Pre-match: Challenge: Name the 2020 Chicago Fire's Starting 11

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  1. xtomx

    xtomx Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Sep 6, 2001
    Northern Wisconsin, but not far from civilization
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Okay, the Fire are less than a week away from the first game since March.

    Can anyone (without looking it up) project the Fire's starting 11 for next week's game?

    I cannot and I am not even going to try.
    I think I could slot, maybe, four players in their positions (the admission of this makes me sad).

    If you think you can, go for it.

    The winner(s) receive the smug satisfaction with knowing either:
    1) They have a great memory for the Fire's myriad of acquisitions since then end of last season or
    2) They cheated their ass off and looked it up.

    (By the way, I could not even create a starting 11 after looking up the roster. That makes me doubly sad.)
     
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  2. pena pirata

    pena pirata Member+

    Sep 28, 2013
    Batavia
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Calen Carr x11
     
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  3. splunge63

    splunge63 Member+

    Mar 30, 2014
    west burbs
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Wicky has tons of options. Going to be very interesting to see who plays (and who doesn't). Am expecting the majority of the new Internationals will start.

    Same goes for Wicky's formation. I don't expect us to play with an abundance of caution.
     
  4. Jiggly_333

    Jiggly_333 Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Mar 8, 2015
    Corner of Bedlam and Squalor (It's that way ->)
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    I've recently been playing FM20 with the Fire's squad so I don't know if that's cheating or just having an unfair advantage.


    Aliseda - Beric - Frankowski
    Medran - Mihailovic
    Gimenez
    Bornstein - Calvo - Kap - Sekulic
    Kronholm

    Very possible that Navarro could start over Bornstein or Stojanovic could start over Djordje. I've also heard something about Pineda starting at centerback, but I don't know who he'd start over. Calvo looked shakey, but he's the captain and Kap didn't look that bad. Unless Kap's injured and I just forgot about that. I know he went down in the Seattle game, I don't remember much after that.
     
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  5. xtomx

    xtomx Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Sep 6, 2001
    Northern Wisconsin, but not far from civilization
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    I don't suppose that is cheating...at least you can name the players. Better than most of us.

    No Sapong? He IS still on the team, right?

    I have given up, even on soccer games. The only game I play is FIFA20 mobile (which I have not played in months) and my entire team is made up of Germans now. I dumped all my Fire players when the Fire did.
     
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  6. pena pirata

    pena pirata Member+

    Sep 28, 2013
    Batavia
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    What about COVID-19 x11?
     
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  7. xtomx

    xtomx Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Sep 6, 2001
    Northern Wisconsin, but not far from civilization
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Man, Calen Carr(s) relegated to bench already? You are tough.
     
  8. splunge63

    splunge63 Member+

    Mar 30, 2014
    west burbs
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    I think that'll be the 11 (vs Nashville, anyway). Nice post.

    We actually have viable options (on paper) now. Go figure.
     
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  9. sportscrazed2

    sportscrazed2 Member+

    Jul 30, 2008
    Mordor, Middle Earth
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Marcos Papa,Christoph Rolfes, Calen Carx8 Sean Johnson
     
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  10. harrylee773

    harrylee773 Member+

    Jul 28, 2004
    Chicago
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Plus Blanco and Harry Shipp- I remember reading their names over the course of the past few months, had to be related to them coming back to play for us, I'm sure.
     
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  11. TyrusRose

    TyrusRose Member+

    chicago fire
    North Korea
    Jun 17, 2019
    I bet none of you get it right
     
  12. sportscrazed2

    sportscrazed2 Member+

    Jul 30, 2008
    Mordor, Middle Earth
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yeah it's Sammy Sosa,Frank Thomas, Eric Daze,and 8 Calen Carr's
     
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  13. Sting111

    Sting111 Member+

    Jan 17, 2011
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Pauno Out! I'm sick of that guy already.
     
  14. Jiggly_333

    Jiggly_333 Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Mar 8, 2015
    Corner of Bedlam and Squalor (It's that way ->)
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    Sapong's still here. I just don't see him starting over Beric, Aliseda, or Frankowski. Never wrong to have a super-sub.
     
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  15. pena pirata

    pena pirata Member+

    Sep 28, 2013
    Batavia
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Chris Snitko x11?
     
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  16. Jiggly_333

    Jiggly_333 Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Mar 8, 2015
    Corner of Bedlam and Squalor (It's that way ->)
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    Japan
    With Curtis Spiteri in goal.
     
  17. xtomx

    xtomx Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Sep 6, 2001
    Northern Wisconsin, but not far from civilization
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    That would be 12.
    Sure, the Fire have sucked for a while, but I don't think MLS will change the rules.
     
  18. xtomx

    xtomx Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Sep 6, 2001
    Northern Wisconsin, but not far from civilization
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    That was the point of the thread.
     
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  19. pena pirata

    pena pirata Member+

    Sep 28, 2013
    Batavia
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Junior Agogo x11?
     
  20. pena pirata

    pena pirata Member+

    Sep 28, 2013
    Batavia
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Chesty Magee x11?
     
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  21. skinut

    skinut Moderator
    Staff Member

    Jun 25, 2000
    Castle Pines, CO (or often elsewhere on earth)
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    You die & you go to hell!
     
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  22. skinut

    skinut Moderator
    Staff Member

    Jun 25, 2000
    Castle Pines, CO (or often elsewhere on earth)
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Dema Kovalenko x 10. . . it would be x 11 but one of them got red carded early.
     
  23. pena pirata

    pena pirata Member+

    Sep 28, 2013
    Batavia
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Federico Puppo x11?
     
  24. Sting111

    Sting111 Member+

    Jan 17, 2011
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    I really worry that Nery Castillo will not live up to all of the hype and excitement we are seeing and reading about. What if he proves to be a dud?
     
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  25. sportscrazed2

    sportscrazed2 Member+

    Jul 30, 2008
    Mordor, Middle Earth
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Free milk at Aldi ?
     

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