2016 MLS Player Combine Rosters Set – Four Portland Timbers U-23s Included

For the upcoming MLS Player Combine in 2016, the teams have been expertly chosen. The event will be held in Florida from January 7th until the 12th.

Sixty soccer players from colleges have been divided up into four groups of 15. Still to be announced is the signings of Generation Adidas along with additional international invitees. Their details will be released closer to the event taking place.

The list that was initially released on the 11th of December has had some changes. From the 59 invitees from colleges, five are no longer part of the list. Players that have been removed are Brendan Hines-Ike, Bradley Bourgeois, Andrew Sounders and Brandon Allen, who signed with the New York Red Bulls as a homegrown player. Many punters are looking for free bet offers to put on the player having a breakthrough season this coming year.

There have been six additions that have been added since the original release. The total roster of 60 combine players now includes; Connor Klekota, Tony Alfaro, Norberto Ochoa, Alex Morrell, Taylor Washington and Miguel Salazar.

There are four players from the Portland Timbers included in the list. These are Kyle Fisher, Todd Wharton, James Moberg and Dennis Castillo. During the 2015 season, both Castillo and Wharton were named in the PSLA 11 team of the year. Castillo was additionally named as the defender of the year for 2015. Larry Sunderland, the youth technical director for the Timbers Academy, was also included in the team of the year as the best assistant coach. He is also one of the free bets favorites to win it again this season.

All of the 60 players included on the combine roster will be looking to leave a great impression of the coaches from over 20 MLS sides. Some punters will be viewing the talent on show to decide if they should find free bet offers to put on the best players making it to the very top. The event takes place at Central Broward Regional Park on the 8th, 10th and 12th of January.

Many changes are happening this year at Portland Timbers. They have just promoted Andrew Gregor to be the T2 head coach. The 40-year-old was an assistant last season and will now leave that post to guide the team in the USL. He is taking the place of Jay Vidovich, who left in November to take over the coaching role at Pittsburgh University.

Gregor is well liked at Portland and has very deep ties to the team. During his days at Sunset High School, he played for FC Portland. He also played for four seasons while he was a student at the University of Portland.

Gregor has a fantastic ability to develop players from a young age. He has worked with the youth teams at under 16 and under 17 level for the Timbers. During his playing days, he was an excellent midfielder and played for the Timbers Portland, Kansas City Wizards and Columbus Crew in the First Division of the USL. His talents will help the Timbers be one of the free bets favorites to win the title.