Chicago Fire Soccer Talk

@robbackie @AlexiLalas SoccerHouse or Cleo’s if you want a soccer bar that is relatively close by. The Globe and AJ Hudsons are a bit further away. Theory in RiverNorth a good option if you don’t necessarily need the soccer bar vibe

@AlexiLalas Hey Chicago folks.... I'm going to be in town on Biz for the USA opener. Staying in the loop. Where do I go to watch the game? Sorry Alexi to jump on your thread but you got the best fans on here who know...

Hello, Sunshine. World Cup kicks off in 13 days. What are we yelling about?

The Chicago Fire Football Club have players at every position in the running for the MLS All-Star game. What a time to be alive. We have fans from from near but mostly the ones from afar to thank for the votes 🔥 #cf97 #MassiveClub

@BarstoolChief It’s Joe Mansueto and there isn’t a close 2nd

Who is the best owner in Chicago

I believe Chris Brady deserves to be on this roster. He’s continued to improve where other #USMNT GK have stagnated and he may currently have the best feet/distribution of any American keeper (a lot due to Gregg & our new style of play). Congrats to Chris & the Fire staff #cf97

@ChicagoFire Squad deserves beers!

"This is the only the beginning for this group here." Hear from GGGaffer and Gutman after yesterday's W 👀 #cf97

They have the golden boot leader, new signings are having an impact, homegrown players continuing to log minutes (incl Borso as exciting prospect), Shokalook signed from CF2 and getting minutes. Still plenty room for improvement but club has come a long way in short period #cf97

Nearly halfway thru the szn, lots to proud of from this Fire team: if not for a couple questionable PK calls they are sitting on only 2 losses, they’re the only side to have beaten league leaders Nashville, 6 clean sheets, have won games with guys injured (1/2) #cf97

@EricAllie @ChiTitansFan Not that I don’t think the pairing could work just think the $ could be better spent elsewhere within the squad. At the end of the day he’s about to turn 38 and Cuypers has been excellent

@ChiFireSocTalk @ChiTitansFan I've warmed up to the idea of Lew paired with Cuypers. If it was Lew replacing Cuypers I would have been furious. But, yeah, can't wait for Franco

Post match #cf97 thoughts v TOR: -came out slow in both halves -beautiful team move on 1st goal, thought we could have had another late in game -thought Salétros had a really nice game, Pineda struggled in MF -in a really good spot going into WC break…a lot to be proud of #cf97

@ChiTitansFan Pass on Lewan for me. Excited to have Franco back tho

@ChiFireSocTalk Lewandowski and Franco after the break!? 🔥

A win today would put the Fire at 26pts and would be the best point total through the first 14 games since 2001 when they recorded 27pts. Had 25pts in 2017 #cf97

Toronto have been dealing with several injuries lately. A few sound like they are 50/50 to return this Saturday including Josh Sargent. Djordje Mihailovic and Richie Laryea appear to still be out. TFC winless in their last 8 #cf97

@SkywayWilly Totally forgot he came back to the club after playing for UW Madison

@ChiFireSocTalk "former player Trip Fleming"? Hmmmm

CF2 represented at TST next week with Mike Magee’s Sneaky Fox in the new mixed division. Player/coach Omar Gonzalez, MLS draft pick Jack Sandmeyer and former player Trip Fleming. GK Christian Lomeli was also once part of the Fire academy #cf97

Traveling and couldn’t catch the game yesterday but the win puts us in a good spot going into final game before WC break. Waterman seemed to have played well in the MF, attack seemed active and a nice game in goal from Brady. Let’s get the 3 at home next weekend #cf97

Bernardo Silva and his new club, to be picked before the World Cup as revealed in April. ✅⤵️

@awkrant @soccerdatavizer Yesterday he was bad. There are games when he is *good* but he is nowhere near as productive as we need him to be. Not going to call him a bust by any means just think we’re getting the least for our money out of him compared to Zinck, Hugo and now MHS

@ChiFireSocTalk Bamba is not playing poorly, but agreed paying $13m DP spot, we perhaps want more than +0.12 g+/96. MHS is at +0.07 (per @soccerdatavizer)

Worth noting that our attack isn’t any better with Bamba in the lineup in place of Haile Selassie (no disrespect to MHS who has been in his best form since joining the club) and that’s a problem when he’s your highest paid player #cf97

With his game-winning goal tonight, the @ChicagoFire's Hugo Cuypers became the fifth player in @MLS history to score in at least nine-straight games and the first to do so since Carlos Vela in 2019-20 (11 games).

Post match #cf97 thoughts @ DC: -needed that. Bad first half, bit lucky on the PK call, good last 30min -Puso and MHS changed the game -Bamba was bad -looked better defensively but goal conceded definitely soft -Baribo becoming the new Cory Burke and I don’t like it