Whitecaps 5 ‘Quakes 0: Caps make playoff history at home

The day before, Carl Robinson gathered his team together and impressed on them the table stakes for this one game.
True, he didn’t mention the 2017 Vancouver Whitecaps would forever be remembered as supreme choke artists had they lost to the San Jose Earthquakes in their single-elimination game. Nor did he say his own reputation was on the line in the match.
Instead, the ‘Caps head coach chose to focus on the more positive aspects of a victory while singing the praises of his troops,