A little bit of a longer episoide....

The Columbus Crew had a chance to get back on track against a CF Montreal team that had not won a game since May.

Instead, they lost 2-1.

Jay and Matt break down one of the most disheartening performances of the season and ask the question that is becoming harder and harder to ignore: what is going wrong with this team?

From the opening minutes, Columbus never looked like the better side. We talk through the biggest moments of the match, the lack of energy and urgency, and why this felt like a game the Crew absolutely needed to win before an increasingly difficult stretch of the schedule.

With injuries and absences continuing to affect the squad, how much of this falls on the players, how much falls on the roster construction, and how much can realistically change?

The Crew have been in difficult spots before. But with stronger opponents coming up and little room left for more disappointing performances, the urgency is growing.

The Columbus Crew's loss to Charlotte was a rough one, but it also raised some much bigger questions about where this team stands heading into a massive stretch of the season.

Matt, Gabe, and Jay break down the Crew's 3-1 loss to Charlotte, the biggest moments from the match, and what went wrong as Columbus failed to build on its recent momentum.

Then we turn our attention to one of the biggest questions surrounding the roster: striker. Martinez, Adams, Tapia, Gazdag, Thiare...Who should be starting? Who deserves more minutes? And if you had to make some tough decisions, who are you starting, benching, or selling?

We also preview the Crew's upcoming midweek clash with CF Montreal before taking a bigger look at the rest of the season. Columbus is still alive in three different competitions, and managing the squad, minutes, priorities, and expectations could define how this difficult season is remembered.

The Columbus Crew are sitting at the top of the Leagues Cup standings after a massive week that included two very different results.

Matt, Gabe, and Sam break down Columbus' 2-1 win over Pachuca before diving into the wild 1-1 draw against Pumas that ended with a 3-2 penalty shootout win. From taking down Pachuca to surviving the drama against Pumas, the Crew found two very different ways to get the job done and now sit on eight points.

We talk about what these performances say about the team, how the recent run of form has changed the outlook for the rest of the season, and what Columbus needs to do to keep building from here.

We also preview the Crew's upcoming weekend matchup against Charlotte, discuss the latest Columbus Crew transfer moves and what they could mean for the squad moving forward.

To close the episode, we get into a bigger soccer debate: just how does the quality of MLS compare to the English Championship?