The Portland Timbers returned to the Rose City from Tucson on Sunday with the first phase of preseason training camp under their collective belt.
And although both team and individual performances in Tucson should always be taken with a hefty grain of salt, the two games that were streamed on the Timbers’ website gave us a first look at a few of the positional battles going on within Caleb Porter’s squad.
Here are three takeaways from what we’ve seen from the Timbers to date.
1. If his performance against Seattle is indicative of how he’ll perform the rest of the season, the Timbers may have found a gem in David Guzman.