I think Axl Shuster felt Vanni Sartini wasn't pushing the team enough & getting the very best out of them. My example is after the Whitecaps defeated TFC in the Canadian Championship Vanni was walking around with a swagger & the team had a false sense of security believing they were a force to be reckoned with because they are the champions of Canada. They proceeded to go winless in their next 5 matches. ( 4 losses & a draw ) They dropped significantly in the standings & had to accept playing in a wildcard scenario. Its the managers job to make sure the team is ready to play. Winning the Canadian Championship is nice but lets be honest beating Toronto FC is not saying much. He put too much importance into wanting to prove they are the best team in Canada. The top priority should always be to prove you are the best or one of the best in Major League Soccer because that is where you'll find the bigger challenges. Good luck to Vanni. I know he was popular & was a good coach but I agree with Axl , they need someone different to help get them to the next level.
Memphis Whitecaps
I think Axl Shuster felt Vanni Sartini wasn't pushing the team enough & getting the very best out of them. My example is after the Whitecaps defeated TFC in the Canadian Championship Vanni was walking around with a swagger & the team had a false sense of security believing they were a force to be reckoned with because they are the champions of Canada. They proceeded to go winless in their next 5 matches. ( 4 losses & a draw ) They dropped significantly in the standings & had to accept playing in a wildcard scenario. Its the managers job to make sure the team is ready to play. Winning the Canadian Championship is nice but lets be honest beating Toronto FC is not saying much. He put too much importance into wanting to prove they are the best team in Canada. The top priority should always be to prove you are the best or one of the best in Major League Soccer because that is where you'll find the bigger challenges.
Good luck to Vanni. I know he was popular & was a good coach but I agree with Axl , they need someone different to help get them to the next level.
And they need a stadium and they need their own practice pitch and they need to be bought or moved if you don’t own anything this team is strong
Im worried about them leaving the city