Omni: Columbus Crew vs Charleston Chew | Carolina Challenge Cup Match #2 - 20/02/19 5:00 PM ET

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What will be the result of the Crew's CCC match vs Charleston Battery?

Poll closed Feb 20, 2019.
  1. Win by two or more goals

    41.7%
  2. Win by one goal

    33.3%
  3. Canadian Win (née Tie)

    8.3%
  4. Lose by one goal

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  5. Lose by two or more goals

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  6. The Tricycle Rides... Again! - Meram scores two goals (worth 2 points!!)

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  7. "Everyone! Quick! Come point and laugh at Toronto!" - Tim Bezbatchenko

    16.7%
  1. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Sosa just face-planted trying to make a lazy tackle lol.
     
  2. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Opoku on for Hansen.
     
  3. chr1st

    chr1st Member+

    Jan 19, 2011
    Dayton
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Ugh. I think I had this same issue last year.
     
  4. CybrSlydr

    CybrSlydr Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Jun 30, 2013
    Casper, WY
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Battery are looking good. Quick, big, physical.
     
  5. CybrSlydr

    CybrSlydr Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Jun 30, 2013
    Casper, WY
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Crew almost down 2-0. Getting soundly outplayed currently. Crew just so slooooooow.
     
  6. CybrSlydr

    CybrSlydr Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Jun 30, 2013
    Casper, WY
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well, nice to see the new guy get on the sheet. 1-1 at the half, Robinho with Opoku assisting.
     
  7. Ch(Elsey)

    Ch(Elsey) Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    May 2, 2003
    Green, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I forgot to vote. I deserve a mulligan.
     
  8. chr1st

    chr1st Member+

    Jan 19, 2011
    Dayton
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It's okay. Nothing counts until the season starts. Don't tell the tryhards.
     
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  9. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Robinho... wow... even for a preseason game in the rain against a USL team, that was pathetic.
     
  10. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Missed it. Describe please.
     
  11. CybrSlydr

    CybrSlydr Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Jun 30, 2013
    Casper, WY
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Opoku took it into the box out wide on the right and laid it off/back for Robinho to tap it past the keeper.

    Also - is Berhalter's son a trialist for us? #35 - Poppy has called out Berhalter's name.
     
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  12. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yeah. He was in the academy last year I remember. Not sure for how long.
     
  13. CybrSlydr

    CybrSlydr Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Jun 30, 2013
    Casper, WY
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    And Williams just missed an absolute sitter off the crossbar. UGH. Cross into the box from out wide, volley into the keeper and spilled it. Williams attacked it from the top of the box and got under it.
     
  14. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Game ends 1-1. My roundup:

    Game featured bench players and reserves, no starters.

    Crognale looked decent, I wish he would get more playing time.

    Keita isn't a LB, but I'd like to see him in his natural CB position. Looks like there is some potential there.

    Clark was very solid in the middle. Argudo played as a CM. He was alright.

    Robinho on the wing.... I think he could be a very good USL player, I'm not sold on him as an MLS player though, not yet at least.

    Opoku just isn't good enough.

    JJ Williams looks good. I think he might surprise us this year. Not with 20 goals or anything, but he might be our #2 striker by the end of the year.

    Also, I managed to record the match, I'll upload soon (though it's for hardcores only lol, not much to see TBH).
     
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  15. Salacious Bum

    Salacious Bum Member

    Jun 5, 2010
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    I read that as “AndY Williams” at first, and just managed to claw my way back from a 20 year warp back in time.
     
  16. TrueCrew

    TrueCrew Member+

    Dec 22, 2003
    Columbus, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We do have multiple Williams' on the roster.
     
  17. CybrSlydr

    CybrSlydr Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Jun 30, 2013
    Casper, WY
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The thing I noticed is we just didn't look fast on or off the ball.
     
  18. Minnman

    Minnman Member+

    Feb 11, 2000
    Columbus, OH, USA
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    My official match report:

    First, I need to stress that Hofbrauhaus does NOT have trough urinals. It has trough sinks. Which leads to me to conclude that I might have been a horrible patron on a previous visit(s).

    From what little I actually saw of the match, I was reminded why I watch very little USL soccer.

    Beer is good.
     
  19. Alneri

    Alneri Member

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Aug 3, 2018
    My thoughts are similar to Kyle Crew but a bit more cynical. I'll start by putting it this way. Jimenez kept his spot as a utility bench player without stepping on the pitch.

    Now for the breakdown. Let's start with the injury returnees.

    Williams - honestly thought he played a solid 30. Missed a few minutes here and there at the start, but didn't see any mistakes.

    Hansen - didn't get his full 45 that were tweeted about initially, but I thought he had some good runs. Pretty much right where he left off.

    Sosa - felt like he was pretty invisible. We really need a betterbbackup for Pipa. Our attack was a bit dull without that middle presence.

    Onto the other starters.

    Keita - agree with Kyle Crew. Definitely not a left back. A few overlaps, but mostly played solid D. Would like to see some CB minutes. But not sure who to bump for them. I think he needs loaned.

    Abubakar - a bit too handsy and aggressive tonight. I know he was dealing with a monster size forward, but it needs to be better.

    Maloney - the kid looks like he is giving 150% all the time, but is always behind. Just not good enough for MLS.

    Clark - probably our man of the match. Just played solid from back to front. Glad we resigned him for that D mid depth.

    Argudo - not sure which role he played better in. Don't think he has the touch and quickness to be the answer at the #10. Was serviceable as an Artur backup.

    Robinho - Our best attacking player on the night even without the goal. But he had some rather poor decisions of pass or shoot. Nice free kick placement, but too slow. Definitely USL quality wing play tonight.

    Mullins - Eh. Gonna get passed on the depth chart sooner rather than later.

    Onto the much awaited subs!

    Crognale - I still just don't see it. Everyone across all platforms wants to see more of this guy. To me, I consistently saw him chasing.

    Opoku - He has the speed. He has the off the ball movement. But he is just not good enough on the ball.

    Berhalter - um. Back to the academy? He was 10 steps behind the play at almost all times.

    Probably missing at least one other. I know another academy player came on for Clark, but it was so late in the match. But basically, I saw this as the trialist game, and nobody really moved up.

    My only question is, was Kempin played as our #2, or is Bendik really #2 and getting minutes with the first team on Saturday vs FCC?
     
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  20. Ch(Elsey)

    Ch(Elsey) Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    May 2, 2003
    Green, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    You ought to look at writing official Crew match reports for a larger audience. Great stuff.
     
  21. LastOfEleven

    LastOfEleven Member

    May 1, 2007
    Cincy, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Woohoo! Preseason Grouchy point. I think that matches my total for all of last session.

    I tuned in just in time for the final whistle. Thanks to all for the game reviews. I don't think I'll go back and watch. No realist award for me.
     
  22. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I mean, it was all the bench players, in a rain-soaked preseason game.
     
  23. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Other than Crognale, I agree with all this. What did you think of JJ Williams? I kinda tuned out by the end, but the couple times my attention perked up it seemed to be because JJW was causing havoc in the Charlerston defense. Had one shot cleared off the line in the final couple of minutes.
     
  24. hangthadj

    hangthadj Member+

    A.S. Roma
    Mar 27, 2001
    Zone 14
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    This is one step away from blaming the “soccer gods.”
     
  25. Kyle Crew

    Kyle Crew Member+

    Feb 23, 2013
    Columbus, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Sir, you are capable of much better trolling. Go have some chickpeas and rest up for tomorrow, slugger.
     
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