Hot Takes on the Vancouver Whitecaps

Anne-Marie Sorvin-USA TODAY SportsI have some takes on the Vancouver Whitecaps! What else is new? All of them are somewhat controversial and none of them had quite enough meat to be an article by themselves. So here are my three most scorchingly hot Whitecaps takes.

In-Beom Hwang being deployed as a #6 makes Jon Erice Obsolete

The ‘Caps have found some form using a Christmas tree formation with Hwang at the base. I am skeptical that the Christmas tree is the cause of the change in fortunes but I am all in on Hwang as the #6. Here’s how Hwang and Erice compare with the MLS averages of some the best #6s in the league this season, as well as some legacy players (N.B this doesn’t include data…