Tag: Tactical

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 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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Massive Scouting Report: New York City FC

The international break no doubt seemed to last forever for Columbus Crew fans. After a bleak 3-0 in the CONCACAF Champions Cup Final against Pachuca, the Crew have had a 12-day break. During that break, the Black & Gold lost general manager Tim Bezbatchenko, hired new GM Issa Tall, removed Crew 2 GM Corey Wray, signed Dylan Chambost and are close to selling midfielder Aidan … Continue reading Massive Scouting Report: New York City FC

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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 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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Predicted XI: Hell is Real

The Columbus Crew host their intrastate rivals FC Cincinnati for the first meeting of the Hell is Real rivalry. Last season the Crew won two of the three matchups including a thrilling come-from-behind match in the Eastern Conference Final that punched the Black & Gold’s ticket to MLS Cup. Bragging rights are up for grabs this weekend in Columbus where the Black & Gold would … Continue reading Predicted XI: Hell is Real

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Crew tactical review: Columbus conquers Monterrey and moves on to the CCL final

The Columbus Crew punched their ticket to the CONCACAF Champions Cup Final on Wednesday, besting Monterrey 3-1 on the night and 5-2 on aggregate. The game started off rough for Columbus, conceding in the first ten minutes on a Yevhen Cheberko own goal. From there, it was an uphill battle to get back on the right side of the away-goals tiebreaker. The Black & Gold … Continue reading Crew tactical review: Columbus conquers Monterrey and moves on to the CCL final

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Crew tactical review: A chess match with an old friend yields a point for Columbus

The Columbus Crew returned from CONCACAF Champions Cup play to tie again in MLS competition, this time against CF Montreal. This matchup was anticipated by Crew fans due to the return of Montreal’s new coach Laurent Courtois to Columbus. The former Crew 2 coach got the job up in Canada after two successful seasons at the helm of the Capys. The first half of this … Continue reading Crew tactical review: A chess match with an old friend yields a point for Columbus

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Crew tactical review: Columbus gets a massive victory against Monterrey

The Columbus Crew emerged victorious on Wednesday to take a 2-1 lead on aggregate down to Mexico against Monterrey. Columbus struck first against the Rayados courtesy of Cucho Hernandez in the first half. Monterrey had its chances, but so did the Black & Gold. It was the Mexican club that would get on the scoreboard next, evening the tie on goals but going up on … Continue reading Crew tactical review: Columbus gets a massive victory against Monterrey

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Crew tactical review: Columbus fights back to add a point at home

The Columbus Crew finished with yet another draw on Saturday, this time against the Portland Timbers. Portland struck first early in the match on a slow rolling shot that snuck its way past Patrick Schulte. The Black & Gold evened the game courtesy of a Cucho Hernandez shot that found the bottom corner in the second half. The Timbers equalized a mere six minutes later, … Continue reading Crew tactical review: Columbus fights back to add a point at home

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