What Zero Creativity Does to MF
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It is the official first day of pre-season for the Vancouver Whitecaps. This means it is the first day you are allowed to be concerned about their roster construction. Not panicked, mind you, plenty of high impact players have been signed in MLS after their team started training camp. However this is the first point when not having all of the pieces together yet might actually have a negative impact on the season. So, let’s have a look at where things stand.
First a quick review of last season. The Whitecaps came out in pre-season and the two pre-covid regular season games with a 4-4-2 system. This 4-4-2 turned into a 3-3-1-3 when in possession with heavy emphasis on attacking down the left wing and the left sided winger cutting inside to create a channel for the attacking left full back. The second striker would drop deeper and act as a pivot point for the attack, distributing the ball to the front three.