Hot Time In Old Town

The Fire’s Swiss General Manager/Sporting Director only has a few months left on his contract, so let's take a deep dive into his tenure thus far. After a promising start, the Chicago Fire are on a seven-game winless run. We’ve seen this before; the previous two seasons under the Georg Heitz regime quickly turned sour, and the Men in Red suffered a pair of 22nd place finishes … [Read more...] about Same GM, Same Fire: Should the Fire renew Georg Heitz’s contract?

Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports Welcome to the Analyst’s Corner. A retooled, less structured version of What We Learned. Here I’ll be talking about all the on-field tactical stuff I notice throughout the course of last week’s game, and try to contextualize it with larger trends through the season. On Shaqiri and the Midfield One of the questions we all had when the … [Read more...] about The Analyst’s Corner: Atlanta United vs Chicago Fire

The Podcast is now on Mondays! Ruben and RJ return for a brand new episode of the show. Ruben sounds like he’s in a fish bowl because he’s developed an allergy to bad defense, and the Fire are trying to kill him. They break down what went wrong on the turf fields of the Benz, including a disastrous performance by Carlos Teran. They then talk about what to do with Xherdan … [Read more...] about The Hot Cast: The Old Fire

Photo by David Kirouac/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images We’ll watch the other games, so you don’t have to Just as the Chicago Fire are returning to their old habits after a 4-1 loss to Atlanta United, we here a Hot Time are bringing back another tradition - seeing what the other teams are up to. Surely the grass must be greener elsewhere? This is your MLS Week 10 … [Read more...] about MLS Roundup Week 10: Know Your Enemy

Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports The shorthanded Fire were crushed by Atlanta in an extremely disappointing loss on the road. The Chicago Fire experienced another frustrating collapse as they lost 4-1 on the road against Atlanta United. After falling behind early, Chinonso Offor gave the Fire hope when he smacked in Xherdan Shaqiri’s cross for an equalizer. However, Atlanta … [Read more...] about Chicago Fire 1, Atlanta United 4 | Player Ratings