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 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…
Chicago Fire Home Opener Preview: Coolness Factor
Today I’m going to start with an important question. Are the Fire cool? Maybe it’s because I’ve been reading Chicago Fire twitter too much lately, but it seems like there…
Season Preview: Chicago Fire 2022
The MLS is back this weekend. Yes, it’s still snowing and temps are in the teens but soccer is back and so is TheThirdPost. This is the ninth post on…
Preview: Chicago Fire v. D.C. United: Sports fans and toddlers have a lot in common
The Fire need Luka Stojanović and others to step up and prove they can bounce back from Saturday's crushing 5-1 defeat. FIRE, FIRE...FIRE-FIRE-FIRE da-da-da--da, da-da-da --da, dada-da da da dada…