Phil Neville seeks revenge on the MLS benches and signs with Portland Timbers after his failure at Inter Miami

Portland Timbers confirmed the arrival of Englishman Phil Neville to the benchthe former Manchester United player joins this new adventure in search of revenge in the MLSthis after his failure at Inter Miami, which made him leave shortly before the arrival of players like Messi, Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets and Facundo Farías.

Neville arrives on the Portland bench to replace the Venezuelan Giovanni Savarese, who despite having won the club champion and leaving a mark on it, in the last campaign he had very poor results that made the team’s board of directors dispense with his services.

Phil Neville’s revenge and career

But Neville’s arrival is not just another simple step for him, this undoubtedly represents revenge since in the pre-Messi stage with Inter Miamidid not do well at all and had such negative results that they did not prevent the team from being eliminated, despite the euphoria with which they tried to come back after being champions of the Leagues Cup.

Before sitting on the Inter Miami bench, Phil Neville was the England women’s coachalso THe worked as assistant coach to his brother Gary at Valencia. He was an assistant in the Manchester United in the 2013-2014 season and in the England men’s under-21 national team.

Phil Neville’s first words as Portland coach

Neville was very excited about this new opportunity. After sitting on the bench in the MLS, his last experience as a coach was as a substitute in the technical direction of the Canadian National Team. “I am hugely excited about the challenge ahead and from the first moment I met the staff I knew it was the right opportunity for me, the right club for me and the right city for me,” he said.

“The fans are the most important part of this football club with their intensity and support, and I think this trip will be something special. I have great memories of visiting Portland, which reminds me of Manchestermy hometown,” Neville added.

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