With the 2022 Major League Soccer season in the books for the Columbus Crew, Massive Report is reflecting back on the year that was. We started by first looking at the goalkeepers and handing out grades for that position. Now we move on to the defenders.
This was a defensive line that saw a number of players play/start due to rotation and injury. When the Black & Gold had their best back four group, the team was strong defensively, but that didn’t happen as much as Columbus would like.
Let’s dive into grading the Crew’s defenders from 2022.