The opening six weeks of Crew SC's season has produced mouthfuls of metrics for the defending Eastern Conference champion to chew on, all of which should add up to more than two points, three goals and zero wins in five games.
The multitude of missed crosses and muffed scoring chances might be tougher to swallow, though, had they come against different opponents in different places. The Crew opened the season with four of five games on the road, paying visits to three 2015 playoff teams: Portland, Dallas and Montreal.
“We’re tested right away,” coach Gregg Berhalter said.