FOUR storylines, THREE players to watch and THREE games to watch as the Vancouver Whitecaps get set to begin their season Saturday at B.C. Place Stadium:
3 p.m., B.C. Place Stadium, TSN, TSN 1040 AMLast season started with a lively home win over Montreal and a road victory in Houston, something the Caps had never accomplished before in Major League Soccer.
But don’t bet against coach Marc Dos Santos. His 2016 San Francisco Deltas squad, the eventual NASL champs, were unbeaten in their first four, and lost just twice in 10 games. As an assistant with LAFC, the Black and Gold were 6-2-2.With so many new faces and MLS newcomers, the Whitecaps will rely heavily on their players with domestic experience to help settle what could be a bumpy ride to start the season. That will put a big onus on rekindling the partnership of Fredy Montero and Yordy Reyna.
It’s a system that requires quick aggressive wingers, a disruptive No. 6 midfielder capable of reading the game offensively and defensively, and a back line that pushes up and compacts the opposition’s midfield. The Whitecaps coach wants his goals to come by committee, not just through a single player, and in a diverse manner of scoring.
But Erice — who was handed the captain’s armband for Game 1 — is the perfect complement for one of the youngest Whitecaps teams in history, and the right style of No. 6 for the 4-3-3 MDS wants.
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