Monthly Archives: August 2013
Match Analysis – Portland Timbers (2) Real Salt Lake (4)
A bitter pill to swallow after a grueling match in Rio Tinto last night… No part quotes here; if you want to see all of them (Porter, McKenzie, Ricketts, Kreis, Beckerman and Gil) here’s a link to keep the context of the quote intact and unedited… For now here’s my thoughts for your consideration on […]
Official Quotes from Portland Timbers v Real Salt Lake Press Release
Here’s the Official quotes from Caleb Porter, McKenzie and Ricketts, provided in the Portland Timbers Press Release to the Media following the game – at 12:50 AM… No out-takes, edits or info provided out of context… if interested RSL complete quotes (Kreis, Beckerman, Gil) are provided after the Timbers… Quotes: Portland Timbers at Real Salt […]
Match Preview – Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Late
Simply no rest for the wounded warriors this weekend as they will look to wrestle and will their way to a win in Rio… Lots that can be offered on the history already made this season and the past between these teams and I’ll leave that to those better scripting stories of players and tales […]
MLS Final Third Power Rankings – Where are the Timbers in all this?
Last week I offered up my first MLS Power Ranking using empirical data collected from every game in MLS this year barring two. Here’s this weeks Ranking Diagram: Going in I would expect some changes given the scoreline’s in a few games . Without going into detail on every team is some thoughts for your […]
Match Analysis – Timbers (nil) Sounders (1)
Simply stated the Portland Timbers took one on the chin last night and they really need to pick themselves up and move on… adversity is part of the game and it is what it is… and through all this Portland still hang tough! My tidbits and tendencies following the game touching on the foul, the […]
Wounded warriors gather for a grand game in Seattle on Sunday…
It matters but it really doesn’t; having players injured is part of the game and part of a very long, travel taking its toll, kind of season. Perhaps we see Capt Will Johnson return, perhaps we don’t – only Caleb and his coaching staff really knows and he won’t be giving up the ghost to […]
Time to take a reality check… where Portland is now versus last year.
Most probably won’t agree with that headline; it is what it is… For me; I’m kinda past the gutted and devastated point and more at a spot where refection, for me, has more value than the mistakes made by this very hard working team last night. However viewed this season remains brilliant compared to last […]
Portland Timbers host Real Salt Lake!
That’s pitting the two most efficient attacking and defending teams, in the final third, across all of MLS while also noting that Real Salt Lake sit on 41 points while Portland are just 3 points behind with 2 games in hand. It’ll be midweek in Portland… is should be a packed stadium that participates in […]
Possession with Purpose Attacking and Defending Efficiency Index Definitions
The best way for me to describe the logic in creating this Index is to provide an early example of the data used and the ‘math’ to go with it… Three things — 1. Attacking Efficiency Index Calculation example. 2. Defending Efficiency Index Calculation example. 3. How the empirical data points relate to each other […]
Possession with Purpose Power Ranking Category Definitions
Possession with Purpose MLS Power Ranking Category Definitions… Category 1: Attacking Efficiency Index in the Final Third – This is defined as all primary activities an attacking team looks to execute in the final third to include 1) Passing attempts, 2) Passing completions, 3) Shots Taken, 4) Shots on Goal, and 5) Goals scored. Within […]