Post-game, I asked him, "What's different about the performance today versus what we were seeing from the Crew m- four weeks ago?"

Uh, like I said last time, uh, we play different system, so everyone play in, in his real position.

And, uh, just fluidity, joy.

You can tell even the fans, uh...

You can tell the atmosphere.

They really enjoy it too, so yeah, I think that was, uh, the, the good job, uh, uh, the coach put on us.

Just joy.

You said it's been tough not thinking about it while playing Columbus Crew games.

What was he like to play with? What's he like as a teammate? And what is his loss going to be for the club?

He's an amazing person.

Like I said, one of my best friends when I came here.

But he was the last person now.

Now I'm a bit by myself with Bushi.

That's the old one.

No, he's just an amazing player, amazing teammate.

What does it feel like the identity of this group is?