The Portland Timbers lifted the MLS is Back trophy this summer, and as fall approaches it’s time to look back on how the Timbers pulled off this victory.
In this video, I look at how the Timbers outplayed their opponents despite an overwhelming lack of possession.
The main points of focus are how the Timbers set up defensively to stifle the opponent, how they counter attacked, how they played with the ball when the opponent was sitting deep, how they pressed high up the field on occasion, and how they executing four goals off of set pieces in the last two games.
Sebastian Blanco is a main focus of this video, and with the Argentine winger out with an ACL injury, Portland will surely have to change tactics should they want to make a similar run in MLS Cup later this fall.
A Second Look 