According to the stats, Pantemis should get the start tomorrow. I also question Ortiz as a starter if Minnesota is so good at counter attacking. You need a guy who is willing to snuff out a counter before it even gets started, and Paredes for years has demonstrated a willingness to do the dirty work. Ortiz might run a ball down if there is no one near it, but he does not break anything up remotely physical. Maybe he surprises me and gets physical. Fernandez would be set up more for success in your projected lineup than he was as a wing in the previous game, due to his natural abilities on the inside rather than on the outside. It is up to Moreno to provide some fireworks, so I hope he can do it, but I am not holding my breath. For the sake of the players who came before and will be honored, Timbers, bring everything you've got to get the dub.
With their current form, available players, and how poor they are at dictating play in all three phases of the game, this has 0-2 loss written all over it. But being as they are the Timbers, 3-1 win.
According to the stats, Pantemis should get the start tomorrow. I also question Ortiz as a starter if Minnesota is so good at counter attacking. You need a guy who is willing to snuff out a counter before it even gets started, and Paredes for years has demonstrated a willingness to do the dirty work. Ortiz might run a ball down if there is no one near it, but he does not break anything up remotely physical. Maybe he surprises me and gets physical. Fernandez would be set up more for success in your projected lineup than he was as a wing in the previous game, due to his natural abilities on the inside rather than on the outside. It is up to Moreno to provide some fireworks, so I hope he can do it, but I am not holding my breath. For the sake of the players who came before and will be honored, Timbers, bring everything you've got to get the dub.
With their current form, available players, and how poor they are at dictating play in all three phases of the game, this has 0-2 loss written all over it. But being as they are the Timbers, 3-1 win.