Coach Sigi Schmid took his Columbus Crew team to a South Bay German restaurant before Saturday’s game against Chivas USA, but that just meant things went from “wurst to bad to worst,” writes Grahame L Jones. After losing 2-0 to Chivas with 10 men on the field for most of the game, the Crew’s promising start to the season has been followed by four goalless and winless games.
Schmid was forthright on the lack of protection offered by the referee to his striker Robbie Rogers. “Unless we want to make sure Robbie doesn’t ever play well in this league, we should let him continue to get kicked and beat up the way he’s getting beat up right now,” Schmid said. “It’s been ridiculous the last two games.”
There were no reported comments from Schmid on the treatment his own Danny O’Rourke meted out to Chivas’ Atiba Harris. With his side 2-0 down after just 22 minutes, O’Rourke “came flying in for a tackle on Harris and caught him on the calf, opening a wound to the bone that required four stitches.” Referee Fernando Galvan gave the Crew player a straight red card.