BEAVERTON, Ore. –The day before Cameron Knowles’ first game as a head coach, a new injection of talent arrived for T2, one that extended far beyond the typical level you see in the United Soccer League. One was a recent fourth overall pick in the MLS SuperDraft; another was a high profile Homegrown Player; a third had played with Chilean giant Colo-Colo; and a final had been one of the leading figures on a recent MLS Cup-winning team.
It’s all far less dramatic than it sounds. Rather than arriving as part of an unexpected gold rush, Jeremy Ebobisse, Eryk Williamson, Modou Jadama and Diego Chara had merely crossed the 15 feet of pavement that separates the Portland Timbers’ main practice field from the one T2 use at the adidas Timbers Training Center.