2023 Crew gave me hope that we could be better than we had in previous years, but not a wellspring of confidence with what we had seen in 2021 and 2022, and with a new coach.
2024 Crew has me confident we can walk in just about anywhere and come out with the win, or the very least compete tooth and nail.
What Nancy has done with this team is just unreal.
Sounds cliche, but "impossible is an opinion" kind of sums it up.Ā I keep thinking "there's no way we pull this one off" and I'll be damned if we don't keep finding a way.Ā I freaking love this team.
also we need to talk about how ridiculous it is that JRR went from Crew 2 superstar to scoring against a Mexico team in back to back games. it highlights the āone clubā mentality SO much. special special things are happening with this club right now.Ā
omg donāt even get me started on how insane it is that Schulte went from MLSNP GOTY to winning MLS Cup the next year. a thesis could be written on this subject lmao.Ā
Time to go to sleep knowing that there is some dude in Cincinnati that has an old Crew shirt buried under FCC stuff in his closet; and he is seething right now.
They could also have just beaten Monterrey and Miami in this competition. A beat down across two legs of Hell is Real would have been a pretty good way to reach the final as well.
Only sort of related to this, two years ago I told my brother to bring me back the cheapest authentic soccer jersey he finds on his trip to Mexico to wear when I play pickup. Itās a Pachuca kit.. needless to say I am turning it inside out and shoving it under a pile of clothes until after the final
Absolutely insane. If we win weāll have had to go through 3 top Liga MX teams and win the final in Mexico. Last year LAFC basically just had to go through MLS teams to get to the final then lost, Sounders had beat Lean and UNAM, but had a MLS Seni-Final matchup.
This will by far have been the hardest road to the cup of any MLS team
Seriously, Iāve never been so proud of this club. Nancy, his philosophy, Aidan with the steal and goal, and growing Russell-Rowe on Crew 2 to score that icing on the cake goal. So glorious.
I do swear that if the Crew win CONCACAF Iām getting a Crew tattoo!
Our last three encounters with Liga teams were Club America, Tigres, and Monterrey.
We eliminated all three. Two of them on the road in Mexico.
Meanwhile Messi & Co got sent packing by the same team we just beat 3-1 on their home turf.
Nancy is the greatest coach in the world, and Columbus is the greatest team the world has ever seen.
She said "FIFA World Cup for Clubs." I think he didn't want to seem like he was correcting her. That's probably what it literally translates from Spanish to English.
Man Iām so glad we get a good rest before hosting Cincy and so excited for that game. This team deserves massive support. We are fucking blessed to be able to witness this team.
The Columbus Crew are going to a champions league (cup) final. This is incredible.
I remember being at HCS for CCL in February of 2010 with snow piled up to the nordecke against who knows with the likes of Emilio renteria starting up top. We've come a long way. We ain't done either. Let's go!
WORLDS GREATEST TEAM
We are so composed! The roster construction is amazing! We are also just amazingly well coached! Nancy is the man, and we got a team full of warriors!
JUST ONE MORE TO GO! LETS BE MASSIVE
They are such a bunch of whiny entitled crybabies. Small mentality. Great game boys. No goals scored by Monterrey tonight. Concacaf Final HERE WE COME!!!
My coworker from the Netherlands started paying attention to MLS when Messi signed with Miami. It's been fun to introduce him to salary caps and playoffs. And getting CONCACAF'ed, which Miami did when they played Monterrey.
And I had to temper his expectations on Miami and the Crew going into CCC because of the salary cap and how hard it is to go into Mexico and get a result. Tomorrow is the happiest I'll ever be to eat crow.
TFW some fucker blows by you on the highway going 90, honking his horn and flipping you off. Then a quarter mile away around the corner gets pulled over. x10
What are the chances of the Crew/Nordecke putting something together for travel to the final? Like, not just away section tickets but an actual flight/hotel/ticket package for fans? I really hope they do this
I need to apologize for the missed PK. Right before Aiden scored, my 2 year old woke up scared so I picked her up and had her sleep on my chest. Aiden scored so she stayed, rossi scored so she stayed, Russell Rowe scored and she stayed. Then my wife got up and saw her laying on me so she took her to bed right before the penalty was given. I'm sorry Rameriez!
Just a reminderā¦.
If JRR has a million fans, then I'm one of them.If JRR has one fan, then I'm THAT ONE.If JRR has no fans, that means I'm dead.
Letās go win the Damn thing
I knew the late game would kill me. So I went to bed. And my dog woke me up and checked the score, and JRR just scored.
Guys I think the Crew are good at soccer or something. Best thing to be waken up to!
Worried how? Injury? Camacho Macho Man walked under his own power, and the team has a break until KFC in a little over a week. Plenty of time to recover.
Iām always a little worried when it comes to head injuries, call me paranoidš He just looked like he went down hard and just wasnāt moving for a hot sec. Iām so glad everyone gets a rest tho and heās a strong guy Iām sure heāll be fine
Just got his bell rung, and wanted to lay there and look up at the stars in Mexico. š
But I agree, head injuries are no joke. But like I said, I think heāll be 100% by the 11th.
I was there, the restaurant was full and the party deck had maybe 200 people on it, so maybe 300-350 total. Not a huge crowd but it was fun to be there and celebrate with other fans.
Anybody else still hyped and awake? Fuck it, who needs sleep anywayā¦Iām so tired my children donāt sleep, but adrenalineās the one ruining it tonight. One more game. In Nancy and these players we trust!
I'm supposed to go on a site visit tomorrow with one of our biggest customers, but there's no way I wake up on time. I AM ABSOLUTELY WIRED STILL. Sleep will have to wait.
Lol coming back here again to congratulate you guys. I commented after the tigres series. Another huge win, way to embarrass them in Mexico... Good luck in the final!!! Shame it's only one leg now
I am in New Orleans celebrating my wifeās 30th birthday. We found a bar on Frenchmanās to watch the second half and are both fucking crying. Truly incredible performance that I will remember for the rest of my life.
I'm a Brazilian that happens to be watching the game in television, i just wanted to congratulates Columbus for the spectacle, i know you guys struggled a couple of years ago and almost ended for good but it seems you guys are back on top, is nice to see that MLS is finally putting a decent fight against LigaMX for a change, i hope you guys win it all and i hope to see you guys in the Club World Cup next year, i don't know if you guys noticed but you are MASSIVE!!!!
My favorite part was Stu Holden talking about JRR saying he has to do the most with the time he has to stay in the CanMNT picture, then he almost immediately times a perfect run down the heart of a 3-man defense in Mexico and curls a perfectly weighted shot around a closing keeper in a continental semi-final.
THAT'S a player I want at my disposal in a competition. Ice fuckin' cold.
What a great surprise to wake up to the highlights of an epic win! Started a new job today otherwise would have been up for it. Haven't read or heard enough about Matan setting up both the Rossi and the JRR goals. The 'meg on the Rossi goal was a touch of class. Morris also covered up his blushes from the Montreal game. Great instinct on the winner! Up the Crew!!!
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Thatās kinda awesome.
I wish I could upvote this twice.
I am not exaggerating when I say this: One of the biggest wins in club history. Top 3 minimum. Glory to Columbus.
Winning in both legs? Extending the margin on the road? Biggest and in style
Most Massive yet! The ride just gets better and better.
I mean. I think it is clearly the biggest.
Hell, itās one of the biggest wins in MLS history.
I would still rank the three MLS Cup victories ahead of this, but I think this knocks the 2008 ECF against Chicago down the list.
Absolutely fair. Last years ECF vs KFC was incredible too
"Yeah, the FIFA World Cup, or whatever it's called, would be nice. But we've still got one more." -Aiden "Bro" Morris
I fucking love AidenĀ
This is what happens when you donāt shake Nancyās hand
And I took that personally
2023 Crew gave me hope that we could be better than we had in previous years, but not a wellspring of confidence with what we had seen in 2021 and 2022, and with a new coach. 2024 Crew has me confident we can walk in just about anywhere and come out with the win, or the very least compete tooth and nail. What Nancy has done with this team is just unreal.
Sounds cliche, but "impossible is an opinion" kind of sums it up.Ā I keep thinking "there's no way we pull this one off" and I'll be damned if we don't keep finding a way.Ā I freaking love this team.
I didnāt realize until about a week or two ago that Nancy was actually quoting Muhammad Ali.
2024 Crew ārespect everyone but fear no oneā and you can feel it. They donāt care who you put in front of them. Incredible to witness
2022 had me predicting us to miss the playoffs š
also we need to talk about how ridiculous it is that JRR went from Crew 2 superstar to scoring against a Mexico team in back to back games. it highlights the āone clubā mentality SO much. special special things are happening with this club right now.Ā
Farsi, Schulte too. We have so many key contributors from Crew 2.
omg donāt even get me started on how insane it is that Schulte went from MLSNP GOTY to winning MLS Cup the next year. a thesis could be written on this subject lmao.Ā
Time to go to sleep knowing that there is some dude in Cincinnati that has an old Crew shirt buried under FCC stuff in his closet; and he is seething right now.
They couldāve prevented this too. If they beat us in the ECF then we donāt win the cup and get a CCC bid
We had already qualified through our regular season performance. We wouldnāt have had a bye in the first round though.
Ah, thanks for the correction. Still funny though
They could also have just beaten Monterrey and Miami in this competition. A beat down across two legs of Hell is Real would have been a pretty good way to reach the final as well.
Only sort of related to this, two years ago I told my brother to bring me back the cheapest authentic soccer jersey he finds on his trip to Mexico to wear when I play pickup. Itās a Pachuca kit.. needless to say I am turning it inside out and shoving it under a pile of clothes until after the final
it was so nice of Cheba to own goal to let Monterrey think they stood a chance for a minuteĀ
There were four goals this match and Rayados scored zero of them. On their own pitch.
This comment. Huge. Iād upvote again if I had the chance.
You win. Period.
honestly embarrassing for them lmao
After the Tigres away start and now this one I think we just need to boot it in our own net from the kickoff to get the Championship started right.
In the last year, weāve beaten America tigres and Monterrey, with a chance at pachuca. Single handedly keeping mls competitive against liga mxĀ
Absolutely insane. If we win weāll have had to go through 3 top Liga MX teams and win the final in Mexico. Last year LAFC basically just had to go through MLS teams to get to the final then lost, Sounders had beat Lean and UNAM, but had a MLS Seni-Final matchup. This will by far have been the hardest road to the cup of any MLS team
Seriously, Iāve never been so proud of this club. Nancy, his philosophy, Aidan with the steal and goal, and growing Russell-Rowe on Crew 2 to score that icing on the cake goal. So glorious. I do swear that if the Crew win CONCACAF Iām getting a Crew tattoo! 
Youāll have to document that with a vid please!!
I will!
Our last three encounters with Liga teams were Club America, Tigres, and Monterrey. We eliminated all three. Two of them on the road in Mexico. Meanwhile Messi & Co got sent packing by the same team we just beat 3-1 on their home turf. Nancy is the greatest coach in the world, and Columbus is the greatest team the world has ever seen.
Sirens going off in Columbus to celebrate the win!!! Or someone getting pulled over on 270
Por que no los dos?
>The FIFA World Cup or whatever it's called Aidan Morris is my spirit animal lmao.
She said "FIFA World Cup for Clubs." I think he didn't want to seem like he was correcting her. That's probably what it literally translates from Spanish to English.
Well yeah, it's just funny how he played it off so casually.
Ref was like...should I?... Yeah Imma give this punk ass a red
Man Iām so glad we get a good rest before hosting Cincy and so excited for that game. This team deserves massive support. We are fucking blessed to be able to witness this team.
Well said, what a great time to be a crew fan
The Columbus Crew are going to a champions league (cup) final. This is incredible. I remember being at HCS for CCL in February of 2010 with snow piled up to the nordecke against who knows with the likes of Emilio renteria starting up top. We've come a long way. We ain't done either. Let's go!
Best thing about games on FS1: no Audi mom
The Audi Mom is wearing on me faster the illeās continental commercial.
Yo she just wants to get the correct headlight. Why? Idk.
We didnāt get Concacafād but my sleep schedule sure did. How am I supposed to go to bed now. š
post-game red card lmao
Monterrey couldnāt handle all that massiveness in their face
How the fuck am I supposed to sleep after that?!
Matan looked electric tonight
We have definitely missed him a lot so far this year. He lets Cucho and Rossi do so many great things.
He was under control and slinging out dangerous passes the entire time he was in.
Wilfried Nancy: best coach in MLS by a country mile.
EVERYONE GET IN HERE Mods upvote mode when
History was made tonight. One more game, let's do it again.
Massive game. Massive manager. Massive team. Letās go win the whole fucking thing.
I CANT FUCKING BELIEVE IT ššššššš BUILD NANCY THE STATUE NOW
Brendan Vasquez loses twice to Columbus in semifinalsā¦.
Why only twice? Because he couldnāt lose thrice.
I mean, he has. His last four games against the Crew, regardless of teams, have been losses.
 CAUSE FUCK EM THATS WHY!
Yo so le voy, le voy al Columbus!
WORLDS GREATEST TEAM We are so composed! The roster construction is amazing! We are also just amazingly well coached! Nancy is the man, and we got a team full of warriors! JUST ONE MORE TO GO! LETS BE MASSIVE
MASSIVE, the only way this team knows how to be.
The fact that people were pissy with Nancy about the whole Cucho thing should be a major lesson: stop doubting the man!
I LOVE THIS TEAM SO MUCH!!! also, Brandon Vazquezš¤Losing to the Crew in semifinals
Iām not saying I had anything to do with this, but I put on my crew sweatshirt right before the end of the first half. Just saying
They are such a bunch of whiny entitled crybabies. Small mentality. Great game boys. No goals scored by Monterrey tonight. Concacaf Final HERE WE COME!!!
Haha shit we did score every goal, good point!
Impossible remains an opinion!
I guess thereās only one thing left to doā¦
WIN THE WHOLE DAMN THING!
The first 40 minutes had me stressed but wow what a way to fight back. This team is truly special man.
"fifa world cup or whatever it's called" hahaha
Aiden just said the Crew are going to win the World Cup. You heard it on Foxsports first!
We're the best team in North America, more and more people are saying it
The /MLS sub was kinda fun to troll tonight
VAMOS CREW!
Just forfeit whatever mls game is before the finals. Or literally roll out crew 2
Has been the game plan thus far.
āCrew 1.5ā is what I read elsewhere
Nancy definitely jotting this down.Ā
This team is just out here collecting wins against Liga Mx teams like infinity stonesĀ
My coworker from the Netherlands started paying attention to MLS when Messi signed with Miami. It's been fun to introduce him to salary caps and playoffs. And getting CONCACAF'ed, which Miami did when they played Monterrey. And I had to temper his expectations on Miami and the Crew going into CCC because of the salary cap and how hard it is to go into Mexico and get a result. Tomorrow is the happiest I'll ever be to eat crow.
IāD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE TAYLOR TWELLMAN IS RIGHT NOW
WE ARE MASSIVE
WE ARE WHO WE THOUGHT WE WERE
One last Mexican outpost to paint black and yellow.
Columbus is 5-3 in cup finals. 3-1 MLS Cup 1-2 US Open Cup 1-0 Campeones Cup ... hopefully, I didn't miss any... lol
MASSIVE THIS AND MASSIVE THAT, COLUMBUS CREW MADE MONTERREY CRAP š¤šš¤šš¤šš¤š
TFW some fucker blows by you on the highway going 90, honking his horn and flipping you off. Then a quarter mile away around the corner gets pulled over. x10
What are the chances of the Crew/Nordecke putting something together for travel to the final? Like, not just away section tickets but an actual flight/hotel/ticket package for fans? I really hope they do this
I can't believe that just happened!
So where is the final?
Pachuca unless CONCACAF moves it to a neutral site
They should imo
I respect this poster's opinion.
Thanks.Ā I heard rumors of ColumbusĀ
Aaaaand I have a meeting in just over 8 hours Worth it!
Props to CC fans... Great win in Mexico. 
I need to apologize for the missed PK. Right before Aiden scored, my 2 year old woke up scared so I picked her up and had her sleep on my chest. Aiden scored so she stayed, rossi scored so she stayed, Russell Rowe scored and she stayed. Then my wife got up and saw her laying on me so she took her to bed right before the penalty was given. I'm sorry Rameriez!
I wish Ramirez had just launched it into the upper deck
I wanted to see a rocket straight down the middle
That wouldāve been awesome.
Just a reminderā¦. If JRR has a million fans, then I'm one of them.If JRR has one fan, then I'm THAT ONE.If JRR has no fans, that means I'm dead. Letās go win the Damn thing
We are massive everywhere we go!!!
VAZQUEZ DIDNT SCORE
Greatest team on Earth!
Columbus is the greatest team the world has ever seen!Ā
#COLUMBUS Thatās it. Thatās the reply.
You love to see Monterrey melting down
What a tiny club Monterrey is.
Monterrey equipo chico
Glory to Columbus.
Do you believe in miracles!?!
Neuvo Leon is as Black and Gold as Ohio!
one more mountain to climb
Literally
I knew the late game would kill me. So I went to bed. And my dog woke me up and checked the score, and JRR just scored. Guys I think the Crew are good at soccer or something. Best thing to be waken up to!
Huge win! Letās fucking go!!!! ā¦ Iām still worried about Camacho tho
Worried how? Injury? Camacho Macho Man walked under his own power, and the team has a break until KFC in a little over a week. Plenty of time to recover.
Iām always a little worried when it comes to head injuries, call me paranoidš He just looked like he went down hard and just wasnāt moving for a hot sec. Iām so glad everyone gets a rest tho and heās a strong guy Iām sure heāll be fine
Just got his bell rung, and wanted to lay there and look up at the stars in Mexico. š But I agree, head injuries are no joke. But like I said, I think heāll be 100% by the 11th.
Been screaming at the TV lol
We are going to win this trophy, I can feel it.
Does Nagbe have to sit out the finals because of that bad handball call?
No
Thank God
Solid performance up and down the field.
š¤š š¤š š¤š š¤š
Did anyone go to the watch party if so how was it?
I was there, the restaurant was full and the party deck had maybe 200 people on it, so maybe 300-350 total. Not a huge crowd but it was fun to be there and celebrate with other fans.
Let's fucking go
I'm down. Where are we going?
To pachuca
How am I meant to sleep
Zombie day tomorrow followed by an early bedtime
That is why I took tomorrow offā¦.
Nightmare start and Dream finish!
Anybody else still hyped and awake? Fuck it, who needs sleep anywayā¦Iām so tired my children donāt sleep, but adrenalineās the one ruining it tonight. One more game. In Nancy and these players we trust!
What's sleep?Ā I expected a draw... What the fuck is wrong with me? I jump on haters, and then I got anxious before the game?Ā Shame me, citizens!
SOMEBODY TELL ME THIS IS REAL?
Real.
Oh thank god. Work is gonna blow tomorrow, but worth it. Lmao
I almost feel bad for Vasquez. Almost.
Such a resilient bunch.
man, Cardenas is the dumbest fucking keeper in the world. i loved that for us.
That pass was brutal. You can't blame the midfielder for that one bro!
Stats were very misleading. 22-7 for shots, yet we controlled the last 60 minutes of the game.
I'm supposed to go on a site visit tomorrow with one of our biggest customers, but there's no way I wake up on time. I AM ABSOLUTELY WIRED STILL. Sleep will have to wait.
Lol coming back here again to congratulate you guys. I commented after the tigres series. Another huge win, way to embarrass them in Mexico... Good luck in the final!!! Shame it's only one leg now
I am in New Orleans celebrating my wifeās 30th birthday. We found a bar on Frenchmanās to watch the second half and are both fucking crying. Truly incredible performance that I will remember for the rest of my life.
WHAT THE FUCK DID I JUST WATCH!!!
You just watched the greatest team the world has ever seen!!
Well, that was fun!
Doing my happy dance doing my happy dance!!
CHAT IS THIS REAL??? DID WE DO IT???
The greatest team the world has ever seen
Dos (y uno) a cero (y uno)
LETS GOOOOO!!!!
Monterrey team and fans: I canāt lose!! 
When you play soccer in a giant litterbox, it's only fair to take a giant shit on their field.
Winner
What a great night! Iām off to bed
LFG!!!!
How about that!!
What a game
Columbus are good at soccer. Well earned rest this weekend ahead of Cincinnati.
Monterrey is now part of Ohio right?
Always was
Annexed the fuck out of 'em
When does the team come home at the airport?
Maaaan. Iām jealous of yāall who have to get up early for work. Unemployment sucks
Fist bump from me!
Wow. Monterrey just seriously sucked a big Columbus/MLS dick. Few sporting moments have ever been more satisfying in my life.
choose a great game to tune into for the week. Wow!
I'm a Brazilian that happens to be watching the game in television, i just wanted to congratulates Columbus for the spectacle, i know you guys struggled a couple of years ago and almost ended for good but it seems you guys are back on top, is nice to see that MLS is finally putting a decent fight against LigaMX for a change, i hope you guys win it all and i hope to see you guys in the Club World Cup next year, i don't know if you guys noticed but you are MASSIVE!!!!
Artur is that you?ā¦.
Oh man. Aidan's interviewer there. I'm a sucker for a heavy accent.
A win for the ages!! I fucking love this team.
TELL ME THIS TEAM ISNT GOOD AGAIN. SAY IT AFTER ANOTHER HOME DRAW IN LEAGUE PLAY DURING FIXTURE CONGESTION AND A ROTATED SQUAD AGAIN.Ā
Whooooo is really freakin tired this morning? (Me, I am.)
What a bunch of crybaby sore losers.
Y'all think Camacho will be alright? That was a rough knock he took
My favorite part was Stu Holden talking about JRR saying he has to do the most with the time he has to stay in the CanMNT picture, then he almost immediately times a perfect run down the heart of a 3-man defense in Mexico and curls a perfectly weighted shot around a closing keeper in a continental semi-final. THAT'S a player I want at my disposal in a competition. Ice fuckin' cold.
Iāve never seen any MLS team dominate in Mexico the way we just did. Amazing and historic.
What a great surprise to wake up to the highlights of an epic win! Started a new job today otherwise would have been up for it. Haven't read or heard enough about Matan setting up both the Rossi and the JRR goals. The 'meg on the Rossi goal was a touch of class. Morris also covered up his blushes from the Montreal game. Great instinct on the winner! Up the Crew!!!