COLUMBUS, Ohio - For Columbus Crew manager Wilfried Nancy, the most important thing going into Saturday's MLS Cup was for the team to stick to its identity. If that were to happen, he believed, the rest would take care of itself.
He was right.
Columbus delivered a convincing 2-1 victory against LAFC on Saturday night, delivering the club's third MLS Cup and second since 2020.
"That's why we had the possibility and that's why we won," Nancy said. "I'm really proud of that as a coach. Yes, we can talk about that tactics and talk about a lot of things, but the performance that we had tonight was spot on.