Inside PTFC | Why teams keep trying three center backs against Portland (and how the Timbers are responding) | Portland Timbers
It’s a pattern that began in Chicago, just after a Diego Valeri counterattack goal had put the Fire down, and 96 minutes after the Portland Timbers had adopted their new, 4-3-2-1 formation the week before. Bastian Schweinsteiger, originally deployed as the Chicago’s deepest midfielder, took a step back in the formation, setting up between Vlejko Paunovic’s starting center backs, and making the Fire’s pair into a three-man group.
LA Galaxy's Zlatan Ibrahimovic sent off for slapping Montreal Impact's Michael Petrasso
Zlatan Ibrahimovic was sent off in the first half of the LA Galaxy's 1-0 win against the Montreal Impact for slapping Michael Petrasso at Saputo Stadium on Monday afternoon.