There has been one thing constantly talked about since preseason camp began in Arizona for the Whitecaps. Who is going to score the goals? The panic felt by the fans and discussed by the media doesn’t seem to worry the Whitecaps organization or at least they don’t show it. As reported on the weekend, Director of Operations Tom Sohen was in Switzerland looking for help at the forward position. It took only a few days but the Whitecaps have found their man in Eric Hassili, a striker from the Swiss Super League
A teammate with Alain Rochat at FC Zurich, Eric Hassli is a 29 year old French forward who comes to the Caps as the proven goalscorer fans were looking for. The team is second in the Axpo Super League but Hassli is probably fourth on depth chart as the team is going with younger strikers and Hassli is coming off a serious leg injury. He is a known for his strength as he is a 6’4” forward with good technical skills and has scored the spectacular goal on occasion as you can see in the video below. He is by no means slow on the field as his blend of speed and size is what the Whitecaps are looking for in a striker.
