English-speaking peoples of the world unite!
By: Tom | May 14th, 2007I’ve more thoughts about and pictures from my trip to the Chicago Fire-Toronto FC game on my other blog, for anyone interested. Toronto fans fuming over my attempts to poke fun at their team in recent posts might be pleased to learn (if they care!) that I thoroughly enjoyed my trip to Canada – despite the actual match – and I hope it’s the start of a healthy rivalry.
MLS really needs away fans making the journey to games (such as us Fire fans, pictured above), and a bit of bitterness between teams is good for the game. I hope to see many Toronto FC fans in Chicago soon, where they’ll be met with handshakes before the game and raucous abuse during it, as it should be.
The Fire now have a short turnaround and play Thursday night in the ESPN2 game against the much-disliked Dallas FC. If they don’t win, the Fire Dave Sarachan campaign is going to get some real juice behind it. The performance at Toronto was simply disgraceful in the second half.
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After another game like that, can we officially make Toronto-Chicago the best rivalry in MLS?
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I’m not sure, Clint – the Fire have so many rivalries now it’s a bit out of control. First it was Dallas, then New England, and now Toronto? We’ll have to see how things develop, I suppose.
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Ok Folks,
Is it just me or is it time for some change at the top?
I’ve watched every minute of every game this season. Even the 3 victories were so underwhelming that I couldn’t help but know the result of Saturday’s match would not be good. And I suggest that many from Section 8 felt the same.
The coaching is weak, uninteresting and unimaginative.
Guppy – get our from behind the desk old man.
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Lincoln – before the Toronto game, I’d been thinking that I’d give Dave time, especially with Blanco soon arriving to liven the attack up. The performances have been disappointing but at least we ground out results.
But if he can’t organise a defensive-orientated team to mark the back post adequately, you have to wonder about his coaching abilities. 6 goals conceded in two games is not good enough, and Blanco won’t solve that problem.
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I was just watching the game on FSC again. It seems like Rolfe’s injury cost us the game. I mean, first he went down and, right as Segares got the ball into the area with a clear chance to assist, the ref blew the whistle. Then, while Mapp was talking to Rolfe at midfield, Toronto took the goal kick and peppered the Chicago area until we were spread out (having only nine men, and I think Mapp was still with Rolfe). Seems to me like shotty work on the part of the ref (especially not allowing Chicago to play advantage when there clearly was one).
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The other thing about the Rolfe injury was that as soon as he went off, I had no faith we could score – I think I’m right that he has scored or assisted every goal this season so far?
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Yes, you are correct – every goal. I thought that at the time, as well, although I didn’t connect the injury with the disorganization which led to Toronto’s second goal until my second viewing.
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But Tom, you haven’t answered the question that has been keeping us non-Chicago fans on the edge of our seats: How were the Chip Butties?
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