""Again, we have to accept the reality," Nancy said. "This is because we don't do certain things well enough. We are going to have to do it better, to play better for 90 minutes. "We conceded three goals - one on the set piece and two because we lost the ball and the defensive transition. This is not like we were outnumbered. "We had numbers. We got punished, and this is the reality at this moment.""
""We need to be better at it [defending]. We want to put it all together, especially at this point of the season. We want to attack well and defend well, not one or the other. "But I think, it's just up to us on the field, individually, to make plays in certain moments in the games.""
Columbus Crew must shore up a leaky defence over the final four MLS regular-season games to preserve playoff chances. A 3-2 loss to New York City FC saw Julian Fernandez score a second-half stoppage-time winner, marking the Crew's third defeat in seven league matches. The team has conceded 46 goals with four matches remaining, matching the 2023 total and exceeding 2024's tally by six. Defensive lapses in set pieces and transitions produced the three goals conceded in the recent match despite sufficient numbers in front of goal. The Crew host Toronto FC next, who remain outside playoff contention.
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