If there’s one thing consistent about Columbus Crew SC head coach Gregg Berhalter, it’s that he preaches one game at a time. No matter how often reporters ask him about a run of results, good or bad, he’s not interested in talking about it.
But Berhalter has been involved with the game of soccer long enough to realize that there are trends that develop in a team that, after enough of a sample size, can be analyzed.
This doesn’t necessarily have to do with results, such as Crew SC beginning 2018 without losing in its first four games or the recent two-match slide, but aspects of a team that you have to look a little closer to see.