There’s a justifiable amount of excitement coming out of the Columbus Crew. After all, winning a season-opening match 4-0 against the Vancouver Whitecaps is cause for celebration. It symbolizes a performance of strong defense and expectation exceeding offense. It was the highest-scoring season opener for the Black & Gold since forward Brian McBride led the first-ever Crew side to a 4-0 victory against D.C. United. Don’t tell that to head coach Caleb Porter.
“Thought we should have scored more,” said Porter in Saturday’s post-match press conference.
It’s not a coach’s job to celebrate a single match, let alone the first match of the season.