Forward Fanendo Adi leaves a big hole in the Portland Timbers attack.
Adi’s departure for sure leaves a big hole in the Portland Timbers frontal attack. Now the question is who will be the man to take over in Gio’s offensive scheme to fill the shoes and spot the Nigerian left. For Giovanni Savarese and his staff these will have to work diligently to find an immediate substitute.
With several names mentioned in T2 Jeremy Ebobisse and rookie Foster Langsdorf. In the big team, Dairon Aspirilla and newcomer Tomas Conechny are not ready. Gio and these club directives have a dilemma. With Ebobisse and Langsdorf is an all-around gamble with the former Stanford standout just getting his feet wet in professional ball.
For Ebobisse despite getting a few starts last campaign with the Timbers and scoring once. This chap is in need of displaying more hunger and ambition to make his big breakthrough into the big squad.
However, he should be ready when manager Savarese calls him and stands up to the challenge. So far, he is the ideal man to get a few starts in the Timbers upcoming compromises at home and away. his brief participations give him an edge to display his mettle and game to get a starting role.
In the case of Dairon Aspirilla he has been participating actively when his manager calls. Still the opportunities he creates have ben shadowed by his inability to finish. Very well, luck has not been in his side after that bicycle kick last week against the Houston Dynamo, not hitting its target.
The wait for Tomas Conechny to get in tune physically and be ready will take time. As the question arises in where he to be in the Rose City initials eleven. As the possibilities of him getting familiar with his new squad, will earn him a few starts in T2.
Leaving Samuel Armenteros alone in the attack until the squad top brass can make some moves in the transfers market. As a need to get, a partner to the Swede in the Timbers offensive attack opens the door to a forgotten man in the Timber’s organization.
Samuel Armenteros (Photo by Diego G Diaz/ProstAmerika).
I mean Lucas Melano who is currently on loan with an Argentinian side Estudiantes de la Plata is about to end. Therefore, that opens the possibility of him of making a return for the Portland club. Nonetheless, Melano in his 44 matches as a Timber scored just four goals and did not made a positive impression in Rose City.
Still the man can have another chance and with Gio’s new approach with his players, maybe we can have a new striker to accompany Armenteros. I mean we can have a new dynamic duo in Rose City! I believe in Lucas Melano can deliver this time with a little help from his friends, especially from Gio and his staff.
Melano can be one solution to this striker problem and to other will be to get someone in the transfer market. At this time, why not try to get someone already was on board and familiar with some players currently in this Portland Timbers squad?
To get a newcomer to Portland how long he will be ready and to be involved, as the race to the postseason to be more contested. Despite Portland being on third place, anything can happen in the end. Therefore, there is not time for experimentations and look at the best possible option to fill that hole left by Fanendo Adi.
Lucas Melano midfielder/forward can be the missing link in the Portland Timbers attack
