“I think there have been some guys really licking their chops, just ready to step in and get a game,” Caleb Porter said this week.
The Columbus Crew SC head coach’s anticipatory words come as a minor knee injury will sideline goalkeeper Zack Steffen, coupled with international team call-ups to starters Gyasi Zardes, Wil Trapp, Justin Meram and Waylon Francis will create great opportunities for some Crew players to make a positive impression this weekend as the Black & Gold travel east to play the Philadelphia Union this Saturday.