There was no downplaying of last weekend’s result or pointing of fingers, just a sense that there are lessons a young team still needs to learn. Coming off of a 4-1 defeat at New York City FC over the weekend, Chicago Fire head coach Veljko Paunovic preached maturity ahead of his side’s meeting with the Seattle Sounders on Wednesday night (9:30 p.m. CT, CSN Chicago).
“We have to continue our performance,” he said. “We have the responsibility for ourselves, we have the responsibility for our profession, and we have the responsibility for our fans and supporters who are with us, our season ticket holders.