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Originally Posted by browna
Thomas Muller to Whitecaps doesn’t make a lot of sense. Whitecaps play a lot of high energy transition football. Considering they are near the top of the league, not sure it makes sense to change your team style to match your new designated import player.
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While this is true, they also just lost Vite to PUMAS and are in need of creativity and goals. While very different players, Muller will be able to float in similar areas to where Vite did. Muller should also add some goals which is something that the Caps have been leaving on the table. I imagine Berhalter will sit a little deeper but on the whole it won't be too big a change to what they were doing before, Muller has always been able to run big miles so he should help White with the press.
It is entirely possible that this possible structure change was going to happen anyway once Gauld gets back. I wonder if Gauld may play as the 10 and Muller off a wing (probably the right) as more of a second striker and less of a winger and just let Ocampo bomb that side
Either way, one of my favourite players of all time heading to Vancouver to play is incredibly exciting. One of the biggest worldwide sporting names to ever play for a Canadian club