"Difficult, not impossible": Whitecaps aims to beat the best teams in MLS

Vancouver Whitecapsknows they're about to embark on a difficult task. Defeating a giant is never easy.

The Giants are exactly what Cap faces on Saturday hosting the Los Angeles FC.

Black and Gold are at the top of theMajor League Soccerstandings, scoring a 7-point cushion in the nearest tournament and defeating Dallas FC 3-1 on Wednesday. did.

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Despite Vancouver (6-8 -3), head coach Vanni Saltini is not daunting.

"They win almost every match," Sartini said Thursday. "So we have to think about ourselves and think about doing good performance, and I believe that if we do good performance, we have a chance to win.

"It's going to be difficult, but it won't be impossible."

LAFC on March 20 With (11-3-3) winning 3-1 in California, the two have already faced off once this season.

Saltini thought his group worked for the game, but made some costly mistakes.

"You have to be at the top for 100 minutes," he said. "That's the only way to be the best team, and to be honest, LAFC is the best team in the league."

'Cap faced black and gold, which is very different from last time. Since the beginning of May, Vancouver has set a solid record of 8-2-2 at all competitions.

This is a wave of momentum the club is trying to get into the match on Saturday.

"The guys really feel good about what they're doing here," said the defender, who spent four seasons. Tristan Blackmon said. L.A. Before being distributed to Vancouver in December. "And I think we have to maintain that momentum.

" We have shown that we can get a clean sheet and fight the results. And that's really big from the middle of the year to the end of the season, so this is a big match and hopefully we can continue that way. "

To win , Whitecaps need to foil some familiar faces. LAFC defender Doneil Henry played for two seasons in Vancouver and keeper Maxim Crepo was a Capsnet star from 2019 to 2021.

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Vancouver striker Lucas Cavalini is in an upcoming match with Crepo ( I exchanged Barbs with my teammates from the Canadian Men's Team.

"It's always okay to play against a friend, but in the end he tells him I want to score against it, "Cavalini said. "It's not easy, but I have to find the ball late at night, and I'm worried about the team's performance and I'm getting these three points."

Game Also marks the return to B.C. The location of former Whitecaps head coach Marc Dos Santos (now an LAFC assistant).

Saltini said it would be "beautiful" to see friendly faces like Crepo, Henry and Dos Santos.

"I'm very happy to see them," he said. "And if they weren't so happy at the end of the game, I would be very happy."

Los Angeles FC at Vancouver Whitecaps (11-3-3) (6-8-3)

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Goal difference:Black and Gold lead the league in Season 35. 'Caps scored the third lowest score at 17. ) And defender Christian Gutierrez (calf). LAFC midfielder Jose Cifuentes will not be able to play in the match due to the suspension of yellow card accumulation.

In the Wings: LAFC recently signed with Juventus FC from 32-year-old Wales Gareth Bale to 37-year-old Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini to win two big stars. .. A forward who played for Real Madrid for nine years. The strong duo won't play in Saturday's match, but Saltini hopes Caps will meet them later in the campaign. "I'm happy to play against them in the playoffs," he said.

Bottom line:Whitecaps will take part in the match after winning two consecutive shut-out wins. They are also 5-5-1 against their Western Conference opponents, scoring twice to 3-1-0. LAFC is 6-3-2 in a meeting match. LAFC scored the league's best 114 corner kicks, averaging 6.7 per game. The match is the second meeting between the two teams this season. LAFC won 3-1 in the final match.

Past 10 games: Whitecaps: 5-3-2, average 1.2 goals per game, 3.5 shots, 3.2 corner kicks per game, 1 game 1.4 goals per. LAFC: 6-2-2, average 1.8 goals, 6.1 shots, 6.9 corner kicks per game, 1.1 goals per game.

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