VANCOUVER, BC – Carl Robinson said he learned a “hell of a lot” in 2016.
He learned about himself.
After all, this was just Robinson’s third year as a head coach. And the previous two were extremely successful. Record-breaking, in fact, with Vancouver Whitecaps FC setting a new points record and hosting a playoff game for the first time. “If you don’t make mistakes, you never learn,” Robinson told reporters following Vancouver’s Cascadia Cup-clinching 4-1 win over Portland.
He learned about his players.
Some of them stepped up when times were tough, showing that they want – and deserve – to remain in Vancouver.