BEAVERTON, Ore. – The lack of change is comforting. Then, your cynicism kicks in, and your doubts. That’s when you let yourself become alarmed.
When you hear Portland Timbers players talk about the team’s current state – an 0-2-1 beginning that’s cast them in a second consecutive slow start – there’s no panic, yet. Even in a change of language that strives for solutions, there’s less urgency than acknowledgement. The team is nearly a month into their campaign, and they’re still searching for their first victory, but in their words, responses and tones, a measured view is winning out.