The 2020 Major League Soccer season ended in glory. But 2021 wasn’t quite the same for the Columbus Crew. The Black & Gold failed to repeat as champions last year, after lifting their second MLS Cup the season prior.
Columbus finished 2021 with a 13-13-8 record, missing the postseason by one point. Given the declared ambition of an ownership group that took over ahead of the 2019 season – another campaign without the playoffs – there was an expectation among the fanbase that this offseason would see major changes.
That, thus far, has not been the case.