Comments on: Match 2: Portland Timbers 0-0 Carolina RailHawks http://timbers.theoffside.com/match-reports/match-2-portland-timbers-0-0carolina-railhawks.html News from Portland Timbers USL team Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:26:12 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: wheels http://timbers.theoffside.com/match-reports/match-2-portland-timbers-0-0carolina-railhawks.html#comment-1757 wheels Fri, 01 May 2009 18:10:49 +0000 http://timbers.theoffside.com/match-reports/match-2-portland-timbers-0-0carolina-railhawks.html#comment-1757 4-4-2, if you consider Suzuki to be a striker. Nishimura handles the ball better than anyone else on the team and should be allowed to play the entire game -- and I concur with Zaggy -- in the midfield. He was a bright spot on an otherwise lackluster side. Suzuki proved last night that either a) he is unteachable, b) Gavin cannot teach, or c) all of the above. He (intentionally ambiguous) should be let go immediately. Suzuki's passes are too soft and nearly always are either intercepted or put his teammates in terrible positions, his ball handling is atrocious, his composure in front of goal is simply maddening, and his continuing obsession with the back pass defies all rational explanation. 4-4-2, if you consider Suzuki to be a striker.

Nishimura handles the ball better than anyone else on the team and should be allowed to play the entire game — and I concur with Zaggy — in the midfield. He was a bright spot on an otherwise lackluster side.

Suzuki proved last night that either a) he is unteachable, b) Gavin cannot teach, or c) all of the above. He (intentionally ambiguous) should be let go immediately. Suzuki’s passes are too soft and nearly always are either intercepted or put his teammates in terrible positions, his ball handling is atrocious, his composure in front of goal is simply maddening, and his continuing obsession with the back pass defies all rational explanation.

]]> By: shrek http://timbers.theoffside.com/match-reports/match-2-portland-timbers-0-0carolina-railhawks.html#comment-1756 shrek Fri, 01 May 2009 16:49:40 +0000 http://timbers.theoffside.com/match-reports/match-2-portland-timbers-0-0carolina-railhawks.html#comment-1756 Were we playing a 4-4-2 or 4-5-1? Were we playing a 4-4-2 or 4-5-1?

]]> By: Stearling http://timbers.theoffside.com/match-reports/match-2-portland-timbers-0-0carolina-railhawks.html#comment-1755 Stearling Fri, 01 May 2009 16:36:31 +0000 http://timbers.theoffside.com/match-reports/match-2-portland-timbers-0-0carolina-railhawks.html#comment-1755 A shame we couldn't punch one in, they deserved a goal, but we lack that final quality going forward...to many wasted balls and we lack that killer cutting run...too much standing around sadly...crowd was noisy for the number and the weather was fantastic, hopefully Saturday shows more people in the stands... A shame we couldn’t punch one in, they deserved a goal, but we lack that final quality going forward…to many wasted balls and we lack that killer cutting run…too much standing around sadly…crowd was noisy for the number and the weather was fantastic, hopefully Saturday shows more people in the stands…

]]> By: Zaggy http://timbers.theoffside.com/match-reports/match-2-portland-timbers-0-0carolina-railhawks.html#comment-1754 Zaggy Fri, 01 May 2009 15:03:12 +0000 http://timbers.theoffside.com/match-reports/match-2-portland-timbers-0-0carolina-railhawks.html#comment-1754 Actually I'd REALLY like to Nishi play left or right mid....we aren't getting much width, and even less passing out of those positions (when Savage was replaced at half for Faber it got better, but then it looked like Pore moved upfront with Suzuki playing left mid, which didn't really work to well)...our right backs are playing awesome, but there just isn't enough linking outside, and Carolina looked to clog the middle, making it tough for McManus and Claesson to get anything going...hopefully for Sat we see something like: Seitz Scot Keel Knowles Hayes McManus Nishi Claesson Pore/Nimo? Suzuki Faber/Keita Actually I’d REALLY like to Nishi play left or right mid….we aren’t getting much width, and even less passing out of those positions (when Savage was replaced at half for Faber it got better, but then it looked like Pore moved upfront with Suzuki playing left mid, which didn’t really work to well)…our right backs are playing awesome, but there just isn’t enough linking outside, and Carolina looked to clog the middle, making it tough for McManus and Claesson to get anything going…hopefully for Sat we see something like:

Seitz
Scot Keel Knowles Hayes
McManus
Nishi Claesson Pore/Nimo?
Suzuki Faber/Keita

]]> By: Ian http://timbers.theoffside.com/match-reports/match-2-portland-timbers-0-0carolina-railhawks.html#comment-1752 Ian Fri, 01 May 2009 06:23:00 +0000 http://timbers.theoffside.com/match-reports/match-2-portland-timbers-0-0carolina-railhawks.html#comment-1752 I'd stop well short of calling it the best nil-nil draw ever (though soccer's effect on the taste of beer is well documented, so on that, I agree with you). If you need a reason to watch, I'll give you two - the almost-perfect free kick in the first half and the shot stopping from Seitz. He looked a little nervy in the first five minutes, but he manned up quick. I really like having one half each for Nishimura and Scot. Right back was always a strong position tonight. Sucks not to have gotten a goal out of all that possession, but it's a point and a clean sheet. I’d stop well short of calling it the best nil-nil draw ever (though soccer’s effect on the taste of beer is well documented, so on that, I agree with you). If you need a reason to watch, I’ll give you two – the almost-perfect free kick in the first half and the shot stopping from Seitz. He looked a little nervy in the first five minutes, but he manned up quick.

I really like having one half each for Nishimura and Scot. Right back was always a strong position tonight. Sucks not to have gotten a goal out of all that possession, but it’s a point and a clean sheet.

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