Chicago Fire owner Andrew Hauptman could have gone the safe route and hired Tom Soehn to be the
team's new coach. Fans surely would not have many complaints with a former player coaching their
team. But Hauptman went the exact opposite route:.
Carlos de los Cobos is not a
coach that is going to be controlled by his owner.
Section 8 Chicago has announced that they will be hosting a town hall style meeting next Friday
before the home opener. The meeting will be held at the Globe Pub in Chicago at 8 pm and will
feature an opportunity for fans to grill the likes of Andrew Hauptman, Dave Greeley, Frank Klopas,
and Javier Leon.
Schedule Change
The May 22 home game against Colorado has been changed to Wednesday night July 9 at 8 pm.
Sister Cities Tournament
The Fire has announced that it will host a Sister Cities Tournament featuring Legia Warsaw of
Poland, Paris Saint-Germain of France, and Red Star Belgrade of Serbia.
The Fire in conjunction with Section 8 Chicago have announced the signing of a very unique
agreement designed to encourage and promote a cooperative partnership between the Fire and their
fans. The Charter is a result of 18 months of ongoing discussions and collaboration between the
Fire and Section 8 designed to improve and maximize the fan experience at Toyota Park.
Chicago Fire new-boy Freddie Ljungberg was full of praise for Seattle fans after he left the
Sounders for the Eastern Conference giants. On his personal website Ljungberg made a note to fans
thanking them for his excellent time in Seattle, and he also stressed his excitement at turning a
new page in his Major League Soccer career.
Photo courtesy of the Chicago Fire
BY ANTHONY ZILIS
When Chicago Fire head coach Carlos de los Cobos joined the Fire last offseason, he pledged
that his team would play attractive soccer, with more short passing in the midfield.
The departures of playmakers Cuauhtemoc Blanco and Chris Rolfe made that more difficult and
left the team sorely lacked creativity in the midfield.
Photo courtesy of the Chicago Fire
BY ANTHONY ZILIS
When Chicago Fire head coach Carlos de los Cobos joined the Fire last offseason, he pledged
that his team would play attractive soccer, with more short passing in the midfield.
The departures of playmakers Cuauhtemoc Blanco and Chris Rolfe made that more difficult and
left the team sorely lacked creativity in the midfield.
Charlie Corr did a nice interview with Chicago Fire owner Andrew Hauptman a few weeks ago. The
quote that stood out to me:
"I didn't know MLS quite frankly, and I was that prototypical soccer fan who presumed
that the quality was lacking," Hauptman said. "In that sense I was the target
audience.
Sam Stejskal had a series of Wilman Conde related Tweets on Saturday that I've held off
reporting because I was waiting for a story to pop up. We might get something tomorrow but here are
the three tweets strung out:
Exact quote from Conde's agent: "There are no plans for Wilman to visit Macabbi Haifa in the
foreseeable future.
I don't GET the Colorado Rapids sometimes.
Their current roster seems built to not only survive, but dominate, in the Thrasymachean world of
MLS. Not many teams have guys who can dominate the middle like Mastroeni and Larentowicz, not many
teams (if any) have a forward corps as diverse and dangerous as Casey and Cummings, and - well,
okay, everybody these days has a dominating goalkeeper, but Pickens doesn't hurt, unless it's
stoppage time in a Rocky Mountain Cup game.
