Whatever happened to
that squad full of ambition, hunger and overall playing a one of a kind and
dynamic football in the start of this campaign, looking as total contender and
the one to beat in this 2017?
Yes, the Portland
Timbers is that squad.
After showing a lot
of promise and with new faces, we believe that they were going to take the
league by storm and no one would stop them, especially after posting three consecutive
wins.
Giving them, a new look
of an invincible and renewed squad.
That was then and now
back to a not so pleasant reality, when this squad hit with notable players in
the disabled or suspended list, became a world of difference by losing their
rhythm.
In the case of the
Rose City squad, losing their main man Diego Valeri, Liam Ridgewell, Darlington
Nagbe and Jake Gleeson, these made a whole world of difference and being absent
in matches considered important.
Still the absence of
notable players should not be a cause to drop matches and it’s the turn of the
bench to come strong when needed- something not seen by some of these players coming
as a relief as we can state just one has delivered.
Indeed, all matches in
a campaign are important for any squad in its quest to contend for the title.
This is something
serious to consider but no to start blaming or pointing fingers towards no one
as this is a team effort and the way the game should be addressed by this squad
is by playing with hunger.
As the Timbers Boss
Caleb Porter, known to me as the Cheesmaster for his awesome and accurate moves
with his initial elevens, seems that in the recent matches his moves have been checkmate.
Is the correct answer
consistency and focus, you may be right, but there is a long way to see this
campaign finish when its taking flight and the best is yet to come.
Contrary to its start,
the Timbers have dropped matches considered vital.
We all know about the
men in black incompetence and ridicule calls leading to many squads’ meltdowns
on any match, still the need to fight back and start a comeback should be
something seen as an all-around urgency.
Something not address
lately by the PTFC and at the end they are surrendering horribly a whole number
of goals against, defensive woes I doubt it- still the backfield needs to put
is part and start playing more fiercely against its foes.
Another point is the
use of T2 players with Arboleda, Eboisse in offense and Farfan, Clarke and Batista
can be sufficient to build up the defense in case this area is starting to
falter for the Portland squad.
Why not use the T2
system to build up the squad, very well the Portland Boys need to step up their
game when they are playing in the road as the way they did against Dallas that
almost became a win one that could been considered a valuable one.
Another shortage for the
PTFC is the need to close games and not lay their guard down as well when they
start down in the scoreboard, their courage and ire exposed and add more
ambition.
Now with a full squad
in their upcoming match in Seattle, sans Diego Chara suspended for his Montreal
bubu, whoever gets the opportunity to align alongside Guzman should be safe and
step up his game as Chara does it.
At the end the lack
of fighting, closing, ambition and hunger should be up aside and do the opposite
to start a new chapter in the remainder of this campaign, the Seattle match
should be the stepladder to a successful campaign.
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