Green Building Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 I don't watch much of any soccer these days, and I was just reminded of why. When Rodriguez scored all I could think was that if Reyna hadn't have been laying down holding his face over nothing he would likely have steered the play another direction as it came back to him, or even force a turnover. I keep wanting to like the sport despite it consistently annoying me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YummyCakeFace Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 (edited) Tchani and Ibini were terrible tonight. Horrible passes. Horrible lack of intensity. Just like the Canucks, the Caps couldn't handle a more aggressive more physical opponent. The ref helped as well. Overall, just beaten by a better team. Edited September 28, 2017 by YummyCakeFace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Wow. That was complete domination by Sporting. Absolutely amazing that the 'Caps came out of that half even... I was a bit worried when I saw the B-team taking the pitch, but I thought maybe someone would step up. So far, Marinovic is the only one who showed up to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Marchand Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Hands up if you had the Whitecaps as the first Western Conference team to clinch a playoff spot, because I sure didn't. That win was all Marinovic. Can't really complain with most of their reserves starting, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 6 hours ago, Brad Marchand said: Hands up if you had the Whitecaps as the first Western Conference team to clinch a playoff spot, because I sure didn't. That win was all Marinovic. Can't really complain with most of their reserves starting, though. Absolutely stunned that they came away with three points. They were the second best team on the pitch tonight, but that was just because there were only two teams playing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancaster Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 6 hours ago, Brad Marchand said: Hands up if you had the Whitecaps as the first Western Conference team to clinch a playoff spot, because I sure didn't. That win was all Marinovic. Can't really complain with most of their reserves starting, though. With the departure of Morales in the off-season, the slow start by Montero, the subtraction of Manneh.... I was just hoping the Caps could make into the playoffs in the very last week, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck_In_Paradise Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Quite a season for the boys in white and blue. Hopefully, they ride the momentum into the playoffs and don't let up. This could be something special! On a side note, this streak of great play seemed to start once Laba was shut down for the year..... maybe he wasn't working in our new team model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkNuk Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Sure hope there are no international games during the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastal.view Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 17 hours ago, Canuck_In_Paradise said: Quite a season for the boys in white and blue. Hopefully, they ride the momentum into the playoffs and don't let up. This could be something special! On a side note, this streak of great play seemed to start once Laba was shut down for the year..... maybe he wasn't working in our new team model? ah no reyna says hi that is when he was game fit and the play seemed to start being driven by him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck_In_Paradise Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 7 hours ago, coastal.view said: ah no reyna says hi that is when he was game fit and the play seemed to start being driven by him I respect that.... however I still think Laba's style is a bit too chaotic to be trusted in the center of midfield. Ghazal + Tchani are a much better pairing who work off each other than whoever was with Laba imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Marchand Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Not exactly thrilled that they weren't able to close the deal against San Jose to clinch first. In any event, the scenarios for next week are pretty straightforward. The Whitecaps will clinch 1st if: Vancouver wins or draws at Portland The Whitecaps will clinch 2nd if: Vancouver loses at Portland and Seattle loses or draws vs. Colorado The Whitecaps will clinch 3rd if: Vancouver loses at Portland and Seattle wins vs. Colorado 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkNuk Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 6 hours ago, Brad Marchand said: Not exactly thrilled that they weren't able to close the deal against San Jose to clinch first. In any event, the scenarios for next week are pretty straightforward. The Whitecaps will clinch 1st if: Vancouver wins or draws at Portland The Whitecaps will clinch 2nd if: Vancouver loses at Portland and Seattle loses or draws vs. Colorado The Whitecaps will clinch 3rd if: Vancouver loses at Portland and Seattle wins vs. Colorado Isn't Kansas in the mix? If the Caps lose and Kansas beats Real then both the Caps and Kansas would have 52 points. Do you know what the tie-breaker is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Marchand Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 (edited) 33 minutes ago, UnkNuk said: Isn't Kansas in the mix? If the Caps lose and Kansas beats Real then both the Caps and Kansas would have 52 points. Do you know what the tie-breaker is? The first tiebreaker is wins. Vancouver has 15 while Kansas City has 12. SKC can't get to 53 points to pass the Whitecaps so they'll finish no worse than 3rd. Seattle sits at 13 wins so a draw would ensure the Caps don't finish behind them, either. Here's the full tiebreaking procedure: Total number of wins Goal Differential (GD) Goals For (GF) Fewest Disciplinary Points* Away Goals Differential Away Goal For Home Goals Differential Home Goal For Coin Toss (tie of 2 clubs) or Drawing of Lots (tie of 3 or more clubs) Edited October 17, 2017 by Brad Marchand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReggieBush Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canada Hockey Place Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Go Caps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10pavelbure96 Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Portland is working them in zone possession but they are holding onto a draw right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jovocop55 Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Whitecaps choking at the end of the season 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 FFS! That needless header by Ghazal that led to a corner was the turning point. Disappointing loss after getting the early lead... The only positive is the last two MLS champs played a knockout match and both were Cascadia teams. It's our turn! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdeath Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 I'll take the Sounders with Dempsey suspended for the first leg over the Timbers in the semifinal. The extra match against San Jose will be good to work on closing a game out. They should have blown the Quakes out of the building a week ago and now they'll have a second chance at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 3-0 72 minutes for the Caps! GO CAPS!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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