SEBASTIAN BERHALTERAge at MLS Cup: 19Hometown: Westerville, OH ALL COMPETITIONS IN 2020:Games: 9Starts: 4Minutes: 395Goals: 0Assists: 0 Sebastian was no stranger to MAPFRE Stadium prior to signing with the Crew. Obviously, his dad coached the team from 2014-2018, but his accomplishments speak for themselves. He was a member of the Crew's academy since 2014 and … Continue reading Through Josh’s Eyes: Sebastian Berhalter
Month: February 2021
Through Josh’s Eyes: Artur
ARTURAge at MLS Cup: 24Hometown: Salvador, Brazil ALL COMPETITIONS IN 2020:Games: 27Starts: 25Minutes: 2309Goals: 3Assists: 4 Artur joined the Crew on loan from Brazilian club Sao Paolo in 2017 and was permanently transferred to Columbus following his first season here. In 2020, he formed a perfect midfield partnership with Darlington Nagbe. Although not a goal-scorer … Continue reading Through Josh’s Eyes: Artur
Through Josh’s Eyes: Fatai Alashe
FATAI ALASHEAge at MLS Cup: 27Hometown: Northville, MI ALL COMPETITIONS IN 2020 (Crew stats only):Games: 9Starts: 6Minutes: 441Goals: 1Assists: 0 Defensive midfielder Fatai Alashe had one of those weird sports years. He only made three appearances totaling 25 minutes for dreadful Cincinnati before getting traded to Columbus in August. Then he made eight appearances, including … Continue reading Through Josh’s Eyes: Fatai Alashe
Through Josh’s Eyes: Harrison Afful
HARRISON AFFULAge at MLS Cup: 34Hometown: Senya Breku, Ghana ALL COMPETITIONS IN 2020:Games: 26Starts: 25Minutes: 2275Goals: 1Assists: 3 Brought to Columbus in the summer of 2015 by former Crew coach Gregg Berhalter, Afful has long been an overlapping threat from the right back position, echoing the Frankie Hejduk forays of yesteryear. A member of the … Continue reading Through Josh’s Eyes: Harrison Afful
Through Josh’s Eyes: Fanendo Adi
FANENDO ADIAge at MLS Cup: 30Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria ALL COMPETITIONS IN 2020:Games: 12Starts: 1Minutes: 182Goals: 0Assists: 0 A big and skilled forward, Adi twice scored 16 goals in his five years with the Portland Timbers, including a 2015 campaign that ended with an MLS Cup championship. After a season with FC Cincinnati in 2019, Adi … Continue reading Through Josh’s Eyes: Fanendo Adi
Through Josh’s Eyes: The Celebration
[NOTE: To read earlier installments of this Josh Williams series or other MLS Cup related posts, please click HERE. And since photo captions might not show in the mobile version, I'll say right here that all photos are by my friend Sam Fahmi.] After the goal that put the Crew up 3-0, but before the … Continue reading Through Josh’s Eyes: The Celebration
Through Josh’s Eyes: The Game
[NOTE: To read earlier installments of this Josh Williams series or other MLS Cup related posts, please click HERE. And since photo captions might not show in the mobile version, I'll say right here that all photos are by my friend Sam Fahmi.] Before the starting lineups made their way to the field for MLS … Continue reading Through Josh’s Eyes: The Game
Eloy’s Save That Officially Wasn’t But Really Was
I love sports stats. Consuming, contemplating, and playing with the numbers is fun to me. And it all seems easy enough. We see things happen on the field, we assign value to those actions, and we count and analyze them in order to provide some measure of performance and to tell stories about games and … Continue reading Eloy’s Save That Officially Wasn’t But Really Was
Through Josh’s Eyes: The Lead-Up to MLS Cup 2020
[NOTE: To read earlier installments of this Josh Williams series or other MLS Cup related posts, please click HERE.] On Monday, December 7, 2020, Josh Williams did what many Crew fans did. He watched the MLS Western Conference Final between the defending MLS Cup champion Seattle Sounders and the visitors from Minnesota United. Unlike other … Continue reading Through Josh’s Eyes: The Lead-Up to MLS Cup 2020
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