Crew vs. Rotating Brand of New Jersey :: Eastern Conference Semi :: Leg 1 :: 4 Nov 2018

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Leg 1 only!

Poll closed Nov 4, 2018.
  1. Win by 2 (or more)

    10.9%
  2. Win by 1

    47.8%
  3. Draw

    10.9%
  4. Lose by 1

    4.3%
  5. Lose by 2 (or more)

    4.3%
  6. Greggg sideline antics (clever touch, fisticuffs with opposing players, etc.)

    2.2%
  7. Justin Meram Goal (for the Hype Tricycle brigade)

    13.0%
  8. We score on a corner kick

    4.3%
  9. Warm up sub Sh*thousery (pulling a Sosa)

    2.2%
  1. Big J 0526

    Big J 0526 Member+

    Columbus Crew SC
    United States
    Sep 8, 2010
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    MASSIVE save. WE are the nyrb boogeyman
     
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  2. chr1st

    chr1st Member+

    Jan 19, 2011
    Dayton
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    ********, that's a lot of Grouchy™ Points.
     
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  3. Sagz

    Sagz Member+

    Jun 20, 2005
    Cbus
    That was a really good strat and execution of the strat by the players.
     
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  4. CybrSlydr

    CybrSlydr Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Jun 30, 2013
    Casper, WY
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    13k my ass.
    20181104_151834.jpeg
     
  5. SLSHOT01

    SLSHOT01 Member+

    Columbus
    United States
    Oct 26, 2017
    Edison, Ohio
    Zack

    I mean seriously

    How Did You Do That?!
     
  6. Jaybir

    Jaybir Member+

    Feb 24, 2014
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    I think we had over 90 min of magic.
     
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  7. cleazer

    cleazer Member+

    May 6, 2003
    Toledo, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Fantastic result for the Crew.

    Incredible 45 minutes from Higuain! Berhalter is a coaching genius!!
     
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  8. cleazer

    cleazer Member+

    May 6, 2003
    Toledo, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Oh, and for all the good words about Steffen, Higuain, etc, how about some more damn love for Mensah!!!!! He was great yet again today!
     
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  9. Draghignazzo

    Draghignazzo Member+

    Feb 24, 2007
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    My real seats are 123 row 18. But I was in Nordecke.
     
  10. KCbus

    KCbus Moderator
    Staff Member

    United States
    Nov 26, 2000
    Reynoldsburg, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Hear, hear.
     
  11. cleazer

    cleazer Member+

    May 6, 2003
    Toledo, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    By the way, is it safe to assume that when the ref finally saved us and blew the whistle for halftime, most of us would have gladly taken a 0-0 final on the day at that point in time?
     
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  12. KCbus

    KCbus Moderator
    Staff Member

    United States
    Nov 26, 2000
    Reynoldsburg, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I certainly would have. But I also figured that Higuain would only be good for around half an hour. Not the entire second half.

    I was also worried that his tired legs would have gotten him into trouble to the point where he had to take a yellow card, and get himself suspended for the second leg. Another bullet dodged.
     
  13. Ch(Elsey)

    Ch(Elsey) Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    May 2, 2003
    Green, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  14. ZipSix

    ZipSix BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 20, 2000
    Boston, MA
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    federico higuain is a man
     
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  15. Bill Archer

    Bill Archer BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 19, 2002
    Washington, NC
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #140 Bill Archer, Nov 4, 2018
    Last edited: Nov 4, 2018
    He ain't Guille, but he ain't too shabby either.

    Just allow yourself to fantasize for a second and imagine GBS coaching Higuain with the Crew next season. Gives you goose bumps.

    Somebody on the broadcast made a point that hadn't really dawned on me:

    Pipa is Columbus Crew all the way to his bones. This is his team and always will be. The Crew is the one he'll be remembered for and, I think, the one he wants to be remembered for.
     
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  16. ohiotiger

    ohiotiger Member

    Oct 23, 2017
    I don’t like it, but 13k is believable. The upper deck on the west side was much less full than the east side in your picture. Same with lower bowl west side compared to east.
     
  17. Bill Archer

    Bill Archer BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 19, 2002
    Washington, NC
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #142 Bill Archer, Nov 4, 2018
    Last edited: Nov 4, 2018
    And if Gregggggg Berhalter is in fact auditioning for HC on the USMNT, it would seem to be going splendidly. Wow.

    Chris Armas, like yours truly and virtually everyone else, thought they knew exactly what to expect from the guy today. And we were hopelessly wrong. He made Armas look like a rank amatuer, just like he punked hell out of Olsen three days ago.

    He's delivering a Masters class in coaching the shit out of a tournament, just like he did last year and in 2015. Gosh, that might be useful.

    Theres almost literally zero discussion of anyone else at this point. He has shut the door.

    They mentioned Tata Martino in that context today, but it was half hearted. Theres only one candidate.

    Wouldnt you like to be his agent right now?
     
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  18. kgilbert78

    kgilbert78 Member+

    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    United States
    Dec 28, 2006
    Cowlumbus, OH
    Club:
    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Grouchy Point! Again!
     
  19. chr1st

    chr1st Member+

    Jan 19, 2011
    Dayton
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    WHERE WAS THE BUNKER, YOU BITCHES
     
  20. Kryptonite

    Kryptonite Fancy Title Here

    Apr 10, 1999
    Columbus
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The MLS app is reporting a 5pm kickoff for game 2.

    If so, ESPN will have it.
     
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  21. TheRealBilbo

    TheRealBilbo Member+

    Apr 5, 2016
    Hopefully, the Crew don't protect him in the expansion draft and he moves 100 miles southwest.
     
  22. Smithsoccer1721

    Smithsoccer1721 Member+

    Feb 16, 2007
    Middle of the Table
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I don’t follow other teams that closely but it seems like players who spend a number of years playing for the Crew feel bonded to the team and City. I think GBS felt that way when he left to coach and it seems like several others have felt the same way. Feels like Higuain could be the same. Whenever he retires it would be a shame for the Crew to not try and add him to the coaching ranks at some level.
     
  23. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    For me, Jonathan Mensah was man of the match. He made countless interceptions. Was an absolute monster in the air. Whenever Royer or Kaku tried to cut inside and deliver a cross, he was there to block it. Unbelievable performance. Totally flawless.

    It's truly hard to believe how this guy can look like the best damn CB in the league, when just last season he was stumbling around the field like a drunk on a weekly basis, making errors left, right, and center. Remarkable turnaround. Happy for the guy, and happy to have been wrong about him not being good enough for us.

    Steffen made that marvelous save, Pipa had that delicious flick, and Zardes with the goal, but Mensah was a mountain in defense for 90+ minutes.
     
  24. chr1st

    chr1st Member+

    Jan 19, 2011
    Dayton
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Don't. You. Dare.
     
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  25. CybrSlydr

    CybrSlydr Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Jun 30, 2013
    Casper, WY
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We were in seats 1, 2, and 3.

    But I gotta go with Mensah for MotM. I whole-heartedly agree he was an absolute beast today.

    As for Pipa, I want the Crew to win a Cup as badly just so Pipa can win one. Pipa deserves to be up there in the annals of Crew history.
     
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