The story for the Columbus Crew has been the same for much of the 2022 season, the team can’t score goals. After finding the back of the net nine times in the first three games, and going 2-0-1 in the process, the Black & Gold have just 11 goals scored in the 14 subsequent games.
While the defense has been good, second-best in MLS with only 18 goals allowed, and the build-up play should have created more goals, the finishing hasn’t been there for Columbus. Since the trade of Gyasi Zardes on April 22, the talk around the Crew has been about finding a player who can score goals.