Ten observations from the Crew’s third loss in a row, a 1-0 snoozefest on turf as D.C. United borrowed the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland, to claw out a victory, despite playing most of the second half with 10 men.



1. After a bright start to the 2018 season, Columbus lost their third consecutive match for the first time since coach Gregg Berhalter’s first season with the club in 2014, and he’s not taking it lightly.



“It’s never nice to lose three games in a row,” he said. “It’s not something we’re proud of and it’s not something we want. I think some confidence has been taken from us, and rightfully so. You don’t lose three games in a row and stay at 100 percent confident.”



But the three losses haven’t just been bad fortune or a couple of bad bounces. These games have exposed issues that lurked under the surface from the beginning of the season but had...