Through 29 games this season, the Chicago Fire have scored just 28 goals, putting them at an average of slightly less than one goal a game. That’s good for last in MLS, four fewer goals than the two teams just above them–D.C. United and the Vancouver Whitecaps, who each have 32. It’s also on pace to be worse than last…
Ezra Hendrickson has a problem. It’s a good one, mind you, but it’s still a problem. Jhon Durán seemed like a lock to start at the No. 9 for the remainder of the season, until Kacper Przybylko came back from the dead with a two-goal performance against Charlotte FC. With Saturday’s match against the first-placed Philadelphia Union looming, Hendrickson isn’t…...
The Chicago Fire take their five game unbeaten run into Philadelphia this weekend to face the first placed Union. Can they keep it rolling? We look back at the Fire’s wild 3-2 win over Charlotte, and look ahead to the toughest stretch of the season: 1st place Philly, 2nd place NYCFC, and 3rd place Montreal are all on the horizon.…
In what was certainly the most entertaining match of the season, the Chicago Fire took one more step toward proving they’re for real, beating expansion side Charlotte FC 3-2 Saturday night. The Fire have now taken 13 points off the last five games, and with 10 matches to go, they’re above the playoff line for the first time since early…
Every time Alex Campbell and I solicit questions for our CHGO Fire Podcast mailbag, there’s always one question that goes something like this: This team is great on paper, but continues to struggle on the field. How much of this is on Ezra Hendrickson? Sometimes, it’s more direct: This team is a disaster. Should the Fire dump Ezra Hendrickson? Through…
I started to write this on Monday, then closed my laptop when the news broke about the mass murder at the Highland Park Fourth of July Parade. Writing about soccer suddenly felt pointless. Sadly, this has happened many, many times before, and will continue to happen in the United States until our political leaders actually do something about it. With…...
Wednesday’s midweek match between the Chicago Fire and Philadelphia Union marks the first time Kacper Przybylko will play against his old teammates since joining the Fire on a three-year deal this past offseason. Philly clearly thought the 29-year-old Polish striker’s best days were behind him, opting to deal him to Chicago for $1.15 million in General Allocation Money. Thus far,…...
When the Fire visit Houston on Saturday (7 p.m. CT, TUDN, Univision), it will mark the first career matchup between two rookie head coaches–the Fire’s Ezra Hendrickson, and Houston’s Paulo Nagamura, who was one of three finalists for the Fire’s opening last fall. Like the Fire, Houston has had a rocky 2022 thus far. They sit 10th in the Western…
The Chicago Fire are inventing new ways to lose games in 2022. Case in point, Saturday night in Toronto. The Fire outshot Toronto 33 to 5, with nine shots on target to TFC’s four. The Fire connected nearly 200 more passes, and had the ball for almost two-thirds of the game. Cover up the final score, and the two teams…...
The Chicago Fire got a nice boost heading into Wednesday’s match against the New York Red Bulls: Both Kacper Przybylko and Jairo Torres are both fully healthy, and are able to play. It means we could see the Fire’s best XI on the field for the first time in 2022. With the team winless in the last two months, that…...
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