The 2019 Columbus Crew SC season came to an end in early October with the Black & Gold missing out on the MLS Cup playoffs. While no postseason in Columbus is certainly a disappointment, the Crew did finish the year well and there’s optimism in the air heading into 2020.
But before we start looking ahead, we have to look back and review the 2019 season piece by piece. The Massive Report positional review rolls on with an in-depth look at the fullbacks.
Under Gregg Berhalter, Columbus’s outside defenders were tasked with creating width and attacking opportunities from the flanks, and occasionally tucking in as auxiliary central midfielders.