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The Crew are among the top-five most fouled teams in MLS with 81 suffered six games into the regular season. Fourteen of those fouls have been yellow card violations, a number Wilfried Nancy believes should be higher.
Columbus' coach first expressed his frustration on certain fouls failing to be upgraded to yellow-card violations following a 1-1 draw against San Diego FC on March 15.
"I respect all styles of play, all the oppositions," Nancy said. "If they want to play nasty, they can play nasty. I have no problem with that, but the referee has to be here to protect our players. ... If he (hands out) the yellow card, after that, it is not the same game because the next one, they are going to play (worried) about another yellow card, and so on. So, they have to be better on that."
In Nancy's eyes, the most glaring missed yellow card against San Diego came when midfielder Darlington Nagbe got hit by midfielder Anibal Godoy in the back during the 16th minute. Godoy was charged with a regular foul.
Nagbe is the Crew's most-fouled player, falling victim 14 times this season. He has been on the receiving end of multiple fouls that could have been upgraded.
For instance, during Columbus' road matchup against D.C. United on March 29. Nagbe went down on a hard foul charged to midfielder Boris Enow. That led to Nagbe leaving the game with a knee injury.
"It’s really frustrating to see that happen in the game the way it did happen," Crew midfielder Sean Zawadzki said. "He’s (Nagbe) a tough competitor, and to see that, you hold your breath a little bit."
Nancy has described Nagbe as "day-to-day" and questionable for Saturday's game against CF Montreal.
Montreal will be entering its second game with Marco Donadel as interim coach, after firing Laurent Courtois on March 24.
Courtois took the Montreal job ahead of the 2024 season, leaving his position as head coach of Columbus' MLS NEXT Pro team, Crew 2.
Courtois led Crew 2 to the inaugural MLS NEXT Pro title in 2022 and back to the final in 2023. Courtois struggled in making to jump to MLS, finishing his tenure with Montreal with an 11-17-11 regular-season record.
The decision to move on from Courtois came as little shock to Nancy, who spent over a decade in Montreal, including two seasons as head coach, before joining the Crew in 2023.
"I’m not surprised because this is the way they do things," Nancy said. "I hope that in the future, they’re going to be able to stay longer with a coach, but this is the way they do, so I don’t have a comment on that. This is who they are, and Laurent knew that."
Montreal recorded a 1-1 draw in its first game under Donadel against the Chicago Fire on March 29.
The Crew kick off against Montreal at Lower.com Field on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Wilfried Nancy talks missed yellow cards in Columbus Crew games
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Columbus' coach first expressed his frustration on certain fouls failing to be upgraded to yellow-card violations following a 1-1 draw against San Diego FC on March 15.
"I respect all styles of play, all the oppositions," Nancy said. "If they want to play nasty, they can play nasty. I have no problem with that, but the referee has to be here to protect our players. ... If he (hands out) the yellow card, after that, it is not the same game because the next one, they are going to play (worried) about another yellow card, and so on. So, they have to be better on that."
In Nancy's eyes, the most glaring missed yellow card against San Diego came when midfielder Darlington Nagbe got hit by midfielder Anibal Godoy in the back during the 16th minute. Godoy was charged with a regular foul.
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Nagbe is the Crew's most-fouled player, falling victim 14 times this season. He has been on the receiving end of multiple fouls that could have been upgraded.
For instance, during Columbus' road matchup against D.C. United on March 29. Nagbe went down on a hard foul charged to midfielder Boris Enow. That led to Nagbe leaving the game with a knee injury.
"It’s really frustrating to see that happen in the game the way it did happen," Crew midfielder Sean Zawadzki said. "He’s (Nagbe) a tough competitor, and to see that, you hold your breath a little bit."
Nancy has described Nagbe as "day-to-day" and questionable for Saturday's game against CF Montreal.
Wilfried Nancy 'not surprised' regarding CF Montreal firing of Laurent Courtois
Montreal will be entering its second game with Marco Donadel as interim coach, after firing Laurent Courtois on March 24.
Courtois took the Montreal job ahead of the 2024 season, leaving his position as head coach of Columbus' MLS NEXT Pro team, Crew 2.
Courtois led Crew 2 to the inaugural MLS NEXT Pro title in 2022 and back to the final in 2023. Courtois struggled in making to jump to MLS, finishing his tenure with Montreal with an 11-17-11 regular-season record.
The decision to move on from Courtois came as little shock to Nancy, who spent over a decade in Montreal, including two seasons as head coach, before joining the Crew in 2023.
"I’m not surprised because this is the way they do things," Nancy said. "I hope that in the future, they’re going to be able to stay longer with a coach, but this is the way they do, so I don’t have a comment on that. This is who they are, and Laurent knew that."
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Montreal recorded a 1-1 draw in its first game under Donadel against the Chicago Fire on March 29.
The Crew kick off against Montreal at Lower.com Field on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
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@brimackay15
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