Porter eyeing smooth on-the-field transition for the Crew

Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY SportsWhen Columbus Crew SC’s squad begins preseason practice on Wednesday, the Caleb Porter era will officially start for the Black & Gold. This will be just one of the many facets of the transition the club is set to go through in 2019 with new ownership, a new president and a new head coach all starting their tenures in Central Ohio. But if all goes as planned, it should be the smoothest of all of them.

That is, at least, what you can take from Porter’s first comments about the playing style he wants to implement with the Crew for 2019 and beyond. The former Portland Timbers manager has indicated he doesn’t plan on making any significant changes in how the team…