Match News
Yes, Jeff, it was that bad
By: Sean |
2 Comments
So bigsoccer.com blogger Jeff Bull wants to know if yesterday’s Bulledamerung was as comprehensive and one-sided as the 1-5 scoreline indicates.
Yes. Yes, it was.
I’ll give New York [sic] credit: They brought it the last 15 minutes of the first half. I went into halftime worried that Red Bull were ascendant, that the Fire had expended [...]
Are you the Fire from May in disguise?
By: Tom | 3 Comments
Last night, we Fire fans were subjected to an outrageous breach in the space-time continuum. We had thought that our long national nightmare, the months of insipid football that began this season, had been discarded into the dustbin of history.
Unfortunately, we were wrong. As notabbott points out, the game, formation and tactics were all [...]
Category: Match NewsVerdict: Inconclusive
By: Tom | 6 Comments
The frenzy we Fire fans had whipped ourselves up into since the arrival of Osorio, Blanco and Wanchope was always likely to lead to expectations beyond what a still-recovering team can produce just yet. And that was the case yesterday.
It was slightly deflating to see our forward line again consist of Barrett and Carr, who [...]
Category: Match NewsBlanco Is Not Afraid of MLS
By: Tom | 3 Comments
When the Fire signed Blanco, there was a lot of talk about how he wouldn’t be able to handle the physical play of MLS. How he’d not be able to deal with the chippy kicks and would lack the time he’s accustomed to in order to make things happen.
And now I’m finally watching Temo make [...]
That was not soccer
By: Tom | 11 Comments
Nor was it football, either. I left a very pleasant barbecue by the lake to go watch the Fire host the Colorado Rapids, but by halftime, I felt more like ripping out my own intestines than watching the second half. Two of the worst teams in MLS went at it with some of the best [...]
Fire vs. Real Salt Lake
By: Tom | No Comments
The Fire host Real Salt Lake on Sunday at 4pm (TV: Telefutura live, CSN 7pm delayed). This is a game the Fire, and in particular coach Dave Sarachan, really need to win. A three game homestand is exactly what Sarachan needs to get some results, save his job, and get the Fire back into [...]
Photos from Fire-FC Dallas
By: Tom | 2 Comments
A 2-1 defeat, with the first half looking a bit too much like last week’s second half. But we were not as bad overall. A dodgy PK for their first goal. 14 Fire corners, 1 shot on target? And how many Fire shots hit the woodwork? We played aggressive [...]
Photos from Fire-TFC
By: Tom | 2 Comments
Still don’t have the time or energy for a decent match wrap. But basically, the Fire were deficient in almost every key area of the game - they did not play smart, they did not penetrate, they could not hold the ball up front, they did not play hard (Brown and Curtin excepted), they [...]
Fire fans show up in Toronto, Fire team does not
By: Tom | 2 Comments
If you go over 500 miles to watch your team and they play like they left their brains in Chicago, it’s more than mildly annoying. I don’t have the energy to recap the game right now, nor even the heart. All credit to Toronto for their first goals and win, and to my [...]
God Save the Queen and all Fire and Toronto FC Supporters
By: Tom | 3 Comments
The internet sure does embolden folks, as the Chicago Fire and Toronto FC supporer’s group messageboards have been buzzing with insults ahead of this weekend’s game.
National pride has of course reared its head, with cooler heads now calling for calm during the pregame anthems. I’m fairly bemused by all this excitement over nationality: and [...]
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