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Columbus Crew 2011 Season

  • Murdski99
    The crew kickoff 2011 tonight with their Champions League Quarterfinal tie vs Real Salt Lake. Should be an interesting season with all the old faces not around anymore, but we shall hope for the best tonight. See you in the Nordecke! Yo si le voy, le voy a Columbus!!!!!
  • Commander of Awesome
    lol
  • Automatik
    Will this match be televised?

    Any new faces I should be looking out for? I haven't really been keeping up this off season. I'm definitely going to try to see them play the Red Bulls in June and check out the man Henry!
  • buck
    automatiak
    the game will be on fox soccer channel ( i believe). the crew opens up at home in march at the crew stadium. it will be interesting to see who starts up front for the crew tonight, my guess will jeff cunnigham or mendoza along with renteria
  • gerb131
    The return of Cunningham makes me happy.
    Go Crew one of my favorite venues and good times in the warmer months. I'll be at a Fire game for sure and I would like to see the Rapids after what they did to us in the MLS Cup.
  • buck
    the starting 11 for the crew
    Burse Balchan, Iro, Miranda, Ekpo, Grossman, Gardner, Gaven, Rogers, Mendoza, Renteria
  • buck
    tied 0-0 half
  • ohiobucks1
    We looked pretty good considering all the new faces...We look like we may have a very balanced possession attack
  • wildcats20
    Just flipped over to the game..

    Really thought it would be in some warm weather city lol

    And did Schelotto retire?
  • buck
    he wasnt resigned i think.
  • buck
    0-0, at least one red for each time
  • buck
    wildcats20;687893 wrote:Just flipped over to the game..

    Really thought it would be in some warm weather city lol

    And did Schelotto retire?

    he is playing back in Argentina.
  • Murdski99
    Have to agree that we looked good keeping possesion last night and the backline was as steady as ever. Just still think we were lacking that creative spark going forward and still not sold on our strikers thats forsure.
  • Laley23
    Missed the game, how did my boy (IU Alumni) Rich Balchan look?
  • Murdski99
    Thought he played well was very solid all night and not sure if he even made any mistakes at all. Think he was a great pick seems to be a perfect fit for the team.
  • Laley23
    Murdski99;689006 wrote:Thought he played well was very solid all night and not sure if he even made any mistakes at all. Think he was a great pick seems to be a perfect fit for the team.

    He reminds me a lot of Kevin Alston (also IU) in that he can play anywhere. Alston has made a home in the MLS/US Team as a Outside Defender, but played CB, CMF, Outside Mid and Wing in his time at IU and was great at them all. Balchan came into IU as a Mid, but played defense and attacking roles as well. Very versatile players. I think he can be a solid, unheralded player for the Crew.
  • wildcats20
    2nd leg is on Fox Soccer Channel right now...

    Crew down 2-1 in the 75 min
  • wildcats20
    Make that 3-1 on Morales goal in the 78 min
  • DeyDurkie5
    crew look awful, worst soccer team i have ever seen
  • Sage
    Crew are pretty bad this year, but that Mendoza goal was sick.
  • Murdski99
    The Crew were simply out classed last night looked very poor all around. Salt Lake will def be one of the favorites for the MLS Cup this year, sadly our young Columbus side will not be.
  • gerb131
    We have been prett spoiled as soccer fans in Cbus. Crew are getting a free pass from me this year if they arent very good but I think they will be middle of the road in the MLS.
  • Murdski99
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  • mucalum49
    Not Crew related but figured we didn't need another MLS post.

    Don't forget that the season starts tonight with Sounders vs. LA Galaxy at 9:30 on ESPN.
  • buck
    http://www.bigapplesoccer.com/teams/redbulls2.php?article_id=26720
    the red bull could be missing its back line against the crew next week.