![]() Vancouver had a short recovery session Thursday, and another truncated if intense session Friday, bookended by video sessions on their planned tactics. While the Caps are nearly fully healthy - only Javain Brown (ankle) and Deiber Caicedo (season ending surgery) will miss the game - they’re being hit with a short turnaround from Wednesday’s game, a factor exacerbated by the thin Utah air and expected hot, humid temperatures at kickoff. In their last six meetings with the Claret and Cobalt, the Whitecaps have gone 4-2-0 with 11 goals for. RSL (10-7-8) are currently sitting fifth in the Western Conference, four points up on the Caps (9-6-11) with a game in hand. But maybe we don’t like being comfortable sometimes.” We clawed back from a pretty difficult start - again - and if our start was better, we’d probably be in a better place right now, a little bit more comfortable. It’s good that we’re fighting for a spot. ![]() “It just shows how much parity there is in the MLS right now. You look at the East as well as the same thing over there,” Nerwinski said of the standings, which has also has six teams - three in playoff position, three just below - separated by just two points. If the Caps had lost, the Galaxy would have snagged the last spot on a tiebreaker, with all three teams finishing with 48 points. Last season’s playoff qualification came down to the final minutes of their game against Seattle, with a Max Crepeau save on Fredy Montero preserving a 1-1 draw, while Real Salt Lake scored a last-gasp, 95th-minute winner against Sporting Kansas City to qualify for the playoffs. 14) including their Decision Day showdown with Minnesota United on Oct. 1) and three on the road (San Jose, Sept. After Saturday, they have four home games remaining (Nashville, Aug. Head coach Vanni Sartini has boiled down the team’s playoff aspirations to a simple formula: win all their home games, and grab some points away when they can. Whenever you can get points, it’s a win.” ![]() At this point, every game is like a playoff game. “I think every weekend from here on out, it’s going to be like this. It’s a big weekend for a lot of teams in the West,” said Nerwinski. That’s four teams on 33 points, and six separated by just two points. The Rapids are one game back of them, with a game in hand. Right below the playoff line, also on 33 points, are Nashville and Portland, who have both played 26 games like Vancouver. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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