![]() The Whitecaps are taking on the Portland Timbers on Saturday in the first Cascadia tilt of the season. “They were a good team but we need to be better.” We played well…we need more patience,” said Takaoka. Goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka, who has started six games this season, said Wednesday’s result highlights the need for the team to remain calm. “I want to see us keep developing our style of play, be more clinical in the box and in case things aren’t going our way we don’t lose our minds.” “We’re not used to being the team in charge of a game,” Sartini added. Vancouver has let leads slip away this season before a 5-0 rout of CF Montreal last weekend. ![]() “I think we are still not mature enough that when we’re dominating it doesn’t mean that we have to be up in the score every time.” “We’ve always been a team that defends and counters. “It’s the first season, at least since I’ve been in charge, where we are a team that play more than the other team,” said Sartini. Sartini, who has introduced a more attacking mindset to the team this season, said players are still finding their feet and learning lessons from results that do not go their way. After a disappointing 3-0 loss to Los Angeles FC on Wednesday in CONCACAF Champions League action, the Vancouver Whitecaps are looking for a rebound on Saturday against regional rivals.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck Los Angeles FC's Jesus Murillo, left, kicks away a pass intended for Vancouver Whitecaps' Ali Ahmed during the second half of a CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal soccer match, in Vancouver, on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. “I don’t want to sound like a lunatic but I think there’s more positives than negatives,” he said. The Whitecaps, who are 1-3-2 in the regular season, have reasons to be optimistic after the loss, head coach Vanni Sartini said after training on Thursday. VANCOUVER – After a disappointing 3-0 loss to Los Angeles FC on Wednesday in CONCACAF Champions League action, the Vancouver Whitecaps are looking for a rebound on Saturday against regional rivals. Free Press 101: How we practice journalism.
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