Holy hell, there’s a ton to write about this week. Gotta review the Orlando game, gotta review the tournament as a whole, gotta preview the regular season re-starting, and somehow gotta squeeze it all into six degrees. Let’s get to work.
1) Going into the MLS is Back Tournament final, the scouting report on Orlando was “they really hope you try to press them. They want to break your heart playing through your stupid press.” Knowing all that, it makes sense that the Timbers didn’t do what Orlando wanted. They didn’t press, they sat back and said, “Come at us.