As we head off to the Gold Cup break, the Whitecaps are sitting (perhaps surprisingly) in 6th place, with the potential to rise higher with at least a game in hand on all of their Western Conference foes. Several of the players returning from long-term injuries--new men Yordy Reyna and Bernie Ibini and old friends Christian Bolanos and Nicolas Mezquida--could not be returning at better times.
But this means that the Carl Robinson could be presented with some tough choices after the international period ends. With key matches against FC Dallas and Portland Timbers on the horizon, will he stand by the 4-1-4-1 formation that he has settled on?