Hot Time In Old Town

Photo by Diego Diaz/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images You get a red card, we get a red card, everyone gets a red card! The Chicago Fire marches on with their old habits after a 2-1 loss against a surprisingly decent FC Cincinnati team. While the Men in Red (or blue) were busy disappointing all of you fans in Soldier Field Saturday night, you may have missed what … [Read more...] about MLS Roundup Week 11: Red Cards Galore

Ruben and RJ return with a brand new Hot Cast after the Fire’s loss to FC Cincinnati. On today’s show, they go over what went wrong with the Fire’s defense and why they can’t seem to find the back of the net except on set pieces. They have a long discussion about Xherdan Shaqiri and where he could help the team, because it doesn’t seem like the middle is it, However, despite … [Read more...] about The Hot Cast: Shaqiri Solutions

Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports We all thought we were done with defensive errors costing the Chicago Fire points. By all metrics except the most important one, The Fire should have won the game. They had more shots, more shots on goal, a higher pass completion percentage, a higher possession percentage, and a higher xGoals. Everything the Fire did was better than FC … [Read more...] about Same Old Story: Chicago Fire 1, FC Cincinnati 2: MLS Game Recap

Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports The Chicago Fire blew another game where based on the eye test and the stat sheet, they were the better squad. Two mistakes at the back meant that their goal off of a corner didn’t end up mattering all that much; which is a shame, because it was Jhon Duran’s first ever MLS goal. He came on in the second half and played well after replacing … [Read more...] about Chicago Fire 1, FC Cincinnati 2: Man of the Match:

Kareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK It’s time to hit the reset button against FC Cincinnati Despite the fall off over the last 3 weeks, overall the Fire have overachieved my expectations for the opening two months of the season. In the season preview episode of The Hot Cast, I said that if the Fire scored 8 points in their first 10 games, they would be set … [Read more...] about New Beginnings: Chicago Fire vs FC Cincinnati MLS Week 11 Game Preview.