|  Wys³any: 2019-02-26 04:20:55 Temat postu: It reflects how one prepares and trains
A very sobering realization faced the traveling Vancouver Whitecaps supporters as they left Providence Park on Saturday - their team probably isnt good enough to make the playoffs this season. Mathematics would suggest otherwise, but if the benchmark comparison and the prime adversary is the Portland Timbers, then back-to-back 3-0 losses should say everything about the Caps chances. Despite showing energy and endeavour in the first 20 minutes, there was, once again, no final product. And then, when Carl Robinsons young team lost concentration in the 28th-minute, a series of three mistakes turned into a Diego Valeri goal and the sinking feeling that there was no coming back. All those well publicized preseason fears have fully manifested themselves. Who would score the goals, and where was the MLS experience? The freewheeling open games prior to the World Cup may have yielded goals chances and points, but once the dog days of summer rolled around when games became more meaningful, the Whitecaps simply dont have enough savvy to navigate a tough conference with teams boasting far more MLS moxy. A look at the standings says everything you need to know about the value of MLS experience. The teams at the top added bona fide veterans of the North American game. Seattle brought in Chad Marshall, Kenny Cooper, Chad Barrett, Stefan Frei and Marco Pappa. DC United acquired Eddie Johnson, Bobby Boswell, Jeff Parke and Chris Rolfe. The triumphant Timbers have more experience among Will Johnson, Donovan Ricketts and Diego Chara than the entirety of the Whitecaps team on Saturday. A familiarity of the MLS game does matter. It reflects how one prepares and trains and why concentration over 90-minute stretches in a grueling marathon decides the winner. Whitecaps fans arent going to want to hear this, but the only way you get those meaningful minutes is either by acquiring it or being patient. Bruce Arena gathered those players when he took over the last place Los Angeles Galaxy in 2008. Peter Vermes built it when becoming interm coach of the Kansas City Wizards in 2009. And Jason Kreis/Garth Lagerwey pretty much set the standard of club building when Real Salt Lake entered the league in 2005. When the Seattle Sounders joined MLS, they hired Sigi Schmidt for his understanding of the league. He quickly dotted his lineup with pros like Marshall, Brad Evans and Nathan Sturgis. At the opposite end of the club-building spectrum are the two teams that met on Sunday, Toronto FC and Chivas USA - two franchises that have been plagued by lack of vision, constant change, and no stable, long-term servants to act as a core to build around. As difficult as it is for fans to accept, this was, in fact, year one of a rebuild. Nobody wants to hear that, but its the cold hard truth. After four years in the league, supporters will have expected more growth by this point. But now is not the time for the club to worry about what the media and the fans are saying. They need to stick to a plan. That means staying the course with a promising residency program which will hopefully supplant the diminishing quality of the US College draft. It also means scouring the globe for hungry young players with value and upside. But ultimately, it means identifying within the current squad, a group of players to build around over the long term. Because until that group amasses some significant game equity, well continue to see lapses like the ones on Saturday. That job falls on the shoulders of Carl Robinson. A full year of working with his group should provide all the data he needs to move forward. 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He got off to a slow start last season and missed the final 11 games after being diagnosed with spinal stenosis, a narrowing of the spinal cord. Wilson underwent fusion surgery to repair vertebrae and a herniated disk in his neck in January and then felt numbness in his hands and lower extremities during training camp last month when he ran with his head down into the back of an offensive lineman. He retired when he was told by doctors that he risked more serious problems if he kept playing. ' ' ' |
It reflects how one prepares and trains
