For the Boys of Rose
City after posting impressive numbers at Providence Park and looking as an
unbeatable squad with just one loss and seven wins and four draw matches this
campaign.
So far the PTFC is
looking like a tough and hardened squad to beat, but for their misfortunes
their matches aren’t all played at home, with thirty four matches’ throughout
the campaign and half of those being played on the road.
The road to the
postseason is looking a bit contested and really gets a bit challenging as the
Timbers suddenly have encountered with a few bumps in this campaign.
Playing as a home
squad the Timbers record speaks for itself but on the road suddenly this squad
isn’t playing a good football and their woes suddenly can mess their run to the
grand fete at the end of the campaign.
Still many we can
state that in “Caleb we Trust” and with a fearsome foursome and it rhymes, the
Portland backfield at home has shown to be a backfield that no one can mess
with and giving their goalie Adam Kwarsey a bit of relaxation.
With challenge’s
coming and going this squad needs to improve in many areas as well consistency
is something that’s the missing ingredient in this squad, after all this squad
can make things happen!
From its initial
eleven that is considered a complete one with players capable of everything and
making things happen and delivering lots of positive results in favor for this
Rose City squad.
As the Timbers
upcoming matches at home that include the likes of not so easy Houston Dynamo,
New York Red Bulls, playing Sporting Kansas City twice and closing the campaign
with Colorado.
Suddenly their
winning streak at home seems a bit compromised but not impossible to mount an
all-around offensive and net important results for the Timbers squad in their
efforts of not to miss the postseason once again.
Very well a road
stand were a match included against the likes of the Seattle Sounders trying to
avenge that humiliating loss at Providence Park on June 28 and now they pay a
visit to them at Century Link.
Another tough road
schedule to close the campaign will be against the Columbus Crew, star studded
LA Galaxy and a couple of trips to always difficult Rio Tinto Stadium against a
difficult Real Salt Lake seeking to salvage their campaign.
Difficult but not
impossible the task and goals ahead for the PTFC seeing the efforts and overall
commitment to excel in this campaign will undoubtedly one tough challenge for
this squad to bear and overcome in what’s left of this campaign.
That’s in their Boss
mind and objectives to make a successful run in what’s remaining of this
campaign with their new striker in Lucas Melano this squad can start wreaking
havoc in the opposing squads defenses.
A very contested and
challenged campaign for Manager Caleb Porter who has endured with his chaps and
despite the injuries at the beginning he has maintained this squad afloat and
with a desire of winning if not excellence.
Despite the levels of competitiveness that this league has shown all campaign long as well in the open
transfer market many squad’s arming themselves to the teeth and seek the
ultimate of glories, still these Timbers don’t run they play to win it all!
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