Another week, another ugly game decided late by an Argentine midfielder. When something works, why change it, right?
1) Two weeks, two ugly wins. One was wet and sloppy, the other was hot and sweaty, but both were ugly defensive battles against bad teams, and the Timbers somehow grabbed all six points.
This is tremendously good news. I know, I know, you want beautiful wins, not ugly, scrappy 1-0 wins. But trust me, not all games can be beautiful. Some are going to be ugly. And good teams have to win them, anyway. They have to win the games where bad teams park the bus, foul the hell out of you, and make the beautiful game ugly for 90 minutes.