Tensions were high and the temperatures were low when Jerome Thiesson arrived in Minnesota. The 29-year-old Swiss fullback, brought in from FC Luzern in the Swiss Super League, touched down in the frigid March week between losses to the Portland Timbers (5-1 on the road) and Atlanta United (6-1 in the home opener).
Thiesson impressed from the beginning of his tenure here, the start of his first training session. As members of the media stood shivering while Thiesson’s new teammates scrimmaged on the TCF Bank pitch, the new arrival made his way through the onlookers, introducing himself to each one.