Chicago Fire Season Preview 2023
You’d be forgiven for not realizing that the Chicago Fire open their season this evening on the lakefront against New York City FC. The Fire had a quiet offseason, the…
Chicago Fire Review: On the front foot
The thing about a three-game winning streak (especially when it's a less common occurrence than presidential elections, or world cups) is that there are a lot of Chicago Fire storylines. I could write about Rafael Czichos being good at almost everything, Jhon Durán's emergence as the first choice center forward, or Chris Mueller's beautiful curling shot into the upper 90 to seal the victory. And don't even get me started with Xherdan Shaqiri storylines.
Expected Losses vs Expectations
I had a busy week, and was a bit under the weather so I just figured I’d write up a few quick thoughts ahead of the Fire’s trip north of…
Chicago Fire Review: The Waiting Game
Just wait until Federico Navarro is back healthy. I said in March. Just wait until May 1 when Xherdan Shaqiri can combine with Jairo Torres. Just wait until Torres, Chris…
Chicago Fire: Group Projects
If you’ve watched the Chicago Fire play this season then you’ve likely seen more fullbacks on the field at one time than is medically advised. Hopefully, the arrival of Jairo…
Chicago Fire Review: Fingers Crossed
A couple of weeks ago I wrote that the number most closely associated with the Chicago Fire this season is 0, and I meant it mostly as a good thing.…
Chicago Fire: Zero is a magic number
If there is a number that perfectly sums up the Chicago Fire this season I think we would all have to agree that it’s 0. Saturday was another 0-0 grind…
Chicago Fire: Informal Evaluation…
The first international break is already upon us. Usually this time of year is when everyone says, “It's time for the Fire to reevaluate what has gone wrong and use…
Chicago Fire Tactics: Defensive Building Blocks
The old cliche “Defense wins championships” isn’t necessarily true, especially in a league format like the Premier league, where the highest scoring teams usually top the table. A playoff system…
Preview: Fire v DC United: Slow and Steady
The Fire return to your television set tomorrow at 6:30 when they take on DC United. I assume they will be trying very hard to actually score a goal in…