It's Timbers Time! This week, with Matt adventuring in Europe, Chris sails solo with a quick hitting pod going over the error-strewn loss in Minnesota, as the Timbers go for broke and leave empty handed, if points do in fact manifest in the hand metaphorically. There's at least hope in one young player’s development and intrigue in asking what it would take to get us to buy into Phil-osophy?…. RCTID!

This episode's talking points include:

• An intelligent and tactically nuanced press conference (not by Phil Neville)

• Relief at Juan Mosquera’s injury news

• Big problems in defensive transition remain

• How five consecutive errors led to the opening Minnesota goal

• The shocking percentage of goals the Timbers have conceded from outside the box

• How Antony’s unwillingness to use his left foot is creating so many problems

• Seeing the long diagonal ball in transition as a recent pattern for opposition goals

• How despite extremely aggressive and risky defensive positioning in the second half the team create barely a chance against a set defence

• Finn’s on ball development is a bright spark in a struggling team

• What would it take for us to buy into Phil-osophy?

• Velde’s acting woes

• T2 update

• San Diego (A) preview

Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(1:16) Minnesota (A) - Pre-Game Press Conferences

(3:29) Minnesota (A) - Starting XI & Formation Analysis

(5:01) Minnesota (A) - First Half Analysis

(11:29) Minnesota (A) - Second Half Analysis

(15:33) Minnesota (A) - Post Game - Moment and Man of the Match

(16:45) Minnesota (A) - Phil’s Post-Game Press Conference

(17:57) Listener Question - What would it take for us to buy into Phil-sophy?

(21:37) Timbers News, T2 Update, MLS News

(23:14) San Diego (A) Preview

Listener Topics and Questions!

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