D.C. United Hitting Peak Form At Perfect Time
One need look no further than last season’s MLS Cup champions, the Portland Timbers, for a perfect example of this. Portland was outside of the playoff picture with a month left in the regular season in 2015, but, spurred on by a formation switch that moved Darlington Nagbe to central midfield, Caleb Porter’s side went on a nine-game unbeaten run that culminated with the Timbers lifting MLS Cup in Columbus....