PORTLAND, Ore. – If there were effects lingering from Saturday night’s 2-2 draw, it was hard to tell on Tuesday, when the Portland Timbers returned to full training at Providence Park. With their next game two days away, the team had settled back into its normal rhythm. Any lingering awe from their strange, weekend meeting with the Colorado Rapids – or disappointment at dropping points at home – had been overcome by the summer’s normal routine, that of dealing with a quick turnaround ahead of their next opponent.
“Of course, we would have wanted to have three points against Colorado, here.