VANCOUVER, BC – Carl Robinson called them the “the best team” in Major League Soccer.
And so far in 2017, Portland Timbers have been just that. The Timbers enter Saturday’s tilt with Vancouver Whitecaps FC (1 p.m. PT on CTV/TSN and TSN 1410) tied for the top spot in MLS with 13 points from seven matches. They’ve also scored a league-leading 16 goals in that span, which has them on pace to record the second highest single-season goalscoring total in league history.
So what has made them so successful? And what can we expect from them on Saturday?