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Do you think the Timbers attack is all Adi? I do agree he by Domerduck

takes a lot of attention but his goals have been after the games have been decided in the final minutes of the match. His best play when the game was still in doubt was his work in the box when he passed off to Valentin who was spot on crossing it for Valeri's header to equalize against Houston. I do agree Adi is special, particularly the way the Timbers play with one forward he would be hard to replace.

I think Valeri and Nagbe's play have been outstanding this year and I love the addition of Guzman. I think they will keep improving on defense. They looked tremendous in thtese second half against Houston but it was at Providence. They still need to improve on the road as they were lucky inthe LA game that they only had 10 for the last 60 minutes. The Columbus game Saturday could tell a lot as they'll be fired up evn though they are not a strong club.