cascadesoccer
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I love how Coker is so consistent with shitty tackles in the box. 
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Better game today but the club still turns the ball over by dribel's with out a total view. Ball runs three times faster than the fastest guy. Use the space and attack with quick ball.Holding on loosing the ball is nothing more than a childish prancers. Good to see big Selgato play here.
I was happy to see Hurtado on the bench, and disappointed to see him come off of it. I thought Salgado was effective, was consistently beating his man, and overall contributing to positive play. He has a good touch, good instincts, and is a force.
Could not believe Mattocks called his own number on the PK...lucky prick it went in.
Could not believe Mattocks called his own number on the PK...lucky prick it went in.
I don't see any quality up front.
They have gone for players with pace, but they have overlooked the fact that they have no idea on how to play the game.
I'm not a big Kenny Miller fan. but at least he knew the game and was a very good player throughout his career.
I think you have to question who is scouting these players and what is their background in the game.
It seems as though it is not too good, judging by the players that they are recommending.
How about giving some Canadian players a chance?
They have had the Academy going for quite a while now and the return on their investment is not very good, in my opinion.
Why are they signing players from all of these different Countries?
The old NASL was a much better League and had better players in it, with a lot of Canadians involved.
What has happened here?
Why are there no players from BC on the National teams anymore?
Time for some accountability?
cascadesoccer
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Today, I announce the end of my career as a professional soccer player.
Eleven years ago, I can remember feeling excited about what might be next.
After years playing the game I love as an amateur, first for the Howard Hurricanes in my hometown of Green Bay, Wisconsin and then at the University of Illinois-Chicago, professional soccer scouts had passed on me. I sat at O’Hare Airport in Chicago with about $1200, a full backpack that my parents had just bought me as a present for graduating from college, and a plane ticket to London.
I think about those first years in England, sleeping in the attic of my friend Kieron’s house in London, broke, sharing bath water, and all alone trying to find a wall to kick my soccer ball against in my neighbourhood so I could work on my touch and footwork. I remember playing games in the middle of the winter, muddy, with nothing but a couple of cows and five people in the stands.
I think about the struggle to make it, the ability to always stay positive, and how eventually all of those experiences would make me so much stronger as a player, and most definitely as a person.
Then it all started to change.
I’m enormously proud to have played a total of 284 games for only two clubs – and I got to be the first American captain of both of them for a combined seven seasons.
I got to play in the English Championship, the Premier League, and got to return to North America and experience the continued growth of professional soccer here in Major League Soccer.
In my career, I got to score a goal that sent Watford FC to the Premiership. I got to play in an FA Cup semifinal against Manchester United and a League Cup semifinal against Liverpool. I got to represent MLS on the All-Star Team that beat Chelsea FC.
I’ve had the privilege of wearing the Red, White, and Blue of the U.S. Men’s National Team for five years, in 26 games. I got to be part of the group that snapped Spain’s win streak in 2009, before playing in the USMNT’s first-ever world tournament final against Brazil in the Confederations Cup. At the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, I got to stand on the halfway line with my hand on my heart, singing my national anthem as one of 11 starters chosen to represent my country against England, Slovenia, Algeria and Ghana.
I got to travel around the world, grace a few magazines and billboards, and got to see the soccer community come together and raise money to make a movie about my life. I got to talk about my beloved Green Bay Packers with Elton John while in my underwear and drink beers with Bill Clinton. I got to meet other amazing athletes and even got to marry the most beautiful Olympic gold medallist on the planet.
After the World Cup in 2010 I was a free agent, and Whitecaps FC were the team that fought hardest for me and the team that wanted me to play the role that I hoped my experience in this game could handle.
The first few seasons since I have been in Vancouver have not always been easy, but being the first signing of an expansion franchise, I’ve always known what I signed up for. I knew this city was something special the moment I laid eyes on it and I am proud to now call this my home. The foundation we have now built together with the club, its staff, and most importantly with its supporters is something that still excites me for the future. I look forward to continuing what we have started, but now just with a different role.
Six weeks ago, I ruptured a second tendon in my ankle in a 15-month timespan – and things aren’t looking good. Last year, I battled back from an achilles rupture in fewer than six months, proving doubters and naysayers wrong once again, like I have time and time again from the moment I stepped on that plane 11 years ago. But this new injury is proving to be too much to come back from.
Even if I was to get back to a level where I could potentially play again, I would be putting at risk the reputation that I have spent so many years trying to create, and I won’t do that. I’ve never taken the field just because I can. I’m either all in or all out. I take the field because I’m ready and able to give my all, to fight for my teammates, and give a committed performance for my club or my country.
I’ve always been the kind of player who wears his heart on his sleeve – and it’s that heart that is telling me it’s time to stop. If I can’t be the player that I have always been, and play to a standard that I believe is high enough, then it’s time for me to smile, say thank you, and give my commitment to a new cause.
I’m incredibly grateful to everyone who has helped my dreams become a reality over the past 11 years.
I want to thank my family for all of their support. I thank my friends for making me laugh and always keeping me humble. And I thank my wife, Ashleigh, for being by my side and for helping make this decision easier for me.
A huge thanks goes out to my extended soccer family. Watford FC gave me my first big chance and some very happy times, embracing an unknown American and making him feel at home. Whitecaps FC gave me a new opportunity and a challenge to help soccer grow in our city. I’m grateful to all the coaches and teammates along the journey who have helped me to be a better player, and a better teammate.
Most importantly, I want say a thank you to the fans of Watford, Whitecaps FC and the USMNT for always showing me the passion and commitment that I’ve always tried to show them.
I look forward to my new role as an ambassador for Vancouver Whitecaps FC and for the sport of soccer in general. The quest has always been to challenge myself, and people in general, to chase their dreams and achieve the impossible. Together with the club and some new adventures of my own, I am excited to continue to spread that message.
Eleven years on from that afternoon in the Chicago airport, I’m sitting on my balcony, watching the sun drop behind the mountains of Vancouver, British Columbia. The ocean water in the bay is calm and I’m at peace.
I can’t wait to see what’s next.
Eleven years ago, I can remember feeling excited about what might be next.
After years playing the game I love as an amateur, first for the Howard Hurricanes in my hometown of Green Bay, Wisconsin and then at the University of Illinois-Chicago, professional soccer scouts had passed on me. I sat at O’Hare Airport in Chicago with about $1200, a full backpack that my parents had just bought me as a present for graduating from college, and a plane ticket to London.
I think about those first years in England, sleeping in the attic of my friend Kieron’s house in London, broke, sharing bath water, and all alone trying to find a wall to kick my soccer ball against in my neighbourhood so I could work on my touch and footwork. I remember playing games in the middle of the winter, muddy, with nothing but a couple of cows and five people in the stands.
I think about the struggle to make it, the ability to always stay positive, and how eventually all of those experiences would make me so much stronger as a player, and most definitely as a person.
Then it all started to change.
I’m enormously proud to have played a total of 284 games for only two clubs – and I got to be the first American captain of both of them for a combined seven seasons.
I got to play in the English Championship, the Premier League, and got to return to North America and experience the continued growth of professional soccer here in Major League Soccer.
In my career, I got to score a goal that sent Watford FC to the Premiership. I got to play in an FA Cup semifinal against Manchester United and a League Cup semifinal against Liverpool. I got to represent MLS on the All-Star Team that beat Chelsea FC.
I’ve had the privilege of wearing the Red, White, and Blue of the U.S. Men’s National Team for five years, in 26 games. I got to be part of the group that snapped Spain’s win streak in 2009, before playing in the USMNT’s first-ever world tournament final against Brazil in the Confederations Cup. At the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, I got to stand on the halfway line with my hand on my heart, singing my national anthem as one of 11 starters chosen to represent my country against England, Slovenia, Algeria and Ghana.
I got to travel around the world, grace a few magazines and billboards, and got to see the soccer community come together and raise money to make a movie about my life. I got to talk about my beloved Green Bay Packers with Elton John while in my underwear and drink beers with Bill Clinton. I got to meet other amazing athletes and even got to marry the most beautiful Olympic gold medallist on the planet.
After the World Cup in 2010 I was a free agent, and Whitecaps FC were the team that fought hardest for me and the team that wanted me to play the role that I hoped my experience in this game could handle.
The first few seasons since I have been in Vancouver have not always been easy, but being the first signing of an expansion franchise, I’ve always known what I signed up for. I knew this city was something special the moment I laid eyes on it and I am proud to now call this my home. The foundation we have now built together with the club, its staff, and most importantly with its supporters is something that still excites me for the future. I look forward to continuing what we have started, but now just with a different role.
Six weeks ago, I ruptured a second tendon in my ankle in a 15-month timespan – and things aren’t looking good. Last year, I battled back from an achilles rupture in fewer than six months, proving doubters and naysayers wrong once again, like I have time and time again from the moment I stepped on that plane 11 years ago. But this new injury is proving to be too much to come back from.
Even if I was to get back to a level where I could potentially play again, I would be putting at risk the reputation that I have spent so many years trying to create, and I won’t do that. I’ve never taken the field just because I can. I’m either all in or all out. I take the field because I’m ready and able to give my all, to fight for my teammates, and give a committed performance for my club or my country.
I’ve always been the kind of player who wears his heart on his sleeve – and it’s that heart that is telling me it’s time to stop. If I can’t be the player that I have always been, and play to a standard that I believe is high enough, then it’s time for me to smile, say thank you, and give my commitment to a new cause.
I’m incredibly grateful to everyone who has helped my dreams become a reality over the past 11 years.
I want to thank my family for all of their support. I thank my friends for making me laugh and always keeping me humble. And I thank my wife, Ashleigh, for being by my side and for helping make this decision easier for me.
A huge thanks goes out to my extended soccer family. Watford FC gave me my first big chance and some very happy times, embracing an unknown American and making him feel at home. Whitecaps FC gave me a new opportunity and a challenge to help soccer grow in our city. I’m grateful to all the coaches and teammates along the journey who have helped me to be a better player, and a better teammate.
Most importantly, I want say a thank you to the fans of Watford, Whitecaps FC and the USMNT for always showing me the passion and commitment that I’ve always tried to show them.
I look forward to my new role as an ambassador for Vancouver Whitecaps FC and for the sport of soccer in general. The quest has always been to challenge myself, and people in general, to chase their dreams and achieve the impossible. Together with the club and some new adventures of my own, I am excited to continue to spread that message.
Eleven years on from that afternoon in the Chicago airport, I’m sitting on my balcony, watching the sun drop behind the mountains of Vancouver, British Columbia. The ocean water in the bay is calm and I’m at peace.
I can’t wait to see what’s next.
johnnybluenose
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Bittersweet. He had some great games for the Caps, but professionally didn't represent good value for money due to his injury record.
I'm glad the guy found a home here in Vancouver and with his smokin hot wife (Insert Dude Ashleigh-crush-comment-here)
This will free up cap space for the Caps, and that's a good thing. Best Wishes to the Yank Underdog in Vancouver!
I'm glad the guy found a home here in Vancouver and with his smokin hot wife (Insert Dude Ashleigh-crush-comment-here)
This will free up cap space for the Caps, and that's a good thing. Best Wishes to the Yank Underdog in Vancouver!
Too bad about the injuries, but nobody can deny he had a very positive impact on this city and club. I don't know that the club could have wished for a better Captain on the club representation level. Hell, even w/ the "Party at Jay's" controversey, he skated away clean!
Thanks Jay. And yes, I may have a wee crush on your wife. Given Missus Dude has a poster of you hidden in her bedside drawer, I think it's even and all good.
Thanks Jay. And yes, I may have a wee crush on your wife. Given Missus Dude has a poster of you hidden in her bedside drawer, I think it's even and all good.
Caps need to find a younger CD with five years in the big League. But even more important is for the guy to be six foot four or more to clear goal area balls.Guys at the age of thirty four have injuries that they can not shake off. As we did see with Jay. Very good player with injury problems led to his good by. One can only wish him all the bes as he proudly played the game for Caps. We might make the playoffs yet.
Alsalvador has few very good CD in their top League. See I would look for a guy in Australia. There is three very good CD in their League.
I am sure Bob is got a guy lined up from Swiss League by now. Jay thanks Man for your hard work. As we all live in Cascadian Valley.
Alsalvador has few very good CD in their top League. See I would look for a guy in Australia. There is three very good CD in their League.
I am sure Bob is got a guy lined up from Swiss League by now. Jay thanks Man for your hard work. As we all live in Cascadian Valley.
cascadesoccer
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Tiecaps strike again. Morales with one hell of a game. Mitchell was Dallas' most dangerous player and Mattocks couldn't score at the no5. Is it possible for ousted to win save of the week on a shot from his own team? Lord have mercy.
Mitchell is one heck of a player and getting better. I love how slow guys like Norman and few others don't like Mitchell. If Norman head Mitchell's speed and size he would have been a better player.
Johnny are you still in shape with so many chances they head you could have scored a goal.
Team is young and getting better.
Johnny are you still in shape with so many chances they head you could have scored a goal.
Team is young and getting better.
Mitchell cost us 2 points, and very nearly the 3rd. We lack leadership in the back 4 having Leveron and Mitchell back there. Personally I think we need O'Brien back in the mix with the other 2 trading to get time to develop.
How many games would last years golden boot won for us this season? So many wasted chances game in and out,
How many games would last years golden boot won for us this season? So many wasted chances game in and out,
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I put some of the blame on Ousted - as a centerback moving back towards your goal, you are completely focused on winning the ball... for me, he was bailing out at the last second when he "hears" Ousted... now on Ousted's part, he should be pulling a Ronnie Ercamp's (sp?) and go straight through whomever is in his way with 2 fists meeting the ball.
I actually thought you could tell they spoke about it at the half and Ousted was super supportive of Mitchell on the miss-hit cross clearance that Ousted tipped over the bar.
I actually thought you could tell they spoke about it at the half and Ousted was super supportive of Mitchell on the miss-hit cross clearance that Ousted tipped over the bar.
When I watched the play live I couldn't believe Mitchell was not baling out as Ousted was coming hard and loud and it was an easy grab for the keeper. He definitely got confused at the last second and put his hand up almost to protect himself from Ousted…who never did keep coming. Which he should have for sure. Still, 100% Mitchell for me.
cascadesoccer
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THIS TEAM NEEDS A REAL STRIKER!!!! Hurtado, Mattocks and Tiebert are absolute shite terrible. How do these players fool the coaching staff and management I have no idea.
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