The Columbus Crew reached the midway point of the MLS regular season. With half of the scheduled matches behind the Black & Gold, there’s an underlying positive that gets lost in the overall points, off-field debates and roster changes. The Crew has turned into a good road team. And, after years of jokes at the expense of head coach Caleb Porter’s road record, or lack thereof, it is away matches that have kept Columbus battling through unprecedented injuries and tactical adjustments to stay in the MLS Cup playoff race.
At the season’s midway point, half of the Crew’s 22 points came in road matches.