Ten thoughts from Columbus Crew SC’s hard-fought 1-0 win over the New England Revolution in Foxborough, Massachusetts, that extended the team’s unbeaten run to six games.



1. The win wasn’t the prettiest of Gregg Berhalter’s Columbus tenure, but it was an impressive one.



For the fourth consecutive game, the Crew put up a shutout thanks to what Berhalter continually calls a team effort on defense. Over the last four games — three wins and a draw — the Crew haven’t played their most exhilarating brand of soccer, but they’ve ground out hard results, a trait Berhalter teams haven’t always been able to find during the season.



In the same way that the team’s three-game losing streak began wearing on them, this six-game unbeaten run has started to build on itself, and goalkeeper Zack Steffen acknowledged it’s improving the team’s mindset as the weeks progress.



“It creates...