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Last night was my first chance to see Blanco, Denilson and Wanchope in action as the Chicago
Fire traveled to Pizza Hut Park to take on FC Dallas. This was a big game for both teams as the
Fire are fighting for the last playoff spot and FC Dallas would like to get back up to the top of
the Western Division.
Chicago has been on a good run recently and FC Dallas has been on a bit of a slide since their
wonderful start to the season.
Chicago Fire 1-1 FC Dallas
So what do you think the Fire coaching staff is talking to Calen Carr and Paulo Wanchope about
today? If it is anything but how to keep the ball and waste time at the end of a match, then the
Fire are doomed. This was not a pretty game as neither side had much ball control. Again and again,
passes were intercepted and knocked out of bounce.
1. Sacha Kljestan - a somewhat surprising first pick - I know - but his sophomore season has not
been one of ups and downs; instead the Seton Hall product has already outdone his rookie season of
0 g, 7 a, by striking for 4 g this year and adding 7 assists; he put the [...]
(* This asterisk is meant to indicate I caught only about 25 minutes of the second half, but I'm
assured by trustworthy parties that this was a good game.) The bomb of a goal Chris Rolfe produced
to give the Chicago Fire the lead over FC Dallas will probably be what most people remember about
last [...]
I held true to my viewing schedule for once: my Saturday featured Red Bull New York's gutsy draw
against the Chicago Fire and the New England Revolution's (at-long-last-hallelujah) sharp win over
visiting FC Dallas. By coincidence, both games threw two roughly equal teams into contention.
By lesser coincidence, the gap in quality between the respective [.
Pescadito at the death steals two points from the Fire. For the life of me, I can't figure out how
the Hoops didn't wipe the pepperoni-ladden pitch with Osorio's ancient assemblage of past their
sell-by date CONCACAF stars (Blanco, Wanchope, Armas). Sure the Fire were organized, but they were
also glacial, and a quick team like Dallas should really be exploiting that more effectively.
