More than just plaudits are required for the Portland Timbers and Charlotte FC. They lust for successes. The clubs aim to ignite their seasons when they play on Saturday night in Charlotte. The way the Timbers attack has won us a lot of praise, according to coach Phil Neville. “I want people to praise us for winning games of football, not playing well and losing.” Portland (2-4-4, 10 points) and Charlotte (3-5-2, 11 points) are in comparable positions: They must get points, or they risk finishing the season largely in the bottom half of their respective conferences.
The Timbers, who have only scored one goal in their last two games combined, are playing in Charlotte for the first time. Charlotte ranks among the top 10 MLS teams in terms of excellent scoring opportunities, per some analytics, although the team’s rankings don’t reflect this. Coach Dean Smith remarked, “I’m probably more pleased with the game than other people (who) just see the results.” “I always maintain that losing is never too terrible. It’s never that great when you win too, it’s all pretty much the same.”
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