Columbus Preview – Return of the Wolff?

That’s probably the biggest question surrounding tonight’s game against the Crew. Will Josh Wolff make his KC return? He’s itching to do so. And if he does, how much of an impact will he have? Clearly, this is a team that needs goals in order to have any kind of shot at the playoffs. Trading Sealy is a bit iffy because of that, but according to Ives they received upwards of $125,000 for him – not bad.

On to the game. This is the third meeting between the two sides, with Columbus winning both, 2-1 at Crew Stadium and then 3-0 at the CAB a few weeks ago. I can’t see a good reason why the Wizards would be able to get something out of this game, although I’d like to be a bit more optimistic than that. They have the defense to hold back the Schelotto-led attack, but it comes down to who is going to score? Someone like Davy Arnaud or perhaps even Kurt Morsink, who connected on Davy’s game winner last week needs to step up and score. Conrad as the leading scorer reflects poorly on the attack.

Who would start up front? I expect to see Wolff and Trujillo up front, with Lopez keeping his spot on the left side of the midfield. Or perhaps the return of the Lopez-Trujillo combination. Whatever the combination, goals are needed. I don’t think I can emphasize that any more than I already have. I’m boring myself by saying it so much. Regardless, it’ll hopefully be an entertaining match and the first time the Wizards appear on ESPN2 (I think).

Other previews:
+Down the Byline
+Official MLS
+KC Soccer Review
+Yahoo! Sports
+ESPN Soccernet

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Category: Columbus Crew, Davy Arnaud, Ivan Trujillo, Jimmy Conrad, Josh Wolff, Kurt Morsink, Pre-/Post-Game Reports

Tags: Columbus Crew, Davy Arnaud, Ivan Trujillo, Jimmy Conrad, Josh Wolff, Kurt Morsink, Pre-/Post-Game Reports

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