It’s Timbers Time! Chris and Matt always wondered what the Timbers defense would look like without Finn Surman, and now they know… the team break the glass on their emergency 6th choice center back, Eric Miller, and that goes about as well as you might expect in the 3-1 away defeat to San Jose. But there are still positives to be taken from the game, especially the second Timbers appearance from great young hope Eric Izoita, and the boys take a trip down memory lane to pick their favorite three Timbers games, with somehow only one of them being an outright victory… RCTID!

This episode's key talking points include:

• Our two real concerns from recent form

• Are any of the SJ goals on Marti Cifuentes’ tactics?

• The two Millers aren’t’ exactly The Champagne of Defenses

• What makes the most memorable soccer games?

• Marti’s pragmatic tweaks to Pantemis’ distribution patterns and positioning is a wrinkle to keep an eye on

• Comparing this SKC defeat to the home leg that got Phil fired

• Is Eric Izoita ready to start in MLS?

• Is it justified to support Marti throwing players under the bus when we didn’t when it was Phil Neville?

• Matt reveals his hidden timbers tattoos

• Do we need a dedicated space for home and away fan groups to pregame together?

• Go support T2 in the Playoffs!

• Sporting Kansas City next game preview

Content Warning: A few “s” words and similar moderate swears

Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(0:45) Chit Chat - Miller Time, Ticking off the Five Major Sports

(7:58) Listener Question - Favorite Timbers Games

(16:23) San Jose (A) - Pre-Game Analysis

(23:00) San Jose (A) - First Half + Pants Passing Analysis

(41:24) San Jose (A) - Second Half + Eric Izoita Analysis

(51:05) San Jose (A) - Post Game Analysis

(59:52) Timbers News & T2 Update

(1:04:43) MLS News Roundup

(1:08:02) Next Episode Preview - Sporting Kansas City (A)

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