beating a dead horse, but Hurtado and Teibert aren't at level. So, 90 minutes down two men and this is what you get.
I've sort of resigned myself to the fact that their approach is to sit back, let the other team have most of the ball, and hope to weather the storm and use their speed - "he's very fast" - to counter and win 1-0... the problem is that they'll never win a championship that way, because inevitably you give up the first goal eventually and have to chase the game. their style isn't suited to this, nor is Robinson remotely willing to experiment and adapt.
I don't blame Robbo fully though. He's working with what he has. 6 million dollar players get paid 6 million dollars because they have a particularly quality to their game. That quality has a nasty habit of showing up at opportune times for their teams (not the Whitecaps), and thus at the most inopportune times for their opponents (the Whitecaps).
So, at least they've had the decency to tell us what their product is: mid-pack finish, one and done in the playoffs, give or take a game, depending on whether it was good or bad year. It shouldn't get much worse than that, and it also shouldn't get much better.
Spend your entertainment dollars as you see fit...
I've sort of resigned myself to the fact that their approach is to sit back, let the other team have most of the ball, and hope to weather the storm and use their speed - "he's very fast" - to counter and win 1-0... the problem is that they'll never win a championship that way, because inevitably you give up the first goal eventually and have to chase the game. their style isn't suited to this, nor is Robinson remotely willing to experiment and adapt.
I don't blame Robbo fully though. He's working with what he has. 6 million dollar players get paid 6 million dollars because they have a particularly quality to their game. That quality has a nasty habit of showing up at opportune times for their teams (not the Whitecaps), and thus at the most inopportune times for their opponents (the Whitecaps).
So, at least they've had the decency to tell us what their product is: mid-pack finish, one and done in the playoffs, give or take a game, depending on whether it was good or bad year. It shouldn't get much worse than that, and it also shouldn't get much better.
Spend your entertainment dollars as you see fit...