5 numbers that tell the story of the Portland Timbers' season at the halfway mark

Moments after the match that may well rest as the Portland Timbers' 2024 nadir, first-year head coach Phil Neville was forthright, if not a touch fatalistic, in his assessment. “We're in trouble,” he said after a 2-1 loss to the Seattle Sounders on May 12, “and that's not the best situation to be in because that brings more pressure, more expectation, more tension, anxiety.”