“I think the last three games have put us in a pretty good spot,” he said. “At home, we’re trying to be strong. We’re trying to be a good home team.”
Gressel leads the group with 5 helps in all competitors, consisting of 4 in MLS play which leaves him one behind league-leaders Thiago Almada and Léo Chú.
Gressel made his U.S. launching on Jan. 25 in a friendly versus Serbia, making his very first worldwide help in his very first start.
The Rapids (1-3-5) sit 2 points back of the Whitecaps and can be found in after 2 straight attracts league play.
Colorado’s last win came April 8 in a match versus Sporting Kansas City, where the Rapids won 1-0.
But Sartini declined to minimize the capabilities of Vancouver’s challenger.
“They’re actually, in my opinion, playing really well when they have the ball,” he said, including that Vancouver requires to make sure that the team keeps its structure when protecting.
Colorado and the Seattle Sounders revealed a deal on Tuesday that midfielder Danny Leyva would be lent to the Rapids for the rest of the 2023 season.
Vancouver likewise revealed a transfer previously today, with winger Cristian Dajome heading to D.C. United in exchange for as much as US$550,000 in basic allowance money.
“I think it was a deal that first of all was beneficial to every party,” said Whitecaps sporting director and Chief Executive Officer Axel Schuster. “We have seen, last weekend, how many very good offensive options we have in our club that haven’t played that much this season.”
Schuster pointed out longtime Whitecaps veteran Russell Tiebert in addition to off-season finalizings as factors for why Dajome’s departure made good sense to the club.
Dajome scored 15 objectives and tape-recorded 13 helps in his 91 routine season looks with Vancouver.
BACK HOME: The Whitecaps will be aiming to extend their six-match unbeaten run in MLS bet a Rapids side that is unbeaten in 5 straight MLS matches. In the previous conference at BC Place last August, Vancouver declared a 2-1 triumph thanks to 2 objectives from Ryan Gauld.
KEEPING IT CLEAN: Heading into Matchday 10, the ‘Caps have kept three consecutive clean sheets and have not allowed a goal in the last 320 minutes of league play, marking the fourth-longest shutout streak in the league so far this season.
SQUAD DEPTH: Head coach Vanni Sartini has had to rely on his squad’s depth through the very first 12 matches of the season throughout all competitors, with 24 gamers making a minimum of one look because period.
This report by The Canadian Press was very first released April 28, 2023.
Nick Wells, The Canadian Press
