Vancouver Whitecaps cut ties with captain Pedro Morales after three seasons
VANCOUVER — One theme kept popping up when the Vancouver Whitecaps began the autopsy on a lost 2016 campaign in late October — leadership.
“It’s easy to find your leaders when things are going well,” head coach Carl Robinson said at the time. “It’s hard to find them when your back’s against the wall.”
The Whitecaps took a first step in passing the leadership torch Wednesday, announcing they have declined to exercise their contract option for captain Pedro Morales in 2017.
At one time the club’s most popular player, the decision to cut the Chilean midfielder loose after three seasons in Vancouver doesn’t come as shock.