1. UK preseason! That's a little unusual for MLS teams. What do you think you got out of it?
You have to remember, the Whitecaps were playing against mostly U23 squads, so it's hard to gauge just how competitive their opponents were. I certainly wouldn't call those matches a litmus test, however, the Whitecaps did look very good as a group when they played. Specifically, Kektua Manneh and Alphonso Davies seemed to be building chemistry. That's great news for the Whitecaps, scary news for the rest of MLS if those two start working well together.
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