Ten thoughts from the Columbus Crew’s 1-0 win over FC Dallas thanks to another Gaston Sauro set-piece goal and another clean sheet:



1. Before Saturday’s match had even begun, Caleb Porter made his biggest on-field decision of the season.



Porter has been content to stick with most of the same starters as the 2018 season thus far, preaching continuity from Gregg Berhalter’s roster and praising the style of play his team has grown accustomed to.



So when the starting lineup was announced and Justin Meram had been given the hook in favor of the team’s newest attacker, Robinho, it felt like a major moment. After the match, Porter explained his reasoning:



“(It was) just my feel, feel on current form, tactically what we wanted to get out of the game,” he said. “If you noticed today, we were … much more effective on creating width on the flanks through our wingers and outside backs.



“We knew that...