For those noting differences between the two coaches’ calls, the backdrops would have been enough.
Last Friday, Portland Timbers head coach Giovanni Savarese sat in front of a bank of windows during his video conference call – the first time somebody from the Timbers and Thorns’ organization had spoken to the media since MLS and the NWSL began their COVID-19 precautions. The sunlight was faint, but it was there. No other lights were needed. We were only days into our new world.
Today, it was Thorns head coach Mark Parsons’ turn. His background was far more practical.