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Our man C-Mac has his finger firmly on the pulse of the Vancouver Whitecaps in their second season of MLS soccer. Davide Chiumiento, Eric Hassli and Sebastien Le Toux have been shown the door. In comes Andy O’Brien, Kenny Miller, Barry Robson, and Jamaican winger Dane Richards. Will we see better results? Time will tell. The pressure is now on Coach Martin Rennie.
NWSB Newcomer and Vancouver Whitecaps blogger Alistair Corp tells us his thoughts on the MLS Soccer team’s second year chances of making the playoffs in MLS. No longer is the team giving up the ball carelessly, and on the rare occurrence they do, they’re still in great position to win it back. Offense is clicking due in large part is the additions of superstar Sebastien Le Toux and second overall pick Darren Mattocks.
NWSB Editor, Insider and Vancouver Whitecaps writer Chris Anderson brings us his Love Em & Hate Em recap from Wednesday nights match up with the New York Red Bulls. Not a win, but we did earn a point in the 1-1 draw. A fast paced game with a ton of scoring chances, no one could grab the winner. Late goals proved pivotal in this draw, with magnificent play from Martin Bonjour.
Our man C-Mac has his finger firmly on the pulse of the Vancouver Whitecaps in their second season of MLS soccer. What a month. Atiba Harris underwent successful surgery. The team did fairly well in the Voyageurs Cup play, blowing out Edmonton, before losing to Toronto FC in the last 8 minutes. There was an unexpected 2-1 win over San Jose, before a 4-1 thrashing by New England.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Blogger C-Mac is back with his matchday summary. This loss for the Camilo Sanvezzo and the Vancouver Whitecaps FC is quite disappointing. TFC was ripe for the picking but Coach Martin Rennie played the conservative card. How will Vancouver respond in upcoming MLS play?
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Blogger C-Mac is back with his matchday preview between your Whitecaps FC and Toronto FC. Big game tonight. This week Toronto and Vancouver go at it for Canadian glory. After the first leg, TFC leads despite the tie in goals due to having the lone road goal so far. Whitecaps FC will have to win outright for an opportunity to compete in the CONCACAF Champion’s League later this year.
Did you miss the Seattle Sounders vs. Vancouver Whitecaps matchup? NWSB Insider and Whitecaps blogger C-Mac tells us the Vancouver offence played reasonably fair but did not offer much on target, as the goals for the Caps’ came from defence and midfield. Despite allowing 2 goals Joe Cannon played well, making a couple of excellent stops.
NWSB Senior Editor Q weighs in this week with some news on the up and coming team in the MLS, the Vancouver Whitecaps. The Whitecaps have lost in the last three finals to Toronto FC and the two met in the first leg on Wednesday in a truly intriguing game from start to finish. Jay DeMerit has been immense in the heart of the defense.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Blogger C-Mac is back with his matchday preview between your Whitecaps FC and Toronto FC. Big game tonight. This week Toronto are also better rested than Vancouver, as there was no weekend MLS game for the reds, so there could be a big push early by Toronto. Speedy Jamaican forward Darren Mattocks should earn a first start of the year for Vancouver.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Blogger C-Mac is back with his matchday summary between your Whitecaps FC and Edmonton FC. The 2nd leg went well for Vancouver, who won the aggregate 5-1. Davide Chiumiento did his part in setting up crucial goals while we learned the wait for Darren Mattocks was well worth it for the Whitecaps. The Whitecaps go onto the next round of the Amway Canadian Championship.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Blogger C-Mac is back with his matchday preview between your Whitecaps FC and Edmonton FC. Vancouver will have to be somewhat careful here to manage their game plan. Expect the ‘Caps to look and press early for a goal to kill off the two legged tie. Eric Hassli opened this season’s goal account finally…
Our man C-Mac has his finger firmly on the pulse of the Vancouver Whitecaps in their second season of MLS soccer. Forwards Etienne Barbara and Darren Mattocks are both very close to returning, with Mattocks back in training. There was a Hassli sighting this week. He scored. Hopefully this breakthrough for Hassli, who had been approaching almost 20 games without a goal, will trigger a landslide.
