Know Before You Go: Charlotte FC vs Columbus Crew March 23 at 7:30PM

Table Of Content

• When is the Columbus Crew 2024 season opener?
• History
• The 2024 Columbus Crew season is here. What you need to know
• Columbus Crew soar to historic Champions Cup final berth: "One more game to go"
• Columbus Crew vs. Charlotte FC Match Report – Saturday June 3, 2023
• Columbus Crew one step from Champions Cup final: "It's all about details"

The Crew followed that up by winning the Supporters' Shield in 2009. But after taking Quinton off at halftime, Nancy inserted Zawadzki, a central midfielder on the right side of the back three, giving the Crew zero traditional center backs for the final 45 minutes of the game. Zawadzki adapted almost immediately, stabilizing the back line defensively and bringing his offensive instincts as a midfielder to the role Moreira usually plays, which has freedom to push up the field when the Crew are in possession. In the 56th minute, Charlotte forward Karol Swiderski worked around Moreira inside the penalty area and created space to shoot past Schulte for Charlotte's first goal of the game. And the mistakes kept coming for the Crew after that. Two minutes after Swiderski's goal, Meram took advantage of a misplayed ball by the Crew and immediately scored, putting Charlotte within one goal of the Crew.

When is the Columbus Crew 2024 season opener?

The postseason culminates with MLS Cup 2024 presented by Audi on Saturday, Dec. 7. Hosting rights are awarded to the finalist with the better regular-season record. Tickets for the 2024 regular season can be purchased on Ticketmaster, the Official Ticket Marketplace of the Columbus Crew. In 2021, the Black & Gold moved into Lower.com Field, which has a capacity for 20,371 supporters and includes seats that are as much as 28 feet closer to the pitch than any of the seats at Historic Crew Stadium. A defining feature of the stadium is a 220,000 square-foot canopy that covers all supporters during the match, providing shelter from weather conditions throughout the season. The New Nordecke at Lower.com Field is located on the north end of the stadium and is the second-largest supporters section in MLS, with standing-only capacity for 3,364 supporters.

History

The No. 10 is a 32-year-old Belgian who already has a goal and assist through four games this season. Dejargere is still relatively new to the league. He joined Charlotte FC in 2023, but he’s only made 10 league starts across both seasons.

The 2024 Columbus Crew season is here. What you need to know

This is not about how we're going to play, what we're going to do. We know what we have to do and also what they have to do." A movement coined #SaveTheCrew spread throughout the country, eventually leading to new ownership of the Crew when Cleveland Browns owner, Jimmy Haslam, bought the team while Precourt got the rights to start his new team in Austin. They followed up their 2008 success with their third Supporter’s Shield in the 2009 season. However, the Crew would go through an eleven-year trophyless drought despite remaining competitive for most of that time. But in that period the Crew almost ceased to exist...

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Wilfried Nancy absent for Columbus Crew match vs Charlotte FC due to illness.

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This year, construction on the Crew’s new state-of-art stadium was completed, the last piece marking the start of a new era for the club. "The idea is to have a progression," Nancy said. Striker Cucho Hernandez returned to full training with the Crew on Tuesday, as he recovers from a knee injury that has caused him to miss the last five games, so his return is drawing closer, but may not come quite yet. Hernandez is listed as questionable on the Crew's injury report for Saturday. "I think just being able to put together a complete performance, where you’re in control of the possession and the tempo and every aspect of the game is something we strive for." Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.

That said, this is also Charlotte’s first home game since its win, and the club is about to play three-of-its-next-five games at Bank of America Stadium. In a game that ends the Crew's stretch of eight games in 25 days, Zawadzki's freshness compared to others on the roster could be another reason to give him a starting nod. Nancy considered starting Zawadzki on Wednesday but opted to let him watch the first 45 minutes before he came into the game. Perhaps, now that Zawadzki has a bit of experience in the center back role, he could be in line for a start in that position on Saturday. But after conceding a goal in the ninth minute, the Crew scored three straight to take the lead, and the win marked the first time they've come back to win this season.

New head coach Dean Smith is still settling in, and this is a club in transition. Other than a 1-0 win in the season opener, Charlotte has been winless in the month of March. The club’s two most-recent results were a 2-1 loss at Nashville SC and a 1-0 loss at Toronto FC.

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Kerwin Vargas tries a through ball, but Justin Meram is caught offside. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Harrison Afful (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Columbus Crew one step from Champions Cup final: "It's all about details"

The Crew's goal will be to keep the ball as much as possible and use it to control the game, in a way they struggled to against New England last week. Perhaps surprisingly, given their disparate places in the standings, both the Crew and Charlotte have been two of the top teams in possession this season. According to FBref, the two teams are tied for third in MLS with 56.3% possession through eight games. Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

It should be noted that this is the first time the Crew have had a full week to prepare for a road opponent since entering Matchday 2 at Minnesota United FC on March 2. With more time to prepare – and recover – it’ll be interesting to see head coach Wilfried Nancy’s starting lineup. Zelarayan, who had been named the 2020 MLS Newcomer of the Year, registered two goals and one assist against Seattle Sounders FC 3-0, also securing 2020 MLS Cup MVP honors.

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With Ligue 1 experience, he’ll be one player to watch for the home side on Saturday night. The 29th MLS season has the earliest start in league history, beginning with a standalone Wednesday (Feb. 21) match featuring eight-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi at DRV PNK Stadium. Christian Ramírez has been effective in Hernandez's stead, with three goals in four games, but against New England, the Crew lacked the cohesion in the attack that was so prominent across their three-game win streak. Charlotte is one of the weaker defensive teams in MLS, so Saturday's game presents an opportunity for the Crew to restore their offensive balance and find their flow again in the attacking third.

Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Sean Zawadzki tries a through ball, but Christian Ramírez is caught offside. Yaw Yeboah tries a through ball, but Cucho Hernández is caught offside. Lucas Zelarayán tries a through ball, but Cucho Hernández is caught offside.

Earlier this week, CIES Football Observatory ranked the Black & Gold sixth in the world for highest ball retention percentage under high-intensity pressure. For comparison, Bayern München has a 79.9% rate, Arsenal FC’s is 80.8% and Manchester City leads all teams at 84.2%. Talk about solid – and deserving – company.