There’s a level of excitement to a Major League Soccer team signing a player from Europe. After all, some of the greatest athletes in the world take their craft to England, Spain and Italy to perform in front of tens of thousands of fans in-stadium and millions more across the globe. For all the excitement, sometimes the start of the relationship between MLS club and new acquisition is bumpy.
The Columbus Crew has made a few of those acquisitions over the years. It is often thought that newcomers to MLS that it takes new players, specifically defenders, some time to adjust to the league.