Columbus Crew @ Danger Noodle on the Delaware! | Match 4 - Mar. 23, 2019 7:30 PM ET

Are we really without Steffen? I mean, he backed out of his USMNT call-up, sure. But he tweaked his knee on Friday and was well enough to play on Saturday. I'm hoping that with a little rest this week he could play this coming weekend.

 

They've said that they will not play him this weekend, according to the Dispatch.

 

Boo-hiss.

Ah, well. Might as well get a glimpse of the future.

 

I'll be in attendance. LoSe buY ToO!2!2!

 

#HangOnTour

 

St - JJ
LW- Robinho
Cam -Higuaín
RW - Pedro
Cdm - Artur
Cdm - Clark
LB - Jimenez
CB- Sauro
CB- Mensah
RB- Afful
GK - Bendik

Bench:
Kempin
Maloney
Abubkar
Sosa
Mullins
Opuku
Josh Williams


Maybe Mullins starts ???

 

He was out of training yesterday but expected to be ok for Saturday. A mention from Jacob Meyers of the Dispatch of hamstring tightness being the reason he was out and Patrick Murphy saying it was an ankle flare up due to the hard tackle (straight red card tackle I might add) Saturday. Not sure if both are accurate.

Hamstring is more concerning as an ankle bruise is just painful.


I really don't want a Clark and Jiminez midfield partnership with Maloney at left back. REALLY, PLEASE NO!

I voted for a win, just because. I'm certainly not confident. It'd be really nice to control the ball and eek out a 0-0 draw or just snag a set piece goal and run out the clock. I don't expect it to be pretty.

 

More Jawns than Kraft’s favorite massage parlor...

 

3-4-2-1

Bendik
Mensah - Williams - Sauro
Afful - Artur - Clark - Jimenez
Sanchez - Higuain
Mullins

 

My 1/2 a cent, Our back ups are a back up for a reason. (There not as good as our starters.) Missing 5 starters and playing on the road spells a 0-2 loss IMHO.

 

Who is Sanchez?

I think we stay 4231 with 1 change on D, in mid, and up top.

--------------------Bendik--------------
Afful---Mensah---Sauro---Jimenez
--------------Artur-------Clark----------
Santos---------Higuain------Robinho
----------------------Mullins---------------

Bench: Kempin; Williams, Abubakar; Argudo, JJ + 2 of Sosa/Opoku/Maloney.

 

What is this? Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?

 

I look at our available players and I am almost ready to give the guarantee. MLS needs to honor the international break. This shit is ridiculous.

My father has Union season tickets, 2nd row back directly between the benches. So I'll be about 10-15 feet from the Crew bench. If I see Caleb faltering, I'll be sure to offer my assistance.

 

While I do not disagree, the only way out of this is to either start in February or play twice a week. They already adjusted the playoffs this season for the international break late in the year.

 

I would bet on this as it has the fewest changes and allows us to continue playing Porter's "system".

 

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Never Give Up! Never Surrender! (Name that movie quote?) But a grouchy point is a grouchy point, got to get them where I see 'em.

(Love me some Animal House.)

 

What the hell is that? Might as well bring back Evil Bert.

 

This is what I would do. I think you start the more experienced Mullins vs having JJ's first MLS minutes be a full start.

I think Argudo makes the bench because of his ability (though its not that great of an ability) to play in the middle or the wing.

So my bench would be Kempin, Williams, Argudo, JJ, Maloney (sigh), sosa, Eddie.