Massive Report · Apr 12, 2022
Checking the ‘facts’ on Caleb Porter; is the Crew actually good?
Columbus Crew head coach Caleb Porter hates to lose; it is what drives him. This can be a good trait in a head coach of a professional soccer team, driving one to, say, a couple MLS Cups, an NCAA Championship and an MLS All-Star game victory. But when a coach like this loses, it can sometimes provoke emotions and statements that come off as petulant, whiny or seen as blaming others for their own failures.
Back in 2019, after a string of six straight Crew losses, Porter made a statement about how expected goals actually said that the Black & Gold were one of the best teams in the league. I wrote an article showing that this was not, in fact, true.