It was believed that part of the reason the Vancouver Whitecaps made the decision to fire Carl Robinson with five matches to go in the 2018 MLS season, instead of waiting until the end, was because there was interest from other teams in their first-choice replacement Marc dos Santos. Having to go with their third or fourth choice last time in Carl Robinson, the Front Office was not going to make the same mistake twice. With Robbo’s firing, many assumed that the hiring of dos Santos would be made as soon as the LAFC, his employer at the time, was eliminated from the playoffs.
In a long-expected move, the Vancouver Whitecaps announce Marc dos Santos as their next manager
