Portland Thorns coach Mark Parsons doesn’t often roll out the same starting 11 in consecutive matches. There are almost always rotations in the forward line and back line. The midfield has the least rotation, at least before the Olympics.
Christine Sinclair, Lindsey Horan, and Crystal Dunn have started every match they have been available for. Sinclair plays at the No. 10 and Horan and Dunn play as the No. 8’s. But there is still rotation in this midfield.
Parsons has two players that he has used at the No. 6, the defensive midfielder. Those two players are Rocky Rodriguez and Angela Salem.