PORTLAND, Ore. – The bottom lines from Sunday's game at Providence Park hint at some clear solutions. Hint, though, is the operative word. Shut out for a third straight home game – albeit level on the scoreboard with Minnesota United FC after their 0-0 draw – the Portland Timbers have gone 270 minutes without a goal. Creating a number of good chances over the last two games, though, it's unclear how the team should change their approach.
"It's not anything bad that we're doing, it's just that things are not going our way, right now," Portland head coach Giovanni Savarese said after his team's Sunday draw.