A set of good news was announced at the Portland Timbers Adidas training
facility at Beaverton, this for their third man this club had at its helm since its
inception to Major League Soccer.
It was a big day for the
Mighty PTFC announcing a nice extension in the contract of their Boss that put
this club last campaign, in the horns of the moon and made all around history
by netting the always impossible and coveted MLS Shield.
For Caleb Porter to
rewrite history once again will be one of his utmost goals again, very well
with new faces in his roster, he will try to work his old magic as the way he
has delivered it in last campaign.
Since his arrival,
this club has seen a significant improvement in its game and this squad has
played a wonderful football without any inhibitions to any of its rival’s,
regardless the squad.
Still this campaign
will see a much contested event were the majority of the squads will try their
best to really make life a bit impossible to the defending champions.
It is here where the
Cheesmaster will implement his magic and with his new players obtained in the postseason,
he can face any of the upcoming challenges thrown at him.
So far, the squad has
seen how an experienced Ned Grabavoy adapting quickly to his new teammates
along with Chris Klute who will have a challenged campaign ahead of him, in
filling that left side being the core of Porters offensive attack.
The arrival of
Jermaine Jones from the Dynamo along of Zarek Valentin from the Impact will
reinforce indeed the defensive backfield until the arrival of its lead man in
defense Liam Ridgewell currently playing in Championship side Brighton and Hove Albion.
With squad’s in all
of Major League Soccer confines, reinforcing in every position and seeing up
ahead the way this campaign will turn out, the Portland Timbers could not ask a
better rival to open up the campaign, than the Columbus Crew.
Very well starting a preseason
at Tucson, Arizona and returning to the Portland Invitational, the PTFC will
indeed get its initial eleven ready and tuned up for opening day on March 6,
when the league opens up officially.
Goals and many goals
are becoming the center of objectives for Manager Caleb Porter and his Band of Brothers
in his initial eleven that will try to make the best of every match and
generate much excitement.
Very well, in their
quest to perfection, they will try to net more shields, by making more history
by delivering to the halls of Providence Park a possible foursome, something
not impossible for this spectacular squad.
They already delivered
the impossible in the MLS Shield, maybe this campaign we can see a possible run
to the top spots in the prestigious and tough to play CONCACHAMPIONS tournament.
Something that the Portland
Timbers will make their second presentation and possibly make a good run that
can net them a possible date in this tournament final, nothing is impossible!
At the end this club
is looking like a sure contender once again and seen as a heavy favorite to return
to not only to the league postseason but its finals.
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