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**Timbers back from break — and the coaching question can't wait much longer.** • **Portland** returns from World Cup pause with head coach Giovanni Savarese's future still unresolved • **Timbers** sit mid-table in the West, making this stretch of games critical to any front-office decision • **Portland's** next match will be a de facto referendum on whether the current staff gets a long leash • **Savarese** has guided POR since 2018, but results this season have ownership asking hard questions • **Timbers** roster needs clarity at the top — players in limbo don't push for playoff runs **Watch:** Whether Portland makes a coaching move before their next kickoff or lets Savarese play himself in or out of the job. The lineup's set. Drop in.