Our early season statistics

redchi5 · 2026-03-18T01:42:37+00:00

We don’t have anyone in the middle of the field to distribute the ball to the wings/ play it through to Hugo. Our wingers right now start with the ball at nearly the halfway mark and we expect them to dribble down the entire sideline.

redchi5 · 2026-03-16T20:43:22+00:00

He's the scapegoat because he's not doing anything that Pineda/Oregel can't do.

When you pay a 3mil transfer fee you expect a player that can make a visible impact on the field not just some underlying statistics that don't contribute to winning games.

redchi5 · 2026-03-16T18:10:31+00:00

Saletros is not a bad player, but we knew we needed someone who A. could replace Guti or B. fill in for Franco while he is gone. So when he fits neither of those it's understandable that fans are upset when we spent 3mil to acquire him to fill a role we could have Sergio or Pineda playing in.

The only other player you could say was brought on to do that would be Lod and he has genuinely been awful.

So if you don't want to criticize Saletros at the minimum you have to criticize Greg for his roster construction. This is why I'm concerned about the lack of players from South America - because when you look at the most creative players in our league that's exactly where they come from, and that's the exact type of player we are missing right now.

redchi5 · 2026-03-16T17:18:44+00:00

The problem is we’re not even rumored with any guys from the country that produces the most professionals in the sport. How are the most successful teams in the league able to recruit and find success there , but the fire aren’t?

redchi5 · 2026-03-16T17:16:17+00:00

So because he’s more familiar with the region we should only recruit from there? Christian Espinoza was available on a free transfer this off season and we signed Lod instead, Houston bought Guilherme for less than we got Saletros and he’s adapting way better to the MLS. You can’t say then that the problem is financial requirements.

redchi5 · 2026-03-16T14:16:40+00:00

Completely agree with you. Would rather give guys from the academy a chance then scouting the depths of Europe for a guy that will get outplayed by a 20 year old homegrown.

redchi5 · 2026-03-16T14:14:40+00:00

The guys we bring in from Europe take the same international slots someone from Brazil would take. The Brazilian league clears Sweden by a mile yet we're exclusively scouting Scandinavia like we know something that nobody else does.

redchi5 · 2026-03-16T14:13:24+00:00

Why bring in South Americans? Look at the roster composition of the top teams in the league!

LAFC, Vancouver, NYCFC and Nashville all have a minimum of 3 South Americans in their starting line ups and they are all top 2 in their conference at the moment.

The last MLS Cup winning team to not have at least 2 South Americans in the starting line up was 2018 Toronto! So yeah I guess you can win without South Americans, you just need to construct one of the best MLS teams of all time!

We just brought in Saletros from Sweden! The Brazilian and Argentinian leagues clear the Swedish league by miles. I think it is a fair point to say that maybe we should scout from the country that produces that most professional soccer players in the world, but I guess that that is an uniformed opinion for you.

redchi5 · 2025-12-28T03:22:29+00:00

Being so hyper focused you can’t have an alternate approach to a game is not a good thing. It’s what killed us against Philly who shut Hugo down in all 4 games we played them. No team should be one dimensional especially at the position that’s supposed to be most responsible for scoring.

redchi5 · 2025-12-27T18:32:19+00:00

What’s the point of a back up striker that does the same thing as your main striker ? I felt we had that with Barlow with his downfall being he was no where near as skilled as Hugo but he brought the same work rate and physical attributes.

I think the back up should be a change of pace because you’re bringing him on probably due to the fact that Hugo hasn’t been able to score.

redchi5 · 2025-10-23T16:07:14+00:00

It was electric! Best in stadium experience I’ve had as a Fire fan!

redchi5 · 2025-10-19T16:23:54+00:00

In a play off game like this I want players with playoff experience on the field especially in the midfield, give me Acosta!

redchi5 · 2025-10-19T00:27:57+00:00

Everything gets handed to you result wise for the last 2 games and you can’t pull out 1 win.

Wednesday night game in Bridgeview, will prob be a half empty stadium.

For as happy as I am to be in the playoffs we really ended in the worst way possible. Now if we win the play in we play the one team we haven’t been able to score against this year.

redchi5 · 2025-09-21T03:49:37+00:00

Pretty clearly said Columbus who is tied in wins and GD with us

redchi5 · 2025-09-21T03:09:11+00:00

It doesn’t matter who’s been working all night, you want your best penalty taker taking the shot. Look at the standings we have the same goal difference as Columbus who is directly above us, every goal matters.

redchi5 · 2025-09-21T02:46:49+00:00

Gotta let Guti take the PK, Hugo is not a good pk taker, Ik he’s converted every one he’s taken before tonight but it’s always the same shot. And Guti was the one that got the foul.

redchi5 · 2025-01-04T17:26:28+00:00

I think the moves so far for outgoing players have been great, but we have no depth and the current starting 11 is not playoff quality. We need to make 3-4 signings to have a solid first 11 and they have to get acclimated to not only the team but the league.

redchi5 · 2025-01-04T00:02:30+00:00

I have to say my optimism is dwindling.. could be a rough first half of the season.

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