Just one week after ending the perfect season of the Portland Timbers, Columbus Crew SC would knock off the last undefeated club in MLS with a 2-0 shutout against Orlando City SC. After an impressive road win and two big wins at home, the same club that ended 2016 near the bottom of the Eastern Conference sits at the very top of that same table for their second week straight.
Here are three takeaways from the shutout at Mapfre:
What defensive struggles?
The attack was never the problem in 2016, it was the defending that lead to the disappointing year for Crew SC.