Don’t be fooled by the 3-0 scoreline. This was not a blowout. Not at all.
1) I’ve been complaining that the Timbers don’t know how to put teams to the sword, that they don’t know how to win big. Welp, on Saturday night, for just the second time this year, the team won by more than one goal. But don’t expect too much excitement from me, because, despite the final score, for much of the game, Philadelphia was the better team.
And, sadly, they were better pretty much across the board. They held possession better, they dictated the game better, they played quicker, they got to 50-50 balls better.