‘I just want to start working’: Marc Dos Santos named new Whitecaps head coach
VANCOUER, B.C. — A bright red line will soon go on display in the Vancouver Whitecaps locker room, marking a shift in culture under the club’s new head coach.
The Whitecaps announced Wednesday that Marc Dos Santos has been appointed to lead the team through 2021. The 41-year-old Montreal native has spent 12 years coaching professional soccer, most recently as an assistant for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC.
In each coaching role, Dos Santos has drawn a red line on a board to mark the split between teams bound for the post-season and those that are not, then posted the board in the dressing room before the season kicks off.
“The first thing that’s going to be clear with players is that we have to be above that line every day,” Dos Santos said at a press conference on Wednesday.