Before a 3-2 victory over New York City FC last Saturday, one of the unexpected challenges faced by Crew SC was keeping a winless team confident.
Now, the trick is figure out how much confidence the Crew (1-3-2) should take from its first win into a game tonight at Mapfre Stadium against the struggling Houston Dynamo (1-3-2).
“A win does help,” Crew coach Gregg Berhalter said. “Because you can tell guys they’re doing the right thing, but if you keep losing, after a while it is difficult.”
The Crew kept its chin up through the season’s first seven weeks, but scoring only three goals and collecting only two points through five games was taxing for a team expected to contend for multiple trophies.