For the first three years of Gregg Berhatler’s tenure as Columbus Crew SC head coach, the message was the same. The Black & Gold focused on their play and taking the game to the opponent.
“We worry more about how we play and focus less on the opponent,” was typically the approach.
It worked more often than not as Columbus made the playoffs in two of his first three seasons and appeared in an MLS Cup Final in 2015. But after a disappointing 2016, there has been a change.
“I just think we’re introducing more variety,” club captain Wil Trapp said last week.