Pre-match: Final Away Match (YEA) Fire at Charlotte 10.2.24 6:30 Apple

Discussion in 'Chicago Fire' started by xtomx, Oct 1, 2024.

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What happens in this midweek awesomeness?

  1. Fire win

    4 vote(s)
    28.6%
  2. Fire draw

    1 vote(s)
    7.1%
  3. Fire lose. It is on the road and the Fire have only won twice on the road

    6 vote(s)
    42.9%
  4. SOMETHING stupid happens

    10 vote(s)
    71.4%
  5. Malört

    8 vote(s)
    57.1%
  6. Rubber Dick

    7 vote(s)
    50.0%
  7. Charlotte should not have a team in MLS

    3 vote(s)
    21.4%
  8. The Fire have two wins since June, so we are clearly better without our former DP

    5 vote(s)
    35.7%
  9. Cuypers has scored a single goal since the beginning of July, 9 games played.

    2 vote(s)
    14.3%
  10. Brian Gutierrez our best attacking player, also has 1 goal in his last 9 matches played

    3 vote(s)
    21.4%
  11. Brian Gutierrez has 2 assists in his last 11 matches.

    2 vote(s)
    14.3%
  12. MHS has not scored in 12 matches (in all competitions)

    2 vote(s)
    14.3%
  13. The most important thing on the website is Avocados from Peru winner. Some dude won a painted Tesla

    2 vote(s)
    14.3%
  14. We have just over one month to the election, Please register and vote

    8 vote(s)
    57.1%
  15. Let's hope for a cease fire between Israel and Palestine

    6 vote(s)
    42.9%
  16. F*ck Putin and his obscene destruction of Ukraine

    9 vote(s)
    64.3%
  17. Can't we have rational dialogue instead of hatred and violence?

    6 vote(s)
    42.9%
  18. I will not watch, as I have other things to do

    3 vote(s)
    21.4%
  19. I will be making the trip to North Carolina

    1 vote(s)
    7.1%
  20. I will still watch, because it's on and I already pay for the Apple nonsense.

    6 vote(s)
    42.9%
Multiple votes are allowed.
  1. schroncar

    schroncar Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Mar 2, 2007
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I was focusing on his offense and forgot to watch on defense. My bad.
     
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  2. bunge

    bunge BigSoccer Supporter

    Oct 24, 2000
    Czichos embarrassed there.
     
  3. bunge

    bunge BigSoccer Supporter

    Oct 24, 2000
    Guti with nice give and go touches at ~42:50.
     
  4. lurak

    lurak Member+

    Aug 24, 2007
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Charlotte's defense is making Chicago look good on offense. The Fire can tie this one up again.
     
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  5. bunge

    bunge BigSoccer Supporter

    Oct 24, 2000
    Another embarrassing goal.
     
  6. Pennsylvania Dave

    Jul 31, 2012
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Well as much as I felt lucky I had beer and not Malort...Now I want Malort. 17-1...err...3-1 bad guys.
     
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  7. bunge

    bunge BigSoccer Supporter

    Oct 24, 2000
    Czichos embarrassed again.
     
  8. lurak

    lurak Member+

    Aug 24, 2007
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Again, no pressure on the ball so a goal. Why does the Fire just allow the other team play a dangerous ball with no pressure. Baffling.
     
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  9. bunge

    bunge BigSoccer Supporter

    Oct 24, 2000
    It makes a great highlight with such an accurate pass in and the CB 5+ yards off the goal scorer behind him…
     
  10. overlap_old_coach

    Chicago Fire
    United States
    May 2, 2022
    44:52 Gaston left his man, who made a run into the box...Salquist left Swiderski to run with him
    44:53 Rafa moves from far side of the box between the ball and unmarked Swiderski...and Souquet moves in to mark Swiderski.
    45:05 Rafa begins to move back to LCB when Souquet leaves Swiderski and Rafa realizes Salquist is slow to move back centrally...leaving him unmarked
    45:13 Souquet and Salquist are to the left of the LCB and Swiderski continues wider to the vacated space.
    45:15 Again Lassister does nothing to pressure the ball and allows service over the top of Rafa to Swiderski...who does what DP9s do...finishes.

    The finish looked bad on Rafa, but that was a hot mess of team defense.
     
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  11. schroncar

    schroncar Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Mar 2, 2007
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    You know how magnets can repel each other and move apart. Sometimes the Fire defenders look like they are experiencing a similar phenomenon.
     
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  12. bunge

    bunge BigSoccer Supporter

    Oct 24, 2000
    Rafa’s mistake was that he was in front of the player and passed the assignment to Souquet who was behind the player and couldn’t defend a cross in. Rafa was between the scorer and the passer. That’s 100% on Czichos.

    EDIT: Not pressuring the crosser is part of it too. Kudos to @lurak on that call.
     
  13. overlap_old_coach

    Chicago Fire
    United States
    May 2, 2022
    Rafa clearly had a part in it...but 100% on him is hyperbole.
     
  14. schroncar

    schroncar Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Mar 2, 2007
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I doubt if the Fire II defenders would have looked any worse the first half
     
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  15. bunge

    bunge BigSoccer Supporter

    Oct 24, 2000
    I added an edit to clarify.
     
  16. Pennsylvania Dave

    Jul 31, 2012
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Why are the Charlotte players attacking our goal with a 3-1 lead? Is that even allowed? I thought after your team went up the rules said you have to bunker inside your 18 and ride out the rest of the game with pointless clearances to the other teams fullbacks? No?

    [​IMG]
     
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  17. Pennsylvania Dave

    Jul 31, 2012
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Further embarrassment. I wonder when someone (anyone) on this squad will get pissed off? 4-1
     
  18. overlap_old_coach

    Chicago Fire
    United States
    May 2, 2022
    Reynolds and Dean looked a bit like traffic cones there...
     
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  19. overlap_old_coach

    Chicago Fire
    United States
    May 2, 2022
    Guti still getting decent shots off...
     
  20. schroncar

    schroncar Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Mar 2, 2007
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Not sure which level of soccer Dean is trying solidify his position in but pretty sure it is below MLS if tonight is any indication.
     
  21. Pennsylvania Dave

    Jul 31, 2012
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Traffic cones are more resilient.

    Here's the replay.
    [​IMG]
     
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  22. bunge

    bunge BigSoccer Supporter

    Oct 24, 2000
    Hell of a yellow for Navarro.
     
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  23. Pennsylvania Dave

    Jul 31, 2012
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Yeah...so Navarro with a dumb yellow but at least he seems to care more than Gimenez.
     
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  24. overlap_old_coach

    Chicago Fire
    United States
    May 2, 2022
    Whelp....Fede has retained the 'master yellow car collector" title...which is quite the feat with Fabi and Kellyn in the mix.
     
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  25. krolpolski

    krolpolski Member+

    Where’s Jon Duran when you need him?
     
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