Bryan Jordan on loan to the Portland Timbers
By: Bob Kellett | June 4th, 2008
With Benjamin Totori out 4-6 weeks and an offense that has looked slower than an over-50 men’s team, the Portland Timbers have announced that they have received Bryan Jordan on loan from the LA Galaxy. Jordan, who scored five goals last season for Portland, has played a whopping seven minutes for LA this season. He’ll be available to the Timbers for Thursday’s game against Minnesota and possibly against Vancouver on Sunday. His status beyond that is uncertain.
My quick take on this: This was a fairly obvious move to make, especially since Portland has an established working relationship with LA. The Timbers have missed Jordan’s speed this season and with Totori dinged up they need someone who can stretch defenses. They also need an extra body during the jam packed schedule over the next week and a half. Is this a long-term solution? Nope. As we have learned from the Ray Burse situation loans are a far from perfect setup. Jordan could be called back to the Galaxy at any time. And even though he is familiar with the team, I think it is unrealistic to expect him to fire on all cylinders after only a couple days of training in Portland. Fortunately Jordan is the type of player who can overcome a lot with his athleticism but his timing might be off. It will also be interesting to see him play on something other than last year’s crap turf. He was a player who benefited from that turf’s pace. He also was a player who was excellent at drawing penalties in the box, something we haven’t seen at all this season.
My bet is that he will start on Thursday. Players loaned to the Timbers midway through a season almost always do.
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I think playing a USL 1st Div is a much better test of fitness than playing in that silly MSL Reserve League. I’d imagine that most of the guys in the Reserve League treat those “games” more like intense scrimages. Nothing really seems to count. At least working his way back to 100% in PDX will allow him to play in front of adoring fans instead of crickets. Glad to see Bryan back for a brief spell. Maybe he’s picked up a few tricks.
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