VANCOUVER, BC – When Vancouver Whitecaps FC introduced Marc Dos Santos as head coach in November of last year, co-owner Jeff Mallett made it abundantly clear that it was time to go from “good to great” as the club approached its second decade in Major League Soccer.
“Good is not good enough,” Mallett said at the time. “It’s time to be great.”
Hiring Dos Santos was the first step.
Bringing on Axel Schuster, and his 20 years of experience at the top levels of German football, to lead the sporting side of the business was another vital piece – so too was the acquisition of marquee Canadian striker Lucas Cavallini on a club-record transfer fee.