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Let's talk about Midfielders
The midfield. Currently viewed as the strength of the team. But is it really set right now? Let's break it down: Defensive Midfielders: Pavel Pardo, Logan Pause, Daniel Paladini, Mike Videira This is clearly the strength of the midfield. Pavel Pardo is in a class by himself. He was easily the...
Re Entry draft targets
Ah the scrap heap of MLS. Guys who were once counted on by their teams now discarded because next year's salary is to high. So who should the Fire be considering to take off the scrap heap? Join me after the jump where I will talk about phases, players, and make fun of Baggio Husidic. It will be...
Chicago vs San Jose recap: How Embarrassing
That was embarrassing wasn't it? San Jose is, essentially, a one man team. Take away Chris Wondolowski and you are looking at TFC levels of ineptitude. The Fire let that one man run all over the place and be a holy terror all night long. Don't get me wrong Wondo is a very good player who does...
Discussed: Axioms, Pardo, Philly Hate
Every time a semi-popular Fire player gets cut, waived or traded there seemingly is someone who pops up and says something along the lines of "we treated this player poorly" or "he was underused!" (otherwise known as the Frankowski Axiom). The most recent case of this was career journeyman...
Recap Game 20: Our Will is Broken
This game sucked. There is no easy way to deal with this. The Fire had one of their worst performances of the season. Let's break this down player by player. Sean Johnson: Sean had an excellent game. Easily the brightest spot on the team tonight. Cory Gibbs: Cory had a decent game and hit a...
Friday Afternoon Union Freekicks: Questioning The Offense Once Again
FC Dallas: A Love Story - Big D SoccerThere's not many women out there who understand our obsession with soccer. The Philly Soccer Page " Outside the bubble: Chicago’s Aron Hyde talks to PSP We tend to work in a bubble of Union babble. To find out what the rest of the world thinks of our...
Chicago Fire To Host Open Cup Anywhere But Toyota Park?
Recently Chicago Fire President Julian Posada met with members of Section 8 Chicago at the monthly board meeting. Unfortunately I wasn't able to make it out like I intended to try to do, but Sam Stejskal, a writer for MLS, was there and wrote a roundup article about the meeting. We talked about...
2011 Chicago Fire Schedule
We'll have our thoughts later tonight but here are the first three months of the Chicago Fire 2011 schedule. # DATE OPPONENT VENUE HOME/AWAY TIME (CT) 1 Saturday, Mar 19 Dallas Dallas Away 7:30 2 Saturday, Mar 26 (TeleFutura) Kansas City Chicago Home ...
Where's my refund: Nery Castillo loaned to Aris FC
I was very hesitant to report that Nery Castillo had been loaned out to Aris FC by the Chicago Fire when the news broke yesterday because it seemed like every new day brought a new story about Nery Castillo going to a new Greek team. I think the story of whether or not Brett Favre is retiring has...
Catch 22: Charlie Campbell grew up wanting Brimstone Cup for the Fire, now drafted by FC Dallas
MLSSoccer.com has a great profile on Mundelein, IL native and University of Louisville alum Charlie Campbell. Campbell, like any good Midwestern soccer player, grew up a Chicago Fire fan. He even considers Patrick Nyarko and Baggio Husidic to be good friends. Now there is a twist in that fandom...
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