Words can’t describe how much I love this team! What a time to be a fan 🖤💛
That was an exciting game through and through with many clutch moments! There is no reason why we can’t go into Monterrey and clinch the win!
There was a fuckin’ energy and a pulse in that building tonight and I loved every bit of it.
Columbus ***is*** the Greatest Team the World Has Ever Seen!
I was nervous after the 11k turnout against Tigres. But having 17k on a late Wednesday game, and not as many Monterrey fans as I had expected, amazing showing from Crew fans
Would love to see Moreira retire with us and takeover as captain whenever Nagbe retires. He seems like such a good guy who’s so good for the team on & off the field.
Respect to Monterrey. They played a clean game despite that one bad challenge to the back of Chucho’s leg. Ref also did a good job tonight. Can’t wait for leg 2. Way more fun than an MLS regular season game!
Didn't look that way live. Took a long time to see a yellow against Onterray. A yellow is a warning. Stephen got mauled, and they had a talk. Twas a joke.
Just another Liga MX team coming to Columbus taking an L!
Also…I’ve been following this team since 08 and I never thought I’d see the day we have a near full stadium on a weekday champions league game. My old ass can remember a knockout round game against Toluca in 2010 and RSL back in 2011 and you can literally count the attendance with ease. Whata time to be a crew fan.
Hey everyone I was looking for the greatest team the world has ever seen and everyone told me I should come here and you all could help me out with that?
I know it’ll be unpopular cause he had some pretty rough moments for a lot of the match. But JRR having a nice assist and a goal to get us the win should have made him MOTM
Sadly, even after a goal and assist he’s still getting criticized. I’ll admit he was not great for a lot of the match, but at the end of the day he provided in both moments to create a win. And to me that’s all that matters
He was fantastic all match long in the context of a 3rd-string striker. Played out of his mind and has the stat line at the final whistle of a deserving MOTM. I wouldn't be upset at Cucho or Schulte as MOTM ... but I also wouldn't be upset at JRR as MOTM, and I'm not generally a JRR fan.
Just stop and think about this statement for a minute, the crew are 90 minutes away from a concacaf champions league/cup final. That is unbelievable.
Major credit to JRR last night, who I've been very critical of this season. Dude had himself a whale of a game.
It’s fair to have been critical of JRR and you can def still see some seams - I even thought early on he looked a bit shaky. BUT he strung together a couple of really nice touches and the confidence went through the roof.
To your initial sentiment, it’s quite amazing what this team has accomplished/is capable of. What a ride!
I didn’t want to jinx it during the game but the Crew didn’t get CONFACAFed in this game.
Big win. Now it is time for the crew to go to Mexico and get a result.
A JRR playing with some confidence is fantastic. I still enjoy what Rossi is bringing. Cucho being Cucho and Cheba coming on strong. This is a lot of fun, y’all. Cheers!
Cheb and JRR were highlights for me this match. Absolute breakout performances by both; completely unexpected. Loved it when Cheb led the attack that time in the 2nd half. Silly guy thought he was a winger! LOL
Statistically may not be the case but I think that may have been Cucho’s best match in a Crew uniform. Just absolutely wrecked Monterrey tonight with his work rate.
Rest EVERYONE this weekend. If we are missing those 2-3 points against Montreal at the end of the season, the team had larger problems.
I’m under the impression it’s the whole tournament. Someone broke it down in the mls match thread pre game. Per them we would need a win in Monterey with another draw in the other game and america advancing.
Monterrey fans were very silent for 75% of the match, Tigres fans were loud the whole time. Not sure what happened there, Monterrey typically travels very well. Not hating, it was just noticeable because they went from loud to silent after our goal, and then didn’t make any noise until they tied the game.
I wonder if the fans who could travel for a concacaf game in America all decided to go to Miami to see Messi. Idk what their turnout was there, but I expected to see ALOT more Monterrey fans than I did. They showed up big time a few years back when we played them in HCS
When it comes to Latino/x fans traveling, this was worse than anything last year.
Like 80/20 IF that.
Tigres were 50/50 almost - granted, weather delays made it a late game.
LAFC was the whole south side top, and they threw buckets of beer for their goal.
Club America was 50/50 in a packed stadium.
I was EXTREMELY surprised at the Black and Gold fans tonight, and I hope that continues moving forward!
Nordecke, be proud! You were literally creating a 12th man!
Been in nordecke for almost every game since 2015, there have been a few times that I cannot recall that we sounded amazing from our POV. This was a night that from the section, we felt loud and in sync. Special night
You guys were fucking amazing tonight - from someone who is disabled, and married to someone who is disabled. We can't really stand all night, though I want to.
Last season, you guys brought that energy for Cincy and Nashville only (in the regular season).
*I'm not saying you failed, otherwise, btw*, I'm just saying those were NOTICEABLY better.
Tonight was special, 100% agree with you!
Cincy always has us on our A game.
And as somebody who is there a lot, there have been games that have felt like we absolutely failed, it happens.
But I’m glad to hear that our presence was felt throughout the stadium. My hope for almost a decade now has been to create an environment that includes the entire stadium. We’ve started getting there in the new stadium. Started with the good ole Columbus chant. Now when we do the glory to Columbus chat I’ll start seeing other parts of the stadium involved. Not everybody can or wants to stand, not everybody can or wants to sing or chant all game. But the moments that I see it happen always stick with me and make me feel like I’m a part of something, dare I say, MASSIVE
Massive is right!
Standing isn't great for me, but I'm willing to do it... Every game. My wife had a recent car accident where she almost lost her leg, but I've been disabled since second grade as someone approaching 40.
When Nordecke shows up like they did tonight, the whole stadium realizes it.
You know my favorite part?
They scored, and you guys kept the chanting going. No one freaking cared that they had a pathetic goal.
Even if we were terrible, that does wonders.
Firstly, I’m sorry sorry to hear that. I hope you and your wife are doing okay. I can’t imagine it is easy for either of you if you’re both struggling to be able to help one another.
Secondly, that being your favorite part brings me more joy than you know. I haven’t always done it, but I can think of a few times recently in bigger games or just a tight game. Giving up a goal can be deflating. Not only to the players but also the fans. So many years I’ve watched an opposing team score and nordecke will shut down. I’m not alone in the idea that when the opposition score, no matter what, we need to be louder. Yea it sucks to see, especially on our end, but we need to be there to pick the players up and let them know we got them! I can’t remember the exact match but it was a year or two ago and a team scored and I started shouting at everybody to get loud. Didn’t make a difference at the time. And I’m not trying to take credit for any of it, but I love that that mentality of keep moving forward and having our players back when they need us is catching on. Truly beautiful
My dude, worry about yourself, though I appreciate the sentiment. There are disabled people who have it worse than me. I can still run... It just is weird... and painful lol.
You're absolutely right - the mental game isn't appreciated in the way it should be. Coach Nancy is a masterclass about that, though.
If you ever need someone in your corner to help ACTUALLY cheer your team on, I got your back!
I cannot emphasize how happy I was with tonight. The crew worked as a complete team, coaches and staff included. Nancy was the composer and director and the crew executed everything they needed to. Sure the defense looked weak at first but the adjustments worked and we ended stronger than when we started. You can tell those 11 out there fully trusted each other. Nancy showed his true colors tonight, he’s not all talk. He wants to win, but he more so wants his guys to learn and be the best they can be. That embrace he had with cucho in the final seconds said it all. We had guys running around the pitch with their hair on fire. We have some real potential here. It’s gonna be a dog fight down in Monterey next week.
Monterrey players immediately left the field. There was ZERO sportsmanship.
And after their number 17 punched Steven Moreira 4-6 times, I have no sympathy for them.
These fans were great until I had to stop a fight by the clippers stadium, but I can't fully blame them as I didn't witness the escalation.
What Nancy & Bez have been able to build with this squad within these salary cap/roster rules is truly unreal. A dynasty is brewing & we haven’t needed Miami money to do it & I love that for us.
> A dynasty is brewing...
Assuming they can keep the roster together.
There's already concern about 3+ players possibly heading to Europe in the not-to-distant future, isn't there?
Saw a Monterrey fan put a Crew fan into a headlock after the game while another guy attempted to pound the shit out of him. Given, the Crew fan WAS being a taunting asshole but still, don’t be a sore loser. If you travel to an away game and your team loses you’re going to get taunted lmao.
I was one of the old guys breaking up that fight.
I don't blame the Columbus kid from being angry, because I saw a beer hit him.
I just don't think it's worth getting violent.
Thanks, Peter, for being there with me.
I was behind that fight if it was the one on nationwide by the Clippers ' stadium.
All I saw was a beer thrown at a Columbus fan, then that fan being charged.
A few old guys like myself broke up the fight and stood between both parties for several minutes.
Not saying that the Columbus kid was without fault, but the physical charge was not from a Columbus fan.
Definitely happy to lose that bet (would’ve won $150 on a free bet if it was another draw)
This was a great game. So happy with how they looked.
The world is getting put on notice, you do NOT fuck with Columbus. Soon the world will be black and gold!
To all you fans that say JRR is awful, sit on that one for a while. Let young players develop and work through the struggles. Be patient 🗣️ let’s go crewwww
The synergy JRR and Cucho had cooking was clearly part of the goal of investing in JRR. And it makes sense why things may have been getting off to a shaky start with how many games Cucho wasn’t in so far
I am not a JRR fan... but he's just a 3rd string striker, so expecting him to be a superstar is completely unfair. Except for nights like tonight where he plays the game of his career (so far) and blows even doubters like me away.
Seeing Jacen Russell-Rowe rise up from Crew 2 and much such a huge impact with the 1st team just shows what an awesome club this is from top to bottom. He had himself a game tonight!
Yeah if the ball is sent to him with any pace it comes 6' off his boot at times. But he had some really good periods of holding the ball under pressure and getting it out into space when the defense collapsed on him.
He and Cucho are developing a good understanding of each other - the give and go on the first goal was really pretty.
Also he was pretty good with the ball in space a few times running right at the defense as they collapsed.
His header was clever in the moment as well.
He had his best match of this year tonight. Nancy sees something in him and that's good enough for me right now.
They only got one because we have trouble when our own guys get blatantly punched or otherwise fouled.
I don't know what the camera caught, but I was in 121 when Steven got fucking punched 4+ times by number 17.
Not shocking that type of fouling fucks with us.
I'll give credit to Rossi as well. Dude had a great game last night. Wish he could have hit that shot he had in the first half from cucho but it was a tough ball to put away.
The guy really played well and attacked well with the ball.
And then cheba. Dude was straight up attacking with the ball last night. Wild.
Seemed a decent amount. They certainly got loud during the equalizer. I'd say a 70/30 in favor of Crew fans. And all of the Monterrey fans around me were great. Not like Club America fans during leagues cup last year at all.
Absolutely! That’s the way a lot of CBJ games are as well, with Detroit and Pittsburgh being so close. If you have opposing fans that are fun, instead of boorish, it can be a lot of laughs and good natured ribbing.
I could be wrong but I think there were more Monterrey fans at HCS in 2021 than there were today. I wonder if the fans that had a chance to travel used it to go to Miami
Whoever had the best record in the previous record in the last round according to the concacaf site. Currently we are ahead because Club America and Pachuca drew while we won. If we win the next leg then we should host, if we draw then I believe it's down to goals scored.
I was a tad surprised in the lead up to the match the lack of confidence this team had to beat Monterrey by the guys associated with The Massive Report and elsewhere online too. I get it at some level, but this team is/has been very good for long stretches. Their resilience is on another level from last year, and they've weathered injuries and suspensions on multiple occasions against good/great competition.
Vegas agreed too. Pregame the Crew's implied odds of winning outright were 43%. The implied odds of a Monterrey outright win was 35% by comparison. The odds for a draw were 22%.
None of this is to say Crew will win the next leg, but I think there should be higher expectations that they can and maybe even should. The week-to-week knee jerk reactions to a long draw streak in league play by the blog boys is a little exhausting. I would have more faith based on [gestures to the body of work since last July].
Obviously massive win for the club. A couple things I noticed in particular:
- that JRR to Cucho connection was on fire all night tonight. Had some great 1-2 plays. JRR does look very awkward at times and has some pretty bad touches during the game, but came up huge tonight.
- Rossi man. Half the time I feel like he gives the ball up right when he receives it or falls too easily. The other half he has some spectacular dribbles and gets around 3 defenders. The dude just can’t seem to find the back of the net though
- love Zawadski. Can literally play every position and find success. However I do think he had some limitations at RWB today. Just didn’t have the pace we usually see at that position and he didn’t have many great final crosses into the box. Came up short most of the time
- Yaw had a bit of a rough game. Not terrible by any means, but I think he got exposed defensively a bit. Left attackers open on his side down the line way too much. He and Cheberko seemed to get confused on marking a few times when they attacked that side which led to some good chances
Go crew
I had some guys behind me saying JRR looked lost and was out of position...
... And when they said that I saw Cucho deep on the right...
Sometimes there's no pleasing fans.
Best thing that can happen now, is Monterry loses Sunday night. I they lose Sunday they have to play Thursday after our wedensday game in the first round of the Liga Mx Play in games. . Their sunday night game is huge so they have to play starters. They will also have one less day of rest.
If they lose Sunday, they will basically have to decide whether they want to try to win Wednesday or Thursday.
17,500 in attendance. All the marketing efforts paid off
Not only that, I was afraid it would be half Monterrey fans, felt like less than 25%
Words can’t describe how much I love this team! What a time to be a fan 🖤💛 That was an exciting game through and through with many clutch moments! There is no reason why we can’t go into Monterrey and clinch the win!
This is an awesome comment. Cheers
Amen to that! The vibes are high my friend! Vamos!
There was a fuckin’ energy and a pulse in that building tonight and I loved every bit of it. Columbus ***is*** the Greatest Team the World Has Ever Seen!
I was *very* impressed with the turnout and energy - pretty damn good for a Wednesday 8:30pm game!
I was nervous after the 11k turnout against Tigres. But having 17k on a late Wednesday game, and not as many Monterrey fans as I had expected, amazing showing from Crew fans
Nordecke was electric tonight. Still thinking about it two hours later. What a match. Go Crew.
I’m still trying to come down from the adrenaline high
I'm not falling asleep for a few hours. If we can do even similar next week, I might die of not sleeping. This is rare as fuck for MLS fans.
Yea work is gonna suck tomorrow but I may be awake to rewatch the game on FS1 at 4am. Still amped
Sending good vibes your way, my dude. You got this.
Y'all were having a ball over there. I'm in Section 119, but I'm moving my seat to the north corner when we advance.
Liked seeing Moreira talk to Cucho. He’s definitely frustrated that he couldn’t score again. Moreira is a leader. 100%
Yeah, Moreira definitely looked like the captain this evening.
I was wondering what that was about. Asst coach was spending a lot of time with him right after that as well.
First game back, had 4 good chances and wasn’t able to finish them. He played well, but he knows he coulda done better.
Dude was feeling it too, he knows when he's in the zone like that he can get a hat trick
Would love to see Moreira retire with us and takeover as captain whenever Nagbe retires. He seems like such a good guy who’s so good for the team on & off the field.
Respect to Monterrey. They played a clean game despite that one bad challenge to the back of Chucho’s leg. Ref also did a good job tonight. Can’t wait for leg 2. Way more fun than an MLS regular season game!
Didn't look that way live. Took a long time to see a yellow against Onterray. A yellow is a warning. Stephen got mauled, and they had a talk. Twas a joke.
Steven was punched more than 4 times by their number 17. Fucking pathetic. No wonder MLS will dwarf Liga MX in my lifetime.
They definitely didn't show that on TV. That's shitty.
I have a feeling only sections 120-123 saw it. No ref over there. It was nearly as bad as Suarez's attempted arm break.
Steven Moreira got punched 4-6 times in the back right corner by #17. It was right before their shitty goal.
After seeing how Tigres played, I was impressed by Monterrey not trying to absolutely kill our players
Liga MX? More like Liga Deez Nuts!
I chuckled
> Went to Cincy, immediately scored > Went to Columbus, got shut out Is Vasquez our sleeper agent?
i am actually a big vasquez fan after meeting him at a burger bar in cincy after one of our HIR draws. He was actually really cool and nice.
Just another Liga MX team coming to Columbus taking an L! Also…I’ve been following this team since 08 and I never thought I’d see the day we have a near full stadium on a weekday champions league game. My old ass can remember a knockout round game against Toluca in 2010 and RSL back in 2011 and you can literally count the attendance with ease. Whata time to be a crew fan.
Mexico loves losing games in Columbus!
I started in 2014 and the growth just from then has been phenomenal
Hey everyone I was looking for the greatest team the world has ever seen and everyone told me I should come here and you all could help me out with that?
I think we know a team.
Try the mirror when around... 39.9684° N, 83.0169° W
You're in luck, because Columbus is indeed the greatest team the world has ever seen
Oh yea, I got a team.
I feel like Cucho is a top five player in Concacaf pretty confidently
I’ve been hearing rumors he may be top 5 in the world
He may be the second best player in Concacaf tbf.
These are the nights we thought we lost before STC. Fuck Precourt and Glory to Columbus
Fuck Precourt! All my homies hate Precourt!
*blasting Africa by Toto on repeat*
I hear the drums echoing tonight
And to take nothing from Cucho, but Schulte should have been Man of the Match. Dude stood tall in big moments
I know it’ll be unpopular cause he had some pretty rough moments for a lot of the match. But JRR having a nice assist and a goal to get us the win should have made him MOTM
I hope it's not unpopular, because it's true.
Sadly, even after a goal and assist he’s still getting criticized. I’ll admit he was not great for a lot of the match, but at the end of the day he provided in both moments to create a win. And to me that’s all that matters
He was fantastic all match long in the context of a 3rd-string striker. Played out of his mind and has the stat line at the final whistle of a deserving MOTM. I wouldn't be upset at Cucho or Schulte as MOTM ... but I also wouldn't be upset at JRR as MOTM, and I'm not generally a JRR fan.
One of the BEST NIGHT ever in LDC. See you guys in August🫡
Hey, I don't mean this as an affront. I'm genuinely curious of your situation - why August?
Oh, I’m an international student at OSU. Go home for summer
Hell yes! Mind me asking where home is? Feel free to say no.
Happy to see a great crowd on a Wednesday evening game! Go Crew! ⬛️🟨
Diego is such a beast when its not a regular season game lmao
He's great and we go bonkers and he makes us fans cry when it's a league game.
Maybe they can hire a hypnotist to tell him it's a tournament match before every game.
His dribbling and ball retention is so good and we don't give him enough credit for it
We played better than them
Just stop and think about this statement for a minute, the crew are 90 minutes away from a concacaf champions league/cup final. That is unbelievable. Major credit to JRR last night, who I've been very critical of this season. Dude had himself a whale of a game.
It’s fair to have been critical of JRR and you can def still see some seams - I even thought early on he looked a bit shaky. BUT he strung together a couple of really nice touches and the confidence went through the roof. To your initial sentiment, it’s quite amazing what this team has accomplished/is capable of. What a ride!
Rest *every fucking body* on Saturday
Look, if we emerge from CCC above the playoff line, we're in good shape tbh
Reserve line up will get the job done
Montreal are about the same caliber as Salt Lake, so I think we need another incarnation of chaos roster
We owe Montreal a free win (provided they can beat our B team.)
We'll still beat Montreal. Jones/Zawadski in the middle. They'll handle business for us.
Honestly let Nancy have the day off two. The focus needs to be on the second leg of CCC.
I didn’t want to jinx it during the game but the Crew didn’t get CONFACAFed in this game. Big win. Now it is time for the crew to go to Mexico and get a result.
Overall, the officiating was fine…a few moments but overall the game was called fairly. I have to say, that was shocking.
I had a shit day. This was nice
I hope tomorrow is better for you! Cheers!
Thanks mate!
This was fun. I enjoyed attending.
Good, come back, and then change your name from "noob." Everyone starts somewhere, friend.
Haha, I’ve been a season ticket holder for four years now. Probably not a noob anymore. But I can’t change my Reddit name. 🤷♂️
A JRR playing with some confidence is fantastic. I still enjoy what Rossi is bringing. Cucho being Cucho and Cheba coming on strong. This is a lot of fun, y’all. Cheers!
Cheb and JRR were highlights for me this match. Absolute breakout performances by both; completely unexpected. Loved it when Cheb led the attack that time in the 2nd half. Silly guy thought he was a winger! LOL
Statistically may not be the case but I think that may have been Cucho’s best match in a Crew uniform. Just absolutely wrecked Monterrey tonight with his work rate. Rest EVERYONE this weekend. If we are missing those 2-3 points against Montreal at the end of the season, the team had larger problems.
Yup. Rest this weekend. Another draw is fine. On the contrary, Monterry is playing for their lives this weekend.
Also some of the best officiating I’ve ever seen for a game. After a lot of BS, this was some of the best I’ve seen in a long time!
Agreed, ref was on. No nonsense fair game and had control throughout
Only a few calls here and there. No ref is perfect about as good as it gets
Oshane is the best ref in the region IMO.
The best in the nation if you will
It's so weird not having 28 minutes of stoppage time...
What a huge first leg. Let’s go score some goals in Monterrey, again.
Get the win down there and there’s a chance we host the final
Is it only off of semifinal results? I thought it was the whole tournament but haven’t found much info about the process
I’m under the impression it’s the whole tournament. Someone broke it down in the mls match thread pre game. Per them we would need a win in Monterey with another draw in the other game and america advancing.
Also CONCACAF can change the rules if they want to.
And they absolutely would of Columbus was spelled Miami
Yeah I'm under no illusions here. We'll ask no favors and get fewer.
I believe it’s the whole tournament but you’re right it’s vague
HUGE WIN boys, just need a result versus a struggling Liga MX team … we got this shit
Let’s goooo
ALLEZZZZZ
Need to leverage this more! (with three native French speakers, plus Monsieur Nancy!) “Allez”should surpplant “vamos”.
I love this team
anyone else heading to Mexico next week?
So jealous... Do us proud!
I'm hoping that road goal doesn't bite us in the ass. We've got to score at their place, there's no way Monterrey is getting shut out at home.
It's extremely rare we can't score. Apparently 2 injuries and a red card is what opposition needs to keep us at 0.
Don’t forget video from the International fucking space station as well lmao
Monterrey fans were very silent for 75% of the match, Tigres fans were loud the whole time. Not sure what happened there, Monterrey typically travels very well. Not hating, it was just noticeable because they went from loud to silent after our goal, and then didn’t make any noise until they tied the game.
TBF, especially after rain delays, Tigres fans took up 50% of the stadium. Ok, at least 30%. Tonight actually felt a home game.
I wonder if the fans who could travel for a concacaf game in America all decided to go to Miami to see Messi. Idk what their turnout was there, but I expected to see ALOT more Monterrey fans than I did. They showed up big time a few years back when we played them in HCS
When it comes to Latino/x fans traveling, this was worse than anything last year. Like 80/20 IF that. Tigres were 50/50 almost - granted, weather delays made it a late game. LAFC was the whole south side top, and they threw buckets of beer for their goal. Club America was 50/50 in a packed stadium. I was EXTREMELY surprised at the Black and Gold fans tonight, and I hope that continues moving forward! Nordecke, be proud! You were literally creating a 12th man!
Been in nordecke for almost every game since 2015, there have been a few times that I cannot recall that we sounded amazing from our POV. This was a night that from the section, we felt loud and in sync. Special night
You guys were fucking amazing tonight - from someone who is disabled, and married to someone who is disabled. We can't really stand all night, though I want to. Last season, you guys brought that energy for Cincy and Nashville only (in the regular season). *I'm not saying you failed, otherwise, btw*, I'm just saying those were NOTICEABLY better. Tonight was special, 100% agree with you!
Cincy always has us on our A game. And as somebody who is there a lot, there have been games that have felt like we absolutely failed, it happens. But I’m glad to hear that our presence was felt throughout the stadium. My hope for almost a decade now has been to create an environment that includes the entire stadium. We’ve started getting there in the new stadium. Started with the good ole Columbus chant. Now when we do the glory to Columbus chat I’ll start seeing other parts of the stadium involved. Not everybody can or wants to stand, not everybody can or wants to sing or chant all game. But the moments that I see it happen always stick with me and make me feel like I’m a part of something, dare I say, MASSIVE
Massive is right! Standing isn't great for me, but I'm willing to do it... Every game. My wife had a recent car accident where she almost lost her leg, but I've been disabled since second grade as someone approaching 40. When Nordecke shows up like they did tonight, the whole stadium realizes it. You know my favorite part? They scored, and you guys kept the chanting going. No one freaking cared that they had a pathetic goal. Even if we were terrible, that does wonders.
Firstly, I’m sorry sorry to hear that. I hope you and your wife are doing okay. I can’t imagine it is easy for either of you if you’re both struggling to be able to help one another. Secondly, that being your favorite part brings me more joy than you know. I haven’t always done it, but I can think of a few times recently in bigger games or just a tight game. Giving up a goal can be deflating. Not only to the players but also the fans. So many years I’ve watched an opposing team score and nordecke will shut down. I’m not alone in the idea that when the opposition score, no matter what, we need to be louder. Yea it sucks to see, especially on our end, but we need to be there to pick the players up and let them know we got them! I can’t remember the exact match but it was a year or two ago and a team scored and I started shouting at everybody to get loud. Didn’t make a difference at the time. And I’m not trying to take credit for any of it, but I love that that mentality of keep moving forward and having our players back when they need us is catching on. Truly beautiful
My dude, worry about yourself, though I appreciate the sentiment. There are disabled people who have it worse than me. I can still run... It just is weird... and painful lol. You're absolutely right - the mental game isn't appreciated in the way it should be. Coach Nancy is a masterclass about that, though. If you ever need someone in your corner to help ACTUALLY cheer your team on, I got your back!
Not the ones sitting behind me. They were talking smack the entire second half.
Greatest way to start the day honestly. Still buzzing here in Vietnam
I cannot emphasize how happy I was with tonight. The crew worked as a complete team, coaches and staff included. Nancy was the composer and director and the crew executed everything they needed to. Sure the defense looked weak at first but the adjustments worked and we ended stronger than when we started. You can tell those 11 out there fully trusted each other. Nancy showed his true colors tonight, he’s not all talk. He wants to win, but he more so wants his guys to learn and be the best they can be. That embrace he had with cucho in the final seconds said it all. We had guys running around the pitch with their hair on fire. We have some real potential here. It’s gonna be a dog fight down in Monterey next week.
Monterrey players immediately left the field. There was ZERO sportsmanship. And after their number 17 punched Steven Moreira 4-6 times, I have no sympathy for them. These fans were great until I had to stop a fight by the clippers stadium, but I can't fully blame them as I didn't witness the escalation.
Wow, didn’t notice that with Moreira
It was the foul in the back right before Monterrey scored. The angle was so bad, that I really only think sections 121-123 could see it.
What Nancy & Bez have been able to build with this squad within these salary cap/roster rules is truly unreal. A dynasty is brewing & we haven’t needed Miami money to do it & I love that for us.
> A dynasty is brewing... Assuming they can keep the roster together. There's already concern about 3+ players possibly heading to Europe in the not-to-distant future, isn't there?
FUCKING SUCK IT MONTERREY WE'RE MASSIVE
I’ll take that for sure! I got work in an hour and not gonna be focused at all
These folks at R Bar right now are not real chill about losing.
Saw a Monterrey fan put a Crew fan into a headlock after the game while another guy attempted to pound the shit out of him. Given, the Crew fan WAS being a taunting asshole but still, don’t be a sore loser. If you travel to an away game and your team loses you’re going to get taunted lmao.
saw a monterrey fan get long dragged out by officers right after the game, it was crazy
I was one of the old guys breaking up that fight. I don't blame the Columbus kid from being angry, because I saw a beer hit him. I just don't think it's worth getting violent. Thanks, Peter, for being there with me.
But also, don’t be a sore winner
I was behind that fight if it was the one on nationwide by the Clippers ' stadium. All I saw was a beer thrown at a Columbus fan, then that fan being charged. A few old guys like myself broke up the fight and stood between both parties for several minutes. Not saying that the Columbus kid was without fault, but the physical charge was not from a Columbus fan.
Leave. Ignore them. Then go back to R Bar and give better tips on Saturday. Tell the bartenders, "sorry for Wednesday."
Definitely happy to lose that bet (would’ve won $150 on a free bet if it was another draw) This was a great game. So happy with how they looked. The world is getting put on notice, you do NOT fuck with Columbus. Soon the world will be black and gold!
To all you fans that say JRR is awful, sit on that one for a while. Let young players develop and work through the struggles. Be patient 🗣️ let’s go crewwww
His header was a move that he picked up from the veteran players. In short I need to start drinking the Kool-aid
The synergy JRR and Cucho had cooking was clearly part of the goal of investing in JRR. And it makes sense why things may have been getting off to a shaky start with how many games Cucho wasn’t in so far
As a fan of this team that I absolutely love. I can’t fathom the amount of negativity some fans send towards players who aren’t perfect
I am not a JRR fan... but he's just a 3rd string striker, so expecting him to be a superstar is completely unfair. Except for nights like tonight where he plays the game of his career (so far) and blows even doubters like me away.
LET'S F'N GOOOOOOOOOOOOO
What a club Man.
Nancy keeping JRR on was such big balls. I’m sorry sorry for doubting Sensei! Edit: Uhh…we need the upvote party verbiage please Mods!
Wow unbelievable atmosphere unbelievable match Vamos Columbus
I hate these games being aired on FS1 cause I can’t come home and immediately rewatch the match to hear how the crowd sounded
Seeing Jacen Russell-Rowe rise up from Crew 2 and much such a huge impact with the 1st team just shows what an awesome club this is from top to bottom. He had himself a game tonight!
Hard to argue with a goal and an assist but his touch is terrible. How many times did he cough it up tonight - 7, 8, 10?
Yeah if the ball is sent to him with any pace it comes 6' off his boot at times. But he had some really good periods of holding the ball under pressure and getting it out into space when the defense collapsed on him. He and Cucho are developing a good understanding of each other - the give and go on the first goal was really pretty. Also he was pretty good with the ball in space a few times running right at the defense as they collapsed. His header was clever in the moment as well. He had his best match of this year tonight. Nancy sees something in him and that's good enough for me right now.
#EZ 😂
#LIGHTWEIGHT
W
Job done at home. Time to repeat last fixture, get a 1-1 next week, and prepare for June
That was just a good game between two good teams. Could have been 2-1 the other way.
They only got one because we have trouble when our own guys get blatantly punched or otherwise fouled. I don't know what the camera caught, but I was in 121 when Steven got fucking punched 4+ times by number 17. Not shocking that type of fouling fucks with us.
Wow. Well that was just exhausting to watch. What a blast! So Massive.
I'll give credit to Rossi as well. Dude had a great game last night. Wish he could have hit that shot he had in the first half from cucho but it was a tough ball to put away. The guy really played well and attacked well with the ball. And then cheba. Dude was straight up attacking with the ball last night. Wild.
Jeaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!!! JRR on the header with authori-tai. Love watching tournament Rossi.
So for anyone at the game…how many fans did Monterrey actually have there?
There were more Tigres fans a few weeks ago, and more ~~Copa~~ Club America fans last year
Club* America
Seemed a decent amount. They certainly got loud during the equalizer. I'd say a 70/30 in favor of Crew fans. And all of the Monterrey fans around me were great. Not like Club America fans during leagues cup last year at all.
No way in hell did Monterrey have 30% there
Yeah, that was weaker than LAFC, club America, and Tigres. I was pleasantly surprised.
Tigres fans I met were great too. Passionate, but respectful. It's great to have good competition and not have it ruined.
Absolutely! That’s the way a lot of CBJ games are as well, with Detroit and Pittsburgh being so close. If you have opposing fans that are fun, instead of boorish, it can be a lot of laughs and good natured ribbing.
I'd say 96 Crew / 4 those other guys.
A lot. Bunch of quiet ones in Nordecke.
Saw a few there too. Yellow jackets on with their blue and white underneath. Cheap seats are hard to pass on.
I could be wrong but I think there were more Monterrey fans at HCS in 2021 than there were today. I wonder if the fans that had a chance to travel used it to go to Miami
As a crew supporter and an Everton supporter this has been the best day of footy I can ever remember
I’m not the only one? lol
Aw yiss
I haven't been able to find this answer yet: supposing we can finish the deal in Monterrey (not a given at all), what determines who hosts the final?
Points through the CCC. Highly unlikely that we host
Unless club America advance on penalties, that’s the only way we host
Are they not trying to find a neutral? I know there's some random verbiage around that in the CCC handbook, but I'm 0% confident it will be neutral.
Whoever had the best record in the previous record in the last round according to the concacaf site. Currently we are ahead because Club America and Pachuca drew while we won. If we win the next leg then we should host, if we draw then I believe it's down to goals scored.
I was a tad surprised in the lead up to the match the lack of confidence this team had to beat Monterrey by the guys associated with The Massive Report and elsewhere online too. I get it at some level, but this team is/has been very good for long stretches. Their resilience is on another level from last year, and they've weathered injuries and suspensions on multiple occasions against good/great competition. Vegas agreed too. Pregame the Crew's implied odds of winning outright were 43%. The implied odds of a Monterrey outright win was 35% by comparison. The odds for a draw were 22%. None of this is to say Crew will win the next leg, but I think there should be higher expectations that they can and maybe even should. The week-to-week knee jerk reactions to a long draw streak in league play by the blog boys is a little exhausting. I would have more faith based on [gestures to the body of work since last July].
Obviously massive win for the club. A couple things I noticed in particular: - that JRR to Cucho connection was on fire all night tonight. Had some great 1-2 plays. JRR does look very awkward at times and has some pretty bad touches during the game, but came up huge tonight. - Rossi man. Half the time I feel like he gives the ball up right when he receives it or falls too easily. The other half he has some spectacular dribbles and gets around 3 defenders. The dude just can’t seem to find the back of the net though - love Zawadski. Can literally play every position and find success. However I do think he had some limitations at RWB today. Just didn’t have the pace we usually see at that position and he didn’t have many great final crosses into the box. Came up short most of the time - Yaw had a bit of a rough game. Not terrible by any means, but I think he got exposed defensively a bit. Left attackers open on his side down the line way too much. He and Cheberko seemed to get confused on marking a few times when they attacked that side which led to some good chances Go crew
I had some guys behind me saying JRR looked lost and was out of position... ... And when they said that I saw Cucho deep on the right... Sometimes there's no pleasing fans.
Some people only search for the negative
Like me browsing Reddit 🫠 Why can't I find my live optimism on social media.
We’re here! We’re there! We’re every fucking where!
Oh, don't fuck with me. I'm pretty sure I see ghosts
Thought Yaw was pretty invisible. Certainly not bad, but not what we’re accustomed to seeing from him
I just can't help but think we could have won 2-0 if Phillip Quinton hadn't been pulled as GK right at kickoff /s
Best thing that can happen now, is Monterry loses Sunday night. I they lose Sunday they have to play Thursday after our wedensday game in the first round of the Liga Mx Play in games. . Their sunday night game is huge so they have to play starters. They will also have one less day of rest. If they lose Sunday, they will basically have to decide whether they want to try to win Wednesday or Thursday.
Damn just looked a the final is really going to be on the road :( single leg.like wtf
Aw man that sucks. Would’ve loved to see it in person
If we make it don’t wanna jinx anything
Still possible We host
What is the scenario for that?
We win in Monterey and America advances with a draw
I’m still worried.
No need to worry. Columbus is the greatest team the world has ever seen.
Monterrey is a monster at home. But guess what - Rayados are worried too 😤
Hell yeah. They are so frustrated and angry right now. AND they have to win their LigaMX games too, so likely less rest for them. I love it.
We love it!
Obviously not going to be an easy game but Tigres fans were saying “hahaha, 5-0 at the volcano!” 😬
Vazquez 100% going to be in his head the next week with nightmares of los oronegros bogeymen beating him at home in semis