The more I’ve sat back and reflected on the Vancouver Whitecaps’ 2-0 loss to the Seattle Sounders on Tuesday night, the more I think that it’s a microcosm of this team’s season as a whole. In a way, the Whitecaps have been incredibly difficult to pin down this year: there have been wins which could have easily been losses and losses which could have easily been wins. There were also a lot of matches which could have ended in draws but simply didn’t. In another way though, the evaluation of this team can be much simpler, they simply haven’t been good enough.