Monthly Archives: June 2012
This Pundits view of the ‘starting 11’ for this weekend…
Given what we know about health issues… Perkins Jewsbury Futty Horst Smtih Zizzo Chara Nagbe Songo’o Fucito or Mwanga (I favor Fucito – love his energy – get their back four tired quickly) Boyd Subs data not available and unclear at this time but I imagine we will see Alexander and Mwanga for sure – […]
This Pundits view of the 'starting 11' for this weekend…
Given what we know about health issues… Perkins Jewsbury Futty Horst Smtih Zizzo Chara Nagbe Songo’o Fucito or Mwanga (I favor Fucito – love his energy – get their back four tired quickly) Boyd Subs data not available and unclear at this time but I imagine we will see Alexander and Mwanga for sure – […]
Know the Enemy – What To Watch For (WTWF) Timbers vs Rapids
I’m hearing and reading that the weather in Denver is supposed to be absolutely brutal this weekend and the Rapids have had limited practices and even cancelled one due to heat. In reading additional stuff about their manager it appears their’s is in a hot seat. Lot’s of player names and stuff about them in […]
Goal Scoring Statistics – Modern Trends in Football (Soccer)
A coupla days ago I quoted some percentages that used to be accurate back in the mid-nineties – and rightly so some good folks asked if they were still up to date. so… i did a bit of digging and sourced this document: http://www.oregonyouthsoccer.org/assets/coaches/Trends_in_Modern_Football_UEFA.pdf IMHO this pdf file is well worth the read from front […]
Match Analysis: Timbers 2 – Seattle 1
Headline – Central Defenders Win this game for Timbers; Central Defenders lose this game for Seattle. Hard to figure out where to start on this one so let’s first cover what happened versus what we were watching for… Win the battle of corners and free kicks; in the first half Timbers won this battle about […]
Breaking News – Mosquera suspended three games – who plays now?
Well the odds on lineup for Sunday probably has Futty and Horst as centerbacks with Jewsbury and Smith as the fullbacks in a flat back four. I am offering that we may see Nagbe on the left and KAH on the right with Chara and perhaps Palmer (Alexander or Songo’o) in the other midfield slot. […]
What to Watch For (WTWF) this Sunday against Seattle
Win the battle of corners and free kicks – set pieces win games and are the best way to create opportunities to score goals – instead of playing to the 18 yard box maybe the wingers or overlapping defenders should play for corner kicks. 🙂 Stay compact in the back – this will be a […]
Match Analysis – LAG 1 – Timbers (nil)
Energy right off the go in this game – lots of ball movement – lots of pace – some good chances early on for both teams. I thought the first fifteen minutes of this game were electric. Timbers held their own and then seemed to control the run of play the rest of the first […]
LOGJAM in the Portland Timbers midfield.
Here’s my first blog on the LOGJAM Portland has with midfielders… plenty of thoughts out there I’m sure. Not everything I see, feel or think is down here today – more time for that as the season progresses. For now – the chase 🙂 Zizzo and Alexander – I would offer that these two guys […]
My thoughts on a recent interview between John Spencer and Canzano
Click on this link http://www.stumptownfooty.com/ and scroll down the screen to click on the John Spencer interview with Canzano – look for a light green shaded box. The blogger says “there is a slight undercurrent of “get off my lawn, you damn kids!” between Spencer and Canzano… Here’s my posted comments to what the blogger […]