Chicago Fire vs. Colorado Rapids 2017 MLS Regular Season Toyota Park - Bridgeview, Ill. Wednesday, May 17 - 6:30 pm MNT WATCH: ALTD Chicago is a better team than they have been in the past. Colorado has two road games this week. COLORADO Suspensions: None Int'l Duty: None Injury Report: OUT – D Axel Sjoberg (hamstring injury), M Bismark Adjei-Boateng (back injury); QUESTIONABLE – F Caleb Calvert (concussion) CHICAGO Suspensions: None Int'l Duty: None Injury Report: OUT – M John Goossens (right ankle surgery); QUESTIONABLE - M Juninho (right ankle sprain)
1-0 loss. Short rest, travel, and w'ere still not a good team. We'll look better than we have, especially if we stay in the 4-4-2, but it won't be enough. http://view-from-the-couch.blogspot.com/2017/05/rapids-hope-to-be-firebreak.html
Chicago is 4-3-3, and only +2 in goals. Those stats mask how they play at home: 4-0-1, +9 on goals. They beat RSL (2-0), tied Montreal (2-2), then ran off three home wins over Columbus (1-0), New England (3-0) and Seattle (4-1). Schweinsteiger may be 32 years old, but he doesn't play like he's 32 on the pitch. Chicago claimed the spoon last year, but they're above the playoff line right now.
Well, when you travel a ton for work and your afternoon appointments cancel, what do you do? Hop on stubhub, grab the best seat available, cash in some frequent flier miles and Rewards points, and go to Chicago is my answer.
That will be fun, I've never been to Chicago. Heard on a podcast this morning that San Jose had played a ton of games in short time before ours. That and the fact the game was broadcast in Spanish (the Rapids do well in Spanish) contributed to last weekend's surprise. Chicago were at home on Saturday, we have to travel, they are OK this season, we are poor, the game is in English on Altitude, they are going to win. 2-0.
In that case Creo que los Rapids tienen el corazón ganar en cualquier idioma. Pero para estar seguro voy a predecir una victoria por 2-1 en español. Gols de Gashi y Badji.
4 - 4 - 2 w/ Hairston at RB again, Badji and Grandpa Gordon up top, Powers and Azira manning the empty bucket with Saeid and Gashi wide mids, back line from the left Miller, Watts, Burling, Hairston. Yo Mama in goal.
Doesn't look good so far (12th minute). Fire able to keep the ball and we're being passive. Oh, and Pablo needs to stop yelling at the 4O.
Watts with a WTH moment, leaving the leading scorer open to get a header. Hairston has a lot to learn. He may get there but we'll take some hits in the mean time.
Gashi with a good ball in but no Rapids near the ball. With 2 committed forwards, you'd think we'd have somebody there.