Manchester City, Prepare to be Crushed

Whitecaps will play Manchester City at Empire Field July 18th

Looking at the Whitecaps, they're achieving everything I've expected of them so far. A strong start to the season, the best heart and spirit of the MLS, and a wonderful atmosphere at every home match. Now, they're beginning to overachieve. I'm not talking about results, I'm talking everything else that is imperative when running a soccer/football club. The marketing and the media side of the whole operation has been spot on. 

Now that a major international friendly has been announced, it seems like all the boxes have been ticked. English Premier League club Manchester City will be coming to Vancouver to play the Whitecaps on July 18th. If you're a season ticket holder, good news because you'll receive tickets to the match as a special bonus. If you're not a season ticket holder, then you'll have to get tickets yourself, which are valued around 60 dollars.

As I entitle this post, "Manchester City, Prepare to be Crushed" I'm not talking about what happens on the field. I'm talking about crushing Manchester City in every other aspect possible, because I suspect that the actual 90 minutes of playing will be a very tough battle. I mean this most of all in the perspective of the the fans. We must show Manchester City what Vancouver can do. We should never take big international friendlies for granted, and when an opponent as well-renowned as Manchester City comes, we must show the Whitecaps that we love it when big teams visit Vancouver.

So please, let's show our gratitude and respect to the club this weekend when Chivas USA come to Empire Field. While a good performance on the field from the team is important, let's put in just as good a performance as fans, and cheer them on until the very end.