Massive Tactics: Montreal Impact at Columbus Crew SC

The first home match for Columbus Crew SC of 2018 comes a week after a 2-0 shock victory against the MLS Cup champions Toronto FC on their home turf. Today we have another Canadian team in the Montreal Impact making the trip to Columbus as Gregg Berhalter’s Crew SC look to repeat the success last week.

For our weekly lineup preview I will be outlining the projected starting XI for both squads and some of the tactical battles to watch out for in the match including key matchups and players to watch out for.

The Impact started the season with a 2-1 defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps. In a match that took a bit to get going, early first period yellow cards were offset by a trio of goals in the second…