PORTLAND, Ore. – “I wanted a 120 minutes.”
It’s 16 hours after Portland Thorns FC head coach Mark Parsons found out who would face his team in Saturday’s NWSL Championship (1:30pm PT, Lifetime | NWSL Playoffs presented by Tillamook Yogurt), but he’s still unwilling to concede preference beyond advantage. In fact, it’s the second time in Wednesday’s media session that he has mentioned it – his want for both teams (Tuesday's semifinalists of the North Carolina Courage and Chicago Red Stars), facing shorter rest than the Thorns on Saturday, to be tested with an extra 30 minutes.
“Seriously, I wanted 120 minutes,” he reiterates, “because … yeah, that’s my answer.