2016....7-10-17-42-58 (GD -16)-0.91 PPG-20.6 Winning percentage 2017....16-4-11-61-47 (GD +15)-1.53 PPG-47.1 Winning percentage 2018....8-8-18-48-61 (GD -13)-0.94 PPG-24.5 Winning percentage 2019....1-2-2-7-9 (GD -02)-1.00 PPG-20.0 Winning percentage Total....32-24-48-158-175 (GD -17)-1.12 PPG-29.9 Winning percentage (W-T-L)
This is like the Blanco years all over again: Bring in the best player the team has had in many years, a veteran of sublime talent with 2-3 years left in the tank. Let a guy with zero experience or accomplishments run the team and waste the talent. Its almost like they're doing it on purpose so they can penny-pinch for another 5 years after the big spending doesn't pay off.
If they actually put some effort into their penny pinching to run a team on the cheap like Philly (post-Sakiewicz) or Dallas, I'd be ok with it. Instead we get a team with a six million dollar centerback, no plan, and a GM who doesn't appear to have one either.
Based on Basti's direction on the field, I think that he is already acting like a head coach. Pauno is just on the sidelines being Pauno.
I'd say NRod should have him pull a full blown Jason Kreis move, but the thought of being short one more defender is too awful to think about.
You know, if you're going for a Fire nostalgia pick, Jim Curtin wouldn't be the worst guy for the job. He's gotten good results from a roster of table scraps.
If we're going to sign players like Bastian Schweinsteiger, we need to sign coaches with some level of success. I like Curtain for a team with Mike Magee as the star, but we should set our standards a bit higher. Let Pauno end the year (it probably won't make a difference for this year) and then sign Basti and his brother to take over all the coaching duties. Try and keep what little esteem we have.
This reminds me of the 2008 and 2009 seasons, we had a roster that should have at the very least been playing in MLS CUP both years, if it wasn't for Andi going with the cheap option for our coach (Hamlett).
Curtin stays in Philly. Give me CJ Brown. He's been an understudy to a couple of damn good MLS coaches so far. I'm sure he's ready for a starring role with the Fire.
https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/05/06/warshaw-24-thoughts-24-teams-after-week-10 Chicago Fire The Fire entered Banc of California Stadium with the primary intention of slowing down LAFC’sattack. What they did particularly well in the 0-0 draw, though, was to remember that LAFC are just as dangerous on the counter as through possession. Chicago were incredibly diligent in their attacking-defensive shape. When Chicago had the ball, the Fire were just as worried about their defensive cover for when they lost the game. They weren’t about to get counterattacked. They only ever let five players go forward, while five players always stayed back. It ensured that LAFC could never get a head of steam on the break. Can you say parking the bus?