A season ago, the Crew SC survived life as a pedestrian set-piece team because it couldn’t stop scoring from the run of play.
Everything Kei Kamara touched turned to goal. His wingers Ethan Finlay and Justin Meram combined for 18 tallies.
A year later, Kamara is gone and so is the scoring from the wings. A club sitting on 26 goals and riding a nine-game winless streak desperately could use a boost from corners and free kicks. It’s just not happening, though.
The league’s shortest team – the Crew averages 5-foot-10.6 inches – is coming up small on set-piece opportunities.