PORTLAND, Ore. – “Just missing a couple of goals,” Thorns FC Mark Parsons said, when asked about where his team was at the end of preseason, relative to his expectations.
His team had just drawn, 0-0 with the Houston Dash to close its preseason, a performance that showed marked improvement in more levels of the field. The defense and midfield were noticeable better than three days earlier, with Portland drew, 2-2, with a United States Under-23 squad.
The attack, however, we still not clicking. Not quite, anyway, and amid the praise Parsons offered his group, he had to note the attack’s lack off end product.