Vancouver Whitecaps Scouting Report: Where to attack a formerly formidable defense

Blas Perez is trying to hover. This is why he rides the bench in Vancouver. - John Rieger-USA TODAY SportsSeattle is hungry and that should help. Vancouver has gone from best to worst for goals against, and that's a good sign for a makeshift Seattle attack that is learning about each other and missing Nelson Valdez.

Seattle is desperate. Well, pretty desperate. A 0-2-0 -2 start, scoring one goal and giving up three. We've seen Erik Friberg play a whole 18 minutes of football this year. There is a team about as desperate as Seattle, though. Vancouver is also an MLS Cup contender (supposedly), and was expected to continue growing from last year's great season. An aggressive defense that held…