Ryan Johnson is confident Portland Timbers will score a lot of goals this season after the striker netted a hat-trick at the weekend.
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His hat-trick came on Sunday in a thrilling 3-3 draw with former club, the San Jose Earthquakes at the Portland Tournament, one of a number of pre-season events organised by Major League Soccer.
The Jamaica international has struggled in MLS over the past few years, and is yet to return to the form that saw him score a career-high 11 goals for the Quakes in 2009.
But his performance on debut for the Timbers has given the 28-year-old confidence for the season ahead at Jeld-Wen Field and he believes the quality of his team-mates can help him get back to his best.
"To be playing with guys now that are just technically so good, you can just leave them by themselves and they can just skin a guy one-v-one, no problem. I just have to be in the box. It just makes everything so much easier," Johnson told the MLS's official website.
"I'm just thankful to be here and thankful to be a part of this team."
Johnson added that he has every confidence in coach Caleb Porter and believes the Timbers are going to score a lot of goals this year with the players he has at his disposal.
"Hats off to Caleb for putting this team together because he knows exactly what he's doing," he added.
"He's 100-percent sure about exactly everything that comes out of his mouth, and it's great to see that and play for a coach that is 100-percent confident in what he's doing."
"With the offense that we have and the way we approach attacking the ball, it's going to happen."
"We're going to score a lot of goals this year, and I expect to score a lot this year and I expect the guys around me to score a lot this year."
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