Author: Caleb Denorme

Sports Media and Journalism student at Butler University, Editor-in-Chief at The Butler Collegian, Massive Report Contributor

Crew tactical review: Columbus opens Leagues Cup with a win over SKC

The Columbus Crew kicked off their 2024 Leagues Cup campaign with a 4-0 drubbing of Sporting Kansas City. Columbus forward Diego Rossi struck twice in the first hour to build a 2-0 lead for the Black & Gold, continuing his hot run of form. Substitutes DeJuan Jones and Dylan Chambost marked their debuts in impressive fashion, scoring the other two goals in the match. Jones’ … Continue reading Crew tactical review: Columbus opens Leagues Cup with a win over SKC

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Tactical Review: The MLS All-Stars fall to Liga MX in a Columbus showdown

The stars of MLS and Liga MX descended on Columbus this week, set to clash in the MLS All-Star game at Lower.com Field. The Columbus Crew had five its players selected, along with head coach Wilfried Nancy leading the way for MLS’ best. The game had fireworks out of the gate, with Liga MX opening the scoring just 16 minutes into the match. Columbus’ own … Continue reading Tactical Review: The MLS All-Stars fall to Liga MX in a Columbus showdown

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Crew tactical review: Set pieces exploit Columbus in Atlanta

The Columbus Crew’s six game unbeaten streak came to an end on Saturday, falling to Atlanta United 2-1. It was a tale of two halves for Columbus, starting strong in the first 45 but faltering in the second half. The Black & Gold grabbed a lead courtesy of a Diego Rossi tap-in 36 minutes into the game, but that lead would not last the full … Continue reading Crew tactical review: Set pieces exploit Columbus in Atlanta

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Crew tactical review: Columbus dominates LAFC and ties Charlotte

The Columbus Crew picked up four points this week, slaughtering LAFC away from home before drawing against Charlotte FC in a midweek matchup at home. Columbus traveled to the West Coast ahead of an MLS Cup rematch against LAFC, in a game many thought would be highly competitive. It was for about the first half hour, and then the Black & Gold opened the floodgates … Continue reading Crew tactical review: Columbus dominates LAFC and ties Charlotte

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Crew tactical review: Columbus’ offense destroys Toronto at home

The Columbus Crew continued their recent hot streak, blowing out Toronto FC 4-0 at home. Columbus has now won eight of its last nine games, climbing to third in the Eastern Conference. After an early goal for Toronto was disallowed, the Black & Gold grabbed a legal goal of their own off a corner and the head of Cucho Hernandez. Christian Ramirez grabbed the second, … Continue reading Crew tactical review: Columbus’ offense destroys Toronto at home

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Crew tactical review: Columbus’ fireworks blows Nashville away

The Columbus Crew continued its recent hot streak, downing Nashville SC at home 2-0 on Wednesday evening. Columbus collected a third straight win courtesy of Christian Ramirez and Diego Rossi, who bagged the two goals for the Black & Gold on the night. The Crew have now scored 11 goals in their last three games while allowing just one. They are hitting their stride at … Continue reading Crew tactical review: Columbus’ fireworks blows Nashville away

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Crew tactical review: Columbus smokes New England to gain another road win

The Columbus Crew hit the road again this past Saturday, faced with a matchup against former coach Caleb Porter and the New England Revolution. The Black & Gold took this matchup in stride, and after a tough first 15 minutes, blitzed the Revs on the way to a 5-1 win. This is the Crew’s second straight win in which they scored four or more goals, … Continue reading Crew tactical review: Columbus smokes New England to gain another road win

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Crew tactical review: Columbus drubs Sporting KC at home

The Columbus Crew returned home to thrash Sporting Kansas City by 4-0 scoreline in midfielder Aidan Morris’ farewell game. Columbus went up 2-0 thanks to a pair of goals by Cucho Hernandez before Christian Ramirez added a third. Hernandez would collect his hattrick seconds before being substituted on a sublime free-kick into the far bottom corner. This is the Black & Gold’s first home win … Continue reading Crew tactical review: Columbus drubs Sporting KC at home

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Crew tactical review: Columbus gives a game away down in Miami

The Columbus Crew fell to a Messi-less Inter Miami on Wednesday evening, ending their four-game road win streak in MLS. The Herons struck twice in the first 20 minutes off poor defensive play from Columbus, but the Black & Gold managed to grab a goal back courtesy of Cucho Hernandez before halftime. From there though, the goal search would go dry for the Crew. Columbus … Continue reading Crew tactical review: Columbus gives a game away down in Miami

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Crew tactical review: Columbus strikes out NYCFC in Yankee Stadium

The Columbus Crew returned to winning ways on Friday night, taking down a red-hot NYCFC team who had won their past five games. Despite going down a man, NYCFC found the first goal near the end of the first half. Columbus would not stay down long though, storming back with three straight goals to grab a comfortable lead. New York City would add another goal … Continue reading Crew tactical review: Columbus strikes out NYCFC in Yankee Stadium

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Crew tactical review: Columbus goes down hard against Pachuca

The Columbus Crew’s CONCACAF Champions Cup run came to a disappointing end on Saturday night, falling to Pachuca 3-0. Columbus seemed lethargic from the jump, possibly due to suspected food poisoning and altitude, and would not recover enough to put up a fight. Pachuca cranked out three goals, exposing the Black & Gold’s backline time and again to cruise to another CONCACAF title. The Crew … Continue reading Crew tactical review: Columbus goes down hard against Pachuca

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Crew tactical review: Columbus gets a third straight road win in Orlando

The Columbus Crew picked up their third straight road victory on Saturday, defeating Orlando City SC 2-0. In their third consecutive game without Cucho Hernandez, Columbus grabbed multiple goals and picked up three points thanks to a stellar performance from Diego Rossi. The Uruguayan opened the scoring from the spot, and then doubled his tally with a deft chip over Orlando goalkeeper Pedro Gallese. From … Continue reading Crew tactical review: Columbus gets a third straight road win in Orlando

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Crew tactical review: Columbus picks up their second straight road win in Chicago

The Columbus Crew collected its second straight road win on Saturday, besting the Chicago Fire 3-1. Columbus opened the scoring courtesy of Diego Rossi in the 30th minute before doubling their lead in the second half through Christian Ramirez. A late scramble in the box gifted Chicago a goal, but Jacen Russell-Rowe would restore the Black & Gold’s two-goal lead just three minutes later. This … Continue reading Crew tactical review: Columbus picks up their second straight road win in Chicago

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Crew tactical review: Columbus adapts to grab three points in Montreal

The Columbus Crew got back to its winning ways on Wednesday, heading North to beat CF Montreal. The game started well for Columbus, opening the scoring courtesy of Max Arfsten hanging out on the back post and putting in a rebound that had come off the keeper. The Black & Gold would seemingly double their lead through a thunderous strike from Christian Ramirez, but the … Continue reading Crew tactical review: Columbus adapts to grab three points in Montreal

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Crew tactical review: Hell becomes very real for Columbus

The Columbus Crew continued its poor stretch of form in MLS play, this time falling to rivals FC Cincinnati 2-1 on Saturday evening. This is the first loss for Columbus at home against their noisy neighbors, in what was arguably their worst performance of this young season. The Black & Gold battled back and forth with Cincinnati until Kevin Kelsy broke the deadlock in the … Continue reading Crew tactical review: Hell becomes very real for Columbus

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