Caleb Porter is
looking forward to start putting in display the great football his squad is playing
lately and despite the bye, his Portland Timbers netted after their finish atop
of the Western conference.
Still as I always
state that, there is no such thing than an easy foe.
Not only they are
going to BBVA Compass Stadium to face off an inspired Dynamo initial eleven but
the momentum this squad is coming off with, after eliminating a tough nemesis
in Sporting Kansas City.
This a very powerful
incentive and motivation the Orangemen will be carrying with them in the field
come tomorrow night in the colossus of Texas Avenue that for sure will be filled
to its capacity to see the revival of their Dynamo.
After that amazing
win at home over a resilient Kansas City, still the uphill battle to perform against
the Texans will not be a walk in the park for the Rose City Boys seeking to
stop abruptly the Houston drive.
For the Portland squad
their success will depend in its entire initial eleven that the Cheesmaster
Caleb Porter will send to the field in Compass Stadium, very well if these repeat
the performance they did on the Whitecaps this past Sunday.
As the Timbers
manager after carefully studying the Houston Boys carefully, he is in need of
his squad to step up, deliver, completely in its defensive backfield, and
produce another gem of match like the one these produced after shutting down a dangerous
Caps attack.
In this campaign you
may recall the dominance the Timbers put at home in a win over the Dynamo to a
4-2 score and later in July when the Portlanders were struggling, these almost netted
a valuable win away and ended up with a 2-2 draw.
A positive series of
results for Caleb Porter and company, still this does not institute a sure win
in the upcoming playoffs semifinals as one squad rested and the other one pumped up will make this face off a bit
interesting.
And despite the
advantage in this campaign for one squad, I still don’t believe of a clear
favorite to take it all but an even series for both squads coming with their
arsenals complete to put in play come this Monday as both looking forward to a
positive result.
For the winner of game
one, this result will dictate the outcome of game two and who comes with the advantage
in their favor, the positives and confidence riding in their favor, will be the
best strategies of who will be victor.
Nothing is easy for
the Portland Timbers and still their confidence after that win over Vancouver
in the last match of the campaign will be in the minds of all its players and
these ready to front their utmost of challenges.
The conquest of Space
City can be within the Timbers reach.
Still with all the
respect and caution, that Caleb and company putting in practice his strategies
and game attitude to win and nothing less than coming home with a full advantage
in favor to seal the deal in Providence Park.
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