Columbus Crew SC’s 3-2 home defeat to New York City FC put in display one of the biggest issues the Black & Gold are facing on the 2017 Major League Soccer season as the team conceded two goals on plays where it turned the ball over on its own half of the field.
Doing whatever it takes to keep the possession — and even taking some risks for it — is one of the pillars of Crew SC in the Berhalter Era. However, this philosophy eventually leads to some mistakes, as the one our Collin Johnson described on his Anatomy of a Goal piece earlier this week.