Ranko Veselinović
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Sep 12, 2026
Jorge MendozaHOST
And then Ryan Gould, Thomas Muller, Emmanuel Xavi, sort of like that, attacking midfield, and Brian White.
Jorge MendozaHOST
So when I look at this starting XI, with the exception of maybe Veselinovic for La Borda, is this the best starting XI currently for this club?
Mark DalyHOST
I think it's the one that's going to get them the best opportunity to win a match, right? I think so.
Mark DalyHOST
I mean, if Brian White is healthy and you don't need to manage his minutes for, like, whatever reason, why would you not start him in a match? I mean, he scored, what, in the eighth or ninth minute? I mean, it was pretty early into the game.
Joshua ReyHOST
You
Nathan DurecHOST
look at him, and he kind of looks a little bit like his Serbian counterpart in Ranko Veselinovic.
Joshua ReyHOST
Yeah, both big guys.
Joshua ReyHOST
Ranko's bigger, like he's over 6 feet.
Colin MillerHOST
Speaking about playing, how is the injury situation looking behind the scenes, Sarita?
Sarita PatelCORRESPONDENT
Yeah, and as we see right here, Eddie Orocampo back into the lineup here, and he had a migraine issue, but he's back, so he's back in the starting 11, which is great to hear, and Ralf has kind of been running on the field, but working in the gym as well, and then good news, we saw Bolal Halbouni and Ranko Veselinovic on the pitch this week, So I think they're going to be incorporated into full team training in the next couple of weeks, possibly next end of next week.
Sarita PatelCORRESPONDENT
So that'll be good to see two defenders, two
Asa RaymondHOST
pretty
Carlos RamirezGUEST
When they're healthy, they have no holes.
Carlos RamirezGUEST
I mean, they have a great keeper in Takaoka, two great center backs in Veselinovic and Blackman.
Carlos RamirezGUEST
Their midfielders are elite, even though they lost.
Carlos RamirezGUEST
Sebastian Berhalter, Oliver Leroy has been playing great.
Jorge MendozaHOST
I think it's pretty clear that the Takaoka and the backline, I think Johnson has earned his spot in the best 11 of the Whitecaps this year.
Jorge MendozaHOST
I would argue maybe Veselinovic.
Jorge MendozaHOST
It would be a shout next to Blackman, but he's obviously not available.
Jorge MendozaHOST
So, yeah, I agree.
Samuel RowanHOST
Yeah, for sure.
Samuel RowanHOST
And obviously, Ranko Veselinovic, we're not sure exactly how long-term the knee injury is and where he figures in there.
Samuel RowanHOST
Because, you know, you go back to early last season and he might have been the Whitecaps' best defender.
Samuel RowanHOST
So, lots of options there.
Jorge MendozaHOST
And again, like he's a defender.
Jorge MendozaHOST
So obviously it's a position that we had discussed how it needs bolstered because of, you know, you have two nominal central backs with Veselinovic and Blackman.
Jorge MendozaHOST
But after that, like you can like play patch up with Priso or Laborda.
Jorge MendozaHOST
So, you know, bringing in a player that is... quote-unquote, a specialist in that position.
Sarita PatelGUEST
the focus of we're a whole team, you know? Like, and it's been, despite him having an injury, he's still the voice, you know? And anything that he would say, people take it with a lot of heart, because that guy is somebody who has shown his passion on and off the field.
Sarita PatelGUEST
So I feel like someone like that who's come in, and Andres Cubas, like the core group that has been here, Brian White, Justin Blackmon, Ranko Veselinovic, you know, they can come in and out of the lineup from an injury or not, but their voices, the way that they carry themselves, it helps the next generation of guys like Ryan Holoomi, Liam McKenzie, um, even Jeevan Badwal.
Sarita PatelGUEST
When they come in, they know the standard.
Sarita PatelGUEST
They watch these guys day in and day out going, coming from the academy locker room to the second team locker room.
Alexandre Gangue-RuzicHOST
There's a lot to like too.
Alexandre Gangue-RuzicHOST
And I think the Whitecaps are set up here well where... with small things, but I like that there won't be as much of a transition period because there's even reference when he was signed, like Ranko Veselinovic is immediately kind of slotted in and that's something where unfortunately him being injured kind of sucks.
Alexandre Gangue-RuzicHOST
But on the other hand, he'll be able to even maybe show a bit more leadership in terms of just helping him integrate, language barrier, et cetera.
Alexandre Gangue-RuzicHOST
Someone who came from a similar situation where Ranko was a young player, had a lot of professional minutes in Serbia and had to adjust to what life was in MLS, which as we know, took time, but eventually he blossomed.