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PHILADELPHIA - In an MLS SuperDraft well stocked with defenders, Vancouver Whitecaps coach Carl Robinson said he got the one he wanted Thursday in St. http://www.seahawksfansofficial.com/george-fant-jersey/ . Johns captain Tim Parker.The Whitecaps used their 13th overall pick to make the six-foot-two 195-pounder from Hicksville, N.Y., the fifth of eight defenders taken in the first round at the Philadelphia Convention Center.Weve got our man and were delighted with that, said Robinson, who had expected Parker to go earlier.Hes a typical Whitecaps player, he added. Hes got personality, hes respectful and hes tough. And if youre going to win things, then those are the characters you need.The Whitecaps had identified Parker prior to the MLS Combine, with Robinson calling the 21-year-old arguably the best centre back in the Combine.Parker appeared in 79 of 80 Red Storm matches over the past four seasons, anchoring a backline that posted 30 shutouts.Im extremely excited, said Parker, who had four collegiate goals. Its a new door for me and Im ready to walk into it, ready to work and ready to out my head down and do my job.Vancouver used its second-round pick to take forward Kay Banjo from the University of Maryland-Baltimore County.Banjo transferred there after three seasons with the Towson Tigers, whose program was discontinued at the end of 2012. Banjo started 62 of 65 of his appearances in the NCAA, recording 23 goals and 17 assists.With Jay DeMerit, Andy OBrien and Johnny Leveron gone, Vancouver needed help at centre back for Kendall Waston and sophomore Christian Dean. Parker is another young asset at the back.Robinson and his braintrust have added young talent, with three or more pieces to come.Were a work in progress in pre-season as we continue to do that, said Robinson. But were going to bring talented young players in. Thats the model I want this football club to do moving forward.The acquisition of 24-year-old Uruguayan centre back Diego Rodriguez on a one-year loan with a transfer option from Juventud of the Uruguayan league helps.Parker, a Tottenham fan who has never been to Canada before, said he will play wherever needed.Octavio Rivero, a 22-year-old young designated player from Uruguay acquired last month, adds some teeth up front. Ive got someone who can score goals, I know that, Robinson said. We need to up our goals ratio by 25 to 30 odd goals this year if we want to compete with L.A. and Seattle. Weve got a big piece of that puzzle.Is Octavio going to come in and score 30 goals? Hopefully he does but I dont want to put that much pressure on him. Weve got to find goals from other areas.Centre backs like the six foot-five Waston can help on that at set pieces.Robinson knows his team will have to step it up with Sporting Kansas City and the Houston Dynamo moving to the Western Conference this season.Follow @NeilMDavidson on Twitter http://www.seahawksfansofficial.com/mark-glowinski-jersey/ .Former NBA forward Morris Peterson has been added to TSNs Toronto Raptors broadcast team. http://www.seahawksfansofficial.com/braylon-edwards-jersey/ . Jamies number grades given are out of five, with five being the best mark. Darcy Kuemper, Minnesota (5): He was calm, poised, and looked comfortable all game. http://www.seahawksfansofficial.com/nick-vannett-jersey/ . Rajon Rondo had 18 of Bostons season-high 38 assists and the Celtics committed just seven turnovers in a 118-111 win over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night.Mauricio Pochettino apologised to fans for what he described as his worst result as a manager after Tottenhams 5-1 defeat by Newcastle. Spurs ended the season in third place, behind rivals Arsenal for the 21st consecutive season, drawing two and losing two of their final four games of the season.Pochettino, who signed a new five-year deal with Spurs in midweek, could not hide his disappointment at the performance, and insists his players mentality was to blame. Report: Newcastle 5-1 Tottenham Newcastle thrashed Tottenham 5-1 with 10 men to leave Spurs third in the Premier League He told Sky Sports: Im very disappointed; it was my worse game as a manager. We spoke weeks before about never giving up, we need to learn and improve our mentality.Firstly I want to apologise to our fans, our supporters, it was a shame what happened on the pitch. Georginio Wijnaldum celebrates scoring for Newcastle in the romp I apologise to our families, the families who have suffered behind us, it is difficult now to arrive home and explain what has happened here.When you watch the game it wasnt a tactical problem, a skill or technical problem, it was a mental problem. When you go on the pitch you need to give 100 per cent. We need to show more character. Spurs were poor at St James Park on Sunday Tottenham were Leicesters nearest challengers for the title for the majority of the season, but after their 2-2 draw with Chelsea at the beginning of the month, Pochettinos side have faltered.The Argentine says he challenged his players to keep theirr mental edge after that disappointing result, and added that these types of performances cannot be repeated. http://www.seahawksfansofficial.com/steve-largent-jersey/. es [the Chelsea result was difficult to take], this was our challenge, to keep the mentality. After Chelsea we showed a lot of weakness, against Southampton and today. This cannot repeat again. Arsenal finished second after their 4-0 win over Aston Villa First of all, it is my responsibility, but I am disappointed. I think we need to analyse now, we are third in the table.But its not about the result, today the first 45 minutes was bad, and in the second we conceded three goals against 10 players. 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