With his newborn son, wife and dogs settled into Vancouver, Alessandro Schöpf is finally showing the quality the Whitecaps hoped for.
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“This time , the difference is that I can go through a whole pre-season. You get the match fitness you need. Last year I joined … in mid-season of the team, so they were all fit, 100 per cent, and I was not on my top level. “When your last game was so long ago, it’s not that easy to join a team in MLS, and to come in the team and start playing directly,” he said. “This was new for me … But my teammates were really kind and really nice to me. It was easy to join the team but I hope to do it better now in this season.”
The midfield got a boost with the additions of Julian Gressel, the other likely No. 8, and Andres Cubas, who will be top of the depth chart at the No. 6. And the middle of the park has been a big part of the Caps’ weaknesses. As a team, Vancouver had the second-fewest assists, the sixth-lowest pass accuracy and fourth-lowest ball progression distance .
“This was different for me. When I was … in Germany or in Austria, where I played before, a lot of the focus was always a lot like tactical things. Everyone acting in the system, always everyone fitting together and this is just a little different, different style to play.” “He also wants every day to get the best out of, the best vision, of every player. He wants that every player is growing and getting better. And I think this is what we need.”Article content
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