Truth be told, the current Timbers squad could be even better than the ’09 Sounders, which reached...

Truth be told, the current Timbers squad could be even better than the '09 Sounders, which reached the playoffs and won a U.S. Open Cup title. Portland's collection of forwards are better, and we haven't really seen the best of rookie Darlington Nagbe yet. Throw in newly-arrived Colombian playmaker Diego Chara, who is still adapting to his new home, and you have a Portland attack well-equipped to avoid the late-season offensive struggles of the '09 Sounders.

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