The Crew has striker decisions to make while waiting on a Designated Player forward to arrive

There has been plenty of discussion during the 2022 Major League Soccer season involving the Columbus Crew’s forward play. Just five of the Crew’s 13 goals this year have come from the striker position and head coach Caleb Porter has made it no secret that the team needs an upgrade in the attack.

But a month remains between now and when a new forward can step on the field for the Black & Gold. Columbus has at least four games prior to a new striker playing and, ideally, helping to light an attacking fire.

While all the talk of a potential new No. 9 up top is great, the Crew has to make due with what the team has for a little while longer.

What it has is third-year forward Miguel Berry and…