VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Whitecaps needed bodies after season-ending injuries left the club without two of its defensive stalwarts.

CEO and sporting director Axel Schuster got to work, signing four new players in less than a month.

Now the challenge shifts to those integrating players while preparing for a playoff run.

“It’s better that we get people in than not,” Whitecaps head coach Jesper Sorensen said of the task. “It’s just about getting them in, getting them integrated to the group, into the team. And it takes some time. Everybody knows that.

“But on the other hand, we don’t need to waste time. We need to get people in as fast as possible, and as long we keep working on the pitch, then they’ll start getting into what we’re doing and also feel comfortable with their teammates and

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