It was more than a month ago, and it didn’t last long, but the earliest days of Crew SC training camp left coach Gregg Berhalter with a sense of unease.
The Crew had reconvened for its first week of training camp in Lakewood Ranch, Fla., after an offseason that amounted to just a month and half following a run to the MLS Cup Final.
Berhalter’s team, with all 11 starters returning, was coming off one of the best seasons in franchise history, capped by a thrilling but draining run to an Eastern Conference championship and a devastating home loss to the Portland Timbers in the final.