Three thoughts from the Timbers preseason matches

Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports The Portland Timbers are playing soccer again, but alas, nobody can see it. Portland has wrapped up their first 180 minutes of preseason soccer during their time in Tucson, Arizona, and unfortunately, there have been no livestream options for fans to watch the games.

But, reading between the lines (and the tweets), there are still observations to be made and takeaways to be taken from the small crumbs of soccer the Timbers have played thus far. Here are three of my thoughts on preseason in the desert thus far:

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