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Coffee with the Caps, Monday September 14
Good Monday morning Caps fans. Hope you all had a lovely weekend and are having a good start to your week. Hopefully, your weekend also wasn’t marred by an infuriating display on Sunday night from the Whitecaps, who beat themselves (with some help from Christian Ramirez and referee Victor Rivas) in a 2-1 loss to Austin FC. That defeat will pretty much cede the Supporters … Source
Post Match: Laying An Egg
In a massive blow to the Whitecaps’ fading Supporters’ Shield hopes, Vancouver dropped all three points at BC Place to lowly Austin FC. Christian Ramirez converted the only two chances for the away team, and a well-organized Austin side mastered the dark arts to pull out a 2-1 win. The Caps will be incredibly frustrated by a match in which they once again could not … Source
Match Preview: A Test Against the Verde
Fresh from a comfortable midweek 3-0 victory over LA Galaxy, Vancouver Whitecaps return to MLS action when they welcome Austin FC to BC Place for their first meeting of the season. The midweek demolition means that the Whitecaps remain top of the Western Conference, safe in the knowledge that eight victories from the final 10 games would be sufficient to secure top seed in the … Source
Guess the Starting XI – Match Twenty-Four vs. Austin
Welcome back, everyone. The Vancouver Whitecaps will be looking to cap their busy week in MLS play with a win this Sunday at BC Place, as they host Austin FC. While the Verde are well below the playoff bar, they have been in decent recent form, so it should be an interesting test for Vancouver. For the Whitecaps, they have been very solid against these … Source
Coffee with the Caps, Friday September 11
Good Friday morning Caps fans. I hope you all are having a good week and that you have a fun and restful weekend ahead. The Whitecaps have proven adept at bouncing back after a disappointing performance and that was certainly the case on Wednesday night against the LA Galaxy. While the Galaxy had some transition moments in the first half that could have been something, … Source
Post Match: Galaxies Apart
Wednesday night at BC Place, the Vancouver Whitecaps once again demonstrated the significant gap between themselves and the have-nots in MLS, cruising to a confident 3-0 win over the LA Galaxy. While Vancouver’s form at home against the league’s top teams has been mixed, they have been absolutely crushing the mushy middle, and it was no different in this latest match against Greg Vanney’s Galaxy. … Source
Match Preview: Getting Back on Track Against the Galaxy
The Vancouver Whitecaps look to bounce back from a pair of lackluster performances on Wednesday when they welcome the LA Galaxy to town. This is week two of a flurry of matches across multiple competitions, meaning both sides will likely be rotating heavily for this one. The Caps didn’t fare especially well last week, however, with a disappointing draw against CF Montreal in the Canadian … Source
Guess the Starting XI – Match Twenty-Three vs. LA Galaxy
Welcome back, everyone. The Vancouver Whitecaps will look to recover from a disappointing weekend as they host the LA Galaxy midweek at home. The Galaxy are below the playoff bar and have become a somewhat low-event team, as they’ve shipped off quite a few big names and Riqui Puig remains injured. Can the Whitecaps get back to their best as this busy stretch continues? Ok, … Source
Coffee with the Caps, Monday September 7
Good Monday morning Caps fans. I hope you are having a good Labour Day holiday and that the long weekend is treating you well. The Caps ran up against a red hot St. Louis City team on Saturday, but once again their 3-1 loss seemed more self inflicted than anything else. To be sure, St. Louis is in excellent form right now. And they had … Source
Report Card: Simon Becher and the Boys Spoil the Party
Saturday night at BC Place, the Vancouver Whitecaps dropped a 3-1 result to visiting St. Louis City SC, as their mixed form continued, conceding three consecutive goals in the first half after opening the scoring inside the first two minutes. While the Whitecaps have had some disappointing performances since the World Cup break, you’ve still been able to say that they were the better team … Continue reading Report Card: Simon Becher and the Boys Spoil the Party Source
Post Match: Snuck up on by St. Louis
It was a performance to forget for the Vancouver Whitecaps, who fell 3-1 to St. Louis CITY SC at BC Place on Saturday night. After a cagey 1-1 draw in midweek against CF Montréal in the first leg of the Canadian Championship semi-finals, in a game where the Whitecaps struggled to find much of a spark offensively despite spending most of the game on top, … Source
Match Preview: Avoiding the St. Louis Blues
The Vancouver Whitecaps will try and end St. Louis City’s 13 match unbeaten run when the two teams face off Saturday night at BC Place. The meteoric rise of St. Louis has lifted them to sixth in the Western Conference, giving them a shot at a home playoff game. They were also one of the busier sides in the summer transfer market. Out are stalwarts … Source
Guess the Starting XI – Match Twenty-Two vs. St. Louis
Welcome back, everyone. The Vancouver Whitecaps host the hottest team in MLS this weekend at BC Place, as they welcome St. Louis City SC. The visitors are led by a red-hot Simon Becher and some new DPs as they look to ride a tidal wave of good form towards the MLS playoffs. Can the reigning conference champions stop their momentum? Match Preview: Avoiding the St. … Source
Coffee with the Caps, Friday September 4
Good Friday morning, Caps fans. I hope you’re having a good week and that the early days of September are treating you well so far. It was a subpar start to the Canadian Championship semifinals on Wednesday night, with the Caps managing only a 1-1 draw in a match they dominated by pretty much every statistical metric. But this was also a match replete with … Source
Post Match: All to Play for in the Canadian Championship
The Vancouver Whitecaps will enter the second leg of the Canadian Championship semis on level terms, after they could only manage a 1-1 draw with Montreal on Wednesday at BC Place. The Caps dominated by pretty much every statistical metric, but a wondergoal from Dani Pereira and a resolute, physical performance from Montreal left the Caps frustrated. A goal from Ryan Gauld was enough to … Source
Match Preview: An MLS Showdown in the CanChamp Semifinal
Wednesday night at BC Place, the Vancouver Whitecaps will host CF Montréal for the first leg of their Canadian Championship semifinal matchup. My high school brain is having some trouble grappling with the idea of Thomas Müller and Alexis Sánchez matching up against one another in the CanChamp, but alas, here we are. With TFC out of the picture, this semifinal has heightened stakes for … Source
Guess the Starting XI – Can Champ vs. CF Montréal
Welcome back, everyone. The Vancouver Whitecaps host CF Montréal tonight at BC Place for the first leg of their Canadian Championship semifinal matchup. For everything you need to know about the matchup, check out our preview here. Match Preview: An MLS Showdown in the CanChamp Semifinal Here is the latest in terms of squad news. #VWFC training on the 1st of September. During the open … Source
Coffee with the Caps, Monday August 31
Good Monday morning Caps fans. I hope you all had a great weekend and that the arrival of the workweek hasn’t been too painful. The Whitecaps took care of business on Saturday against lowly Sporting Kansas City. Despite my joking that SKC would find a way to get a result because MLS is weird, the gulf between the two clubs was simply too large to … Source
Post Match: No Sweat
In a match between MLS’ worst team and one of its best, the Vancouver Whitecaps had no trouble blanking Sporting Kansas City in a professional 3-0 win on Saturday night. There aren’t a lot of big lessons to take from this one, beyond the large gap between these two clubs. The Caps weren’t at their cleanest early on, but they spiffed up nicely over the … Source
Match Preview: Whitecaps Look to Make Light Work of Sporting KC
Saturday night in Kansas City, the Vancouver Whitecaps will face the bottom team in the MLS table, as they travel to take on Sporting KC. It has been a challenging year for Raphael Wicky’s side, and it has only been made more difficult by the very recent departure of star frontman Dejan Joveljić, who was shipped off to the Seattle Sounders. SKC sits near the … Source
Guess the Starting XI – Match Twenty-One vs. Sporting KC
Welcome back, everyone. The Vancouver Whitecaps are on the road this weekend as they take on Sporting KC at Sporting Park. SKC are doing their best impression of a team tanking for draft picks this season, as they sit last in the league in most statistical categories and just shipped their best player, Dejan Joveljić, to Seattle. With Vancouver finding their footing against Dallas last … Source
Coffee with the Caps, Friday August 28
Good Friday morning Caps fans. Hope you all are having a good week and that the last few days of August are treating you well. The Caps will end August with a trip to Sporting KC, who are not only at the bottom of the league table but are currently on pace to set a number of records for their poor defensive output. They also … Source
The Third Sub Episode 268: Whitecaps finding their form again as September approaches
In Episode 268 of the Third Sub Podcast, Alexandre Gangue-Ruzic and Samuel Rowan chat all things Vancouver Whitecaps, Vancouver Rise, Vancouver FC, Pacific 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 dive into all things Vancouver Whitecaps, Vancouver Rise, Vancouver FC, Pacific FC and more. To begin, … Source
Coffee with the Caps, Monday August 24
Good Monday morning Caps fans. I hope you all had a lovely weekend and are gearing up for whatever this week has in store. Well, Saturday was fun. The Caps decided to take out weeks’ worth of frustration on a rotated FC Dallas side that had no answer for Vancouver’s first-choice XI, which was firing on all cylinders. Four first-half goals, including a brace from … Source
Report Card: Free-Flowing Front Four Helps ‘Caps Dominate Dallas
It was a night to remember for the Vancouver Whitecaps, as they cruised to a 5-0 win against FC Dallas at BC Place on Saturday. Their first win at BC Place since April, this outburst felt like one that was weeks in the making, as the Whitecaps haven’t quite found their rhythm since the World Cup break, despite some encouraging moments. They had continued to … Source
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