Soccer | Crew: In wake of Saturday debacle, a Q&A with coach Gregg Berhalter

The aftermath of a 4-4 tie with Montreal in Mapfre Stadium on Saturday in which Crew SC blew a 4-1 lead in the second half has not been pretty.

Star striker Kei Kamara lashed out at his fellow designated player, Federico Higuain, in the locker room, publicly exposing a rift of the type that must be healed if the ninth-place Crew (2-4-3) is to climb out of its early-season funk.

“I categorize that as an immature performance,” coach Gregg Berhalter said. “We’re better than that, and we didn’t show it.”

A prolonged on-field argument between Kamara and Higuain over who was to take a penalty kick in the 53rd minute was embarrassing, and Kamara played a sloppy, edgeless game after he lost the debate.