Columbus Crew SC suffered the team’s second straight loss, falling 3-1 to the Portland Timbers on Saturday night. The visitors were previously winless and had the second-worst defense coming into the week. The 2019 season likely will depend on how the team responds to what they learned in a tough loss.
Here is what we learned:
This team has serious offensive problems
Eight games is nearly a quarter of the way through the Major League Soccer schedule. That’s enough to tease out some truths about this Crew team and it’s clear this team is struggling offensively.