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Alain Rochat's height is 5ft 11in (1.80 m)Alain Rochat (born 1 February 1983 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada) is a Swiss footballer who plays for BSC Young Boys. Born: 1 February, 1983Birthplace: Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada Height: 5ft 11in (1.80 m)Astrological Sign:...
Jordan Harvey is improving and holding his own in left back, and Alain Rochat without a doubt is playing well in the holding mid position…but I still stand by where I think they should both play (see pasts posts).
The Caps out played Chivas quite easily and it was the type of play I knew the Caps were capable of playing all season…lots of goals. Camilo Sanvezzo was the man of the match as he scored a goal and assisted in all the others. He looked like a man possessed and played outstandingly…something again I expected all season long.
The final score was 4-0 Whitecaps over a dismal Chivas squad, so the question still remains; were the Caps that good or Chivas that bad? My opnion is a little of both, but more so that the Caps came to play and showed some team work and movement that was a matter of time going to happen. All the goals were fantastic and the possession, passes and movement off the ball were executed very well.
Gershon Koffie, Dane Richards and Barry Robson were the Caps other goal scorers. See the full match highlights at; http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/10/match-highlights
Now there is a short International break for World Cup 2014 qualifying, with four Caps representing their nations; Kenny Miller (Scotland), Atiba Harris (St. Kitts & Nevis), Dane Richards (Jamaica) and Carlyle Mitchell (Trinidad & Tobago). Canada’s Men’s National Team also plays this week against Cuba and next week against Honduras.
May has been incredible for Whitecaps FC fans, I suppose minus the New England match where the Caps lost 4-1, but as stated in my previous blog, if there was one match to suffer it would most likely had been that one.
The Caps played what looked like a very strong first eleven with the usual fantastic four on defense, solid mid and forward lines with the only standout change being Etienne Barbara as striker.
Barbara looks to be a force to be reckoned with after watching his play against FC Edmonton a week earlier, but he struggled to keep up with the pace in this match and seemed to complain quite a bit, very Hassliesque like, but even more so if that’s possible. Etienne also played very aggressively; I saw a few elbows thrown and some hard challenges, which I don’t mind as long as you can take what you dish-out.
TFC had their chances to win this match, but due to their insufferable finishing abilities this season and an incredible save from Joe Cannon, they were unable to do so. Vancouver had some chances of their own, but seemed to play a more defensive style than they should have considering it was a home match against a losing team.
TFC held a 1-0 lead until the very last seconds of extra time in the second-half when Alain Rochat made a beautiful long cross from the left side all the way across to a waiting Eric Hassli on the far side of the upper edge of box where he drilled an incredible “goal of the year” volley into the top right corner of the net.
TFC did get the all-important away goal, but coming out with a 1-1 draw is acceptable to head into Toronto for the second leg…for both teams.
Later in the week the Whitecaps faced Cascadia rivals Seattle Sounders in their first match of the Cascadia Cup.
After the Caps last result in regular season play against New England and coming off a scare against TFC, fans of the Whitecaps weren’t quite sure how the team would answer the challenge.
Well the answer was clear right upon kickoff, where the Whitecaps took charge and were pressing from the get-go. Omar Salgado came to play, returning to the starting eleven after not starting against TFC. Omar received a stretch pass that placed him one-on-one against a lone Seattle defender, where he maneuvered around him, but unfortunately his touch let him down, placing the ball into the Sounders keepers arms before he could get a shot away.
Less than five minutes later, Salgado made a gorgeous pass up the wing to a rushing Alain Rochat who pretty much walked into the box unchallenged where he slotted the ball passed the keeper into the back of the net for a 1-0 lead.
About fifteen minutes later, Rochat returned the favor to Salgado by placing a very well weighted long-ball pass into the box. Salagado and the Sounder defender battled shoulder to shoulder with Salgado coming away with a shot that just missed the far post. Unfortunately it wouldn’t have mattered if he hit the net as it was called a foul that was clearly not one. This was one of the very few bad calls that were made this match, for the most the ref let them play, and play both teams did.
Darren Mattocks played a great game, to a degree, but he also played a horrendous game at the same time. He was frustrating the heck out of me, so I couldn’t imagine how the team and coaching staff must have felt. He had a glorious chance just before half to put the Caps up by two with a fantastic run behind the defense, but placed his shot just wide of the far post.
The second half started fast and furious from Seattle, both on and off the pitch. The large group of Sounder fans that made the trip and what help make the Cascadia Cup matches so much fun were giving it the Caps, as was the team.
Seattle tied it up within the first ninety seconds of the second-half, when Rochat gave Mauro Rosales way too much room and crossed the ball into the box where Eddie Johnson was able to head the ball into the net way too easily to tie the match at 1-1.
Seattle kept coming and Joe Cannon was tested time and time again for the next twenty-minutes. Sloppy play by the Whitecaps and Rosales continuously getting way too much room it wasn’t looking good, but the Caps weathered the storm, thanks to Cannon.
Hassli was almost able to perform another mystical goal when Gershon Koffie laid in a nice cross into the box where Hassli blasted a volley just off target. The pass wasn’t as precise as the last, Hassli had to shuffle a few steps back to get the shot off making it an impressive display of talent.
It wasn’t until the eightieth-minute that the Camilo Sanvezzo was able to get one by the Sounders keeper on a long free kick. Koffie claimed it as his, but in the replay, I feel Camilo got the goal. Either way, the Sounder keeper wasn’t sure if he should play the shot or possible header, leaving him flat-footed and the ball in the net, giving the Caps the lead for the second time in the match.
To elaborate on my feelings about Darren Mattocks play for a second; he had two more clear-cut opportunities in the second-half that should have quite easily been goals, but both times he could not manage to even force the keeper into a save, shooting the ball off target. Davide Chiumiento gave Mattocks his forth opportunity with a tricky back-heel, but Mattocks lofted that high over the net as well.
In the final minutes of regular time Seattle got their chance and capitalized on it when Martin Bonjour made a poor defensive decision challenging for a header that landed at a wide open Fredy Montero’s feet at the top of the box. Montero makes no mistakes and seemed to catch Cannon off guard, freezing him as the ball flew into the back of the net, tying the match once again.
Seattle had one more chance in the final seconds, but it wasn’t meant to be, and what should have been a convincing Caps win, ended up a 2-2 draw. Against a Western Conference team, MLS Cup contender and a Cascadia Cup rival, getting at least one point is respectable, but the win was there for the taking.
After seeing what was easily the Whitecaps “game of the season” thus far and what could have been, I’m sure Whitecaps fans are salivating over the match against a Toronto team that had lost yet again in the MLS regular season against DC United over the weekend. Ex-TFC and Canadian Men's National Team Super Star Dwayne De Rosario, was once again a killer against his former team, scoring twice and very involved the entire game. TFC is ripe for the picking for Vancouver to take the Amway Canadian Championships and capture a berth in the CONCACAF Champions League tournament for the clubs first time in history.
Following the Canada Cup match is another Cascadia Cup match against rivals Portland Timbers. I wish this month would never end, if MLS could have replaced the New England match with lets say a Montreal Impact match, it would have been a mega month of rivalries, but I suppose the New England match gave head coach Martin Rennie the opportunity to rest some of the players that need it…and they will as May comes to an end.
On a side note, The biggest club soccer tournament in the world did not disappoint this season with plenty of drama and upsets. Chelsea became UEFA Champions League winners after yet another dramatic match in what was a fantastic tournament.
This week wasn’t very exciting, period. The biggest headline as far as Whitecap news goes would probably be Joe Cannon winning save of the week, and what a save it was (highlighted in my Week One article). Other than that; Darren Mattocks had a cooking mishap at home, which left him seriously burnt and even hospitalized. They say he will be fine and probably return to the line shortly.
The one big concern, which I don’t feel is really that noteworthy as of yet, is the lack of offensive production so far this season. The Whitecap’s have been toted as having one of the most potent offensive groups in MLS, but have yet to find their groove. I myself believe it will come with a few more game to form some solid chemistry and especially as Camilo Sanvezzo, Darren Mattocks and Long Tan figure out how to distribute the ball a little better…and more often. Chemistry takes time, and if we can still manage points, preferably three per match, than I am a happy fan. For bing such a big guy, Eric Hassli needs to put forth a little more effort and not whine so much as well, but on the positive he had another flash of brilliance using his head, which narrowly missed going in the net.
Coming out of this match with one point is better than none, and a much better foundation to build on than losing or even conceding a goal. Next match is against Sebastien Le Toux’s old team the Philadelphia Union. The Union are having a really rough start at 0-3-0, and their manager Peter Nowak is under a lot of criticism from media and fans alike. Probably most notably would be for the loss of Le Toux, who was arguably their top player last year and a fan favorite. His return will be emotional to both Le Toux himself and the fans, but all emotion aside, the Union will undoubtedly be hungry to win and collect the three points in front of their home fans. Meanwhile the Whitecap’s will want to show that their road win against Chivas USA was not a fluke and that they are a team to contend with this season.
On a national level, Canada’s U23 team played a horrible match against El Salvador on Thursday in the 2012 London Olympic qualifiers, which they were lucky to get away with a 0-0 draw. On Saturday however, they came out looking much sharper against a much more formidable opponent in the USA with a 2-0 win. Canada is looking good to make it through to the semi-finals, but first must and should beat a Cuban team that is struggling. That match is actually being played today at 3:30 pm Pacific time, followed by the USA vs El Salvador, which could spell the end of the USA’s hopes to make the Olympics if they do not win.
