What needs to happen for a Crew playoff berth in 2019

Greg Bartram-USA TODAY SportsThe 2019 Major League Soccer season hasn’t been an easy one for Columbus Crew SC and (spoiler alert) it won’t be getting any easier either. With only four (mandatory) matches that remain for the Black & Gold in 2019, time is running out for the team to catch up to the rest of the pack in the MLS standings.

As it stands over the international break, Columbus sit in 11th place in the Eastern Conference with 31 points. Ahead of the Black & Gold are the Chicago Fire and Orlando City SC with 34 points in 10th and ninth respectively, and the Montreal Impact in eighth place with 37 points. Sitting in the seventh and coveted last playoff position is Toronto FC with 38…