VANCOUVER, BC – The process of scouting – and signing – a new player can be a complicated one. It’s a process that can take months, sometimes even years.
Just ask Carl Robinson.
The ‘Caps head coach, for example, first expressed interest in Costa Rican midfielder Christian Bolaños about three years ago before signing the two-time FIFA World Cup veteran last January. So while Robinson departed for South America with assistant coach Martyn Pert at the end of October to kick off an extensive offseason scouting trip, this isn’t the first step of the process.