It wasn’t just that the Black & Gold finished 8-14-12 and missed the postseason by six points, but how it happened.
“I don’t think we responded to much at all last year, to be honest,” head coach Gregg Berhalter said following the team’s fourth win in seven game this season. “And it was these types of games and it was other games. I think we struggled to find our way consistently last year.”
Crew SC’s offense was not so much of an issue in 2016, finishing in the middle of Major League Soccer with 50 goals scored, but it was the defense that struggled mightily last year.