vaunted game in hand that the Caps have had ever since. That extra game is currently crucial for both … Continue reading Match Preview: Reunited at Last

Coffee with the Caps, Monday October 4

Good Monday morning Caps fans. I hope you all had a lovely fall weekend and that your week is off to a good start. We got a break from the Whitecaps this weekend, but that hiatus won’t last much longer, as they will travel to Chicago to take on the Fire on Tuesday. Apple TV executives must have been jubilant when Robert Lewandowski was suspended … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday October 4

Coffee with the Caps, Friday October 2

Good Friday morning Caps fans, hope you all are having a lovely start to October and that your weekend is beckoning ever closer. This was the first time in a while that we didn’t have a midweek match, but it was still a busy week in Caps world. The big news, which has good and bad elements embedded within it, is that the Whitecaps will … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday October 2