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There was plenty of finger-pointing after Carl Robinson’s dismissal, but most people involved were pointing right at themselves.

“Carl was someone who brought me in to this club, he believed in me, believed in how I could play, believed I could fit the system, and I respect him so much as a coach,” Vancouver Whitecaps’ striker Kei Kamara said Tuesday.

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“When I heard the news, I took it personally. … I feel like we did that to him as players — or I did that to him. If I would have been better on those crosses on the weekend, and those corner kicks didn’t go in, he still would have been here. So I feel responsible for part of it.”

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Robinson readily shouldered the entirety of the blame following his Major League Soccer team’s 2-1 loss to FC Dallas on the weekend, a result that poured water on the team’s already-sputtering playoff hopes. Two days later, he and his three assistant coaches were fired.

“I know Robbo blamed himself when we lost (Sunday’s) game,” said centreback Kendall Waston. “But we are the ones on the pitch. He’s not there. He’s not running, he’s not tackling, he’s not heading. It’s our responsibility as well.”