I watched the last ten minutes of the Timbers' away match tonight v the LA Galaxy and decided I had to doff my hat to the work that Caleb Porter and each and every one of the players on the team have done this year. The possession-based, clinical style of play that Porter has espoused has made a clear difference in the poise of a group of players who were mercurial in the past, sometimes hot and sometimes cold. Tonight's fourteenth contest without a loss nailed that difference. The Timbers continued to march like a machine through the minutes--no panic, no hurry, no goals against.
We stand at the midway point of a long season, and I am sure there will be grim moments ahead. Despite that, I want to say 'thank you' to the club--as individuals who have made the commitment to work to a common purpose, no hysterics, and to be confident that on a given night, their approach to the game is enough.
RCTID
