"Rydstrom watched on as Columbus were beaten 3-0 by New York City FC at the weekend, with Hannes Wolf's hat-trick dealing the Crew their sixth league loss of 2026. Wolf's hat-trick was the first scored against the Crew by somebody other than a Seattle Sounders player since Robbie Findley for Real Salt Lake in 2009. But even more concerning for Rydstrom were the recurring patterns from the start of the campaign, when they failed to win their first five league games."
""For me, it looked a little bit like in the beginning of the season," Rydstrom said. "The last six games, we have been good at erasing those kinds of behaviours." "The behaviours from the first part of the season repeated [themselves] that game. The good thing is that... If it's good in the second half, we give it a try.""
""We were close to scoring the first goal in the second half, but we didn't do it. For me, it's more about the players, the organisation and the coaches." "We understand the hard work we need to put in every day to change where we are right now, and we will. This was a disappointment, for sure.""
"But Columbus will come up against a NYRB side that snapped a five-game winless run after putting in an impressive display to beat the Chicago Fire 3-1 away from home. Jorge Ruvalcaba, Cade Cowell and Eric Choupo-Moting were all on target at Soldier Field, rendering Hugo Cuypers' 87th-minute strike a mere consolation."
Columbus Crew lost 3-0 to New York City FC, with Hannes Wolf scoring a hat-trick and delivering Columbus their sixth league defeat of 2026. The loss marked the first time since 2009 that a non-Seattle Sounders player scored a hat-trick against Columbus. The defeat also reflected recurring problems from the start of the MLS season, when Columbus failed to win their first five league games. Henrik Rydstrom said recent improvements had been followed by a repeat of earlier behaviors, especially failing to score after coming close in the second half. He emphasized responsibility across players, organization, and coaching, and said the team understands the work needed to change their position. Columbus are 12th in the Eastern Conference and will face New York Red Bulls next.
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