MANITOBA, Canada—In the celebration of his goal against Columbus SC on Wednesday night, the explosion of joy and cathartic energy erupting from Jozy Altidore was palpable.
Everyone tuned in to the match could see, hell, they could feel what it meant to him to nod home the insurance marker for the Reds against the defending champs.
Right from his introduction into the match, Altidore was set out to destroy the Columbus backline, scything through their lines like a sickle through wheat, and firing a warning shot off of the crossbar that may very well have registered on NATOs radar.