Pants on Fire - Portland Timbers at Real Salt Lake

It's Timbers Time! In this week’s episode Chris and Matt discuss James Pantemis’s heroics in the Timbers 2-0 defeat to Real Salt Lake as he dreams of the MLS record of saves … not a great sign for our defence! We talk about how our press didn’t stand up to the challenge, why Phil took the blame for the first half and we preview a must win game against UnSporting Kansas City where some “complacent” players are on the block. RCTID!This episode's talking points include:Pantemis stands on his head to prevent an embarrassment in UtahDo the Timbers need to “have a little dance”?How our hopes the press was improved were dashed at its first real testThe stark difference between the off-ball movement of the two teamsVelde looked frustrated, is his mindset becoming a problem?Is Diego Luna a true USMNT calibre player or did we just make him look good?RSL’s first clean sheet of the year, what does that say about our attack?Phil takes the blame for the first half, but why that psychological approach?Phil says there's some complacency and implies he’s going to make changes - the established and high paid players are on the block, what lineup do we expect for the next game?SKC (H) previewContent Warning: Light to Moderate swearsTimestamps:(0:00) Introduction(1:26) RSL (A) - Pre-Game Press Conferences(4:25) RSL (A) - Injury Report(5:11) RSL (A) - Starting XI & Formation Analysis(6:31) RSL (A) - First Half Analysis(22:18) RSL (A) - Second Half Analysis(37:17) RSL (A) - Post Game - Moment and Man of the Match(46:09) RSL (A) - Thoughts on the high press(48:47) RSL (A) - Phil’s Post-Game Press Conference(53:39) RSL (A) - Pantemis's Post-Game Press Conference(56:18) T2 Update(57:56) Timbers News, MLS News(1:00:54) SKC (H) PreviewListener Topics and Questions!Thanks for listening and please do send us your questions or topics for analysis for the next episode: ⁠⁠⁠timberstimepod@gmail.com or DM us on IG:  timberstimepod