A week after the MLS is Back tournament in Orlando, the Vancouver Whitecaps will still play a qualifying match for the first time since March 7.
The Whitecaps (1-1-0, 3 points) face the San Jose Earthquakes in a Group B game of the tournament, the first game in Vancouver and the Earthquakes game after a goalless draw with the Seattle Sounders on July 10.
Vancouver originally planned to face FC Dallas in the first game of the tournament for both groups last week. But an outbreak of coVID-19 multiplayer cases forced the game to be postponed, and FC Dallas withdrew from the tournament and left Florida.
“For us, our game plan remains the same. We came here with a task to do,” said midfielder Russell Teibert. “The first purpose is to maximize the number of problems in the organizational stage.”
Head coach Marc Dos Santos gave an emotional speech to his players after a recent session.
“Don’t leave me alone. We have each other. Let’s stick together and say …” Let’s ask everyone in the tournament,” Dos Santos said in a video the team shared on Twitter.” Give our most productive game.” Right away.”
San Jose (0-1-2, 2 points; 0-0-1, 1 point on MLS is back) possibly would have discovered its balance in defence since MLS closed in March after two weekends of games. Earthquakes entered the Seattle game with a differential of less than 3 goals, but prevented the protective MLS Cup champion, Sounders, from locating the net.
“I’m satisfied with what the players have given,” Quakes coach Matias Almeyda said after the draw. “When you play football, you don’t just play, you have to interpret what you do. They have a righteous will since we gave them workouts at home in San Jose. We were at the same point as the champions.
San Jose has won the last two teams, either with scores of 3-1.
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