After a pair of tough road games, the Portland Timbers must have thought that Sunday evening was an excellent chance to get themselves back on track against Atlanta. Unfortunately for Portland, that chance was scuppered by some subpar defending and their continuing offensive funk.
Defensively Different, but Still Not Good Enough
Caleb Porter let Liam Ridgewell and Roy Miller start together for the first time, and while it wasn’t necessarily worse, it’s hard to argue that it was better.
While the Portland Timbers only conceded once, part of that comes from the team playing better on the whole.