I wrote before the season started that the Vancouver Whitecaps’ success or failure would be determined by X-factors- players who could potentially make a big difference but whose success was by no means guaranteed. Just about every single one of those X-factors broke the wrong way in their pitiful 4-0 season opener loss to the Columbus Crew. Let’s look at how the individual players performed.
Thomas Hasal: 5.0
On the one hand, it is hard to point to him as the primary cause of any of the four goals. On the other hand, sometimes you need a save and Hasal just wasn’t able to produce them consistently.