The Chicago Fire cannot fail Brian Gutiérrez

Brian Gutiérrez looked out of it.

The general environment in the Chicago Fire locker room following their stunning 2-1 loss at home to the Columbus Crew was grim. They had just conceded a 90th minute goal from midfield, to be fair. Most of the players had already left for the night, and those that were still there seemed to linger around like emotionless ghosts.

Gutiérrez stuck around to talk to the media, and he was willing to answer any questions, but you could tell that he wasn’t feeling great. It wasn’t quite sadness or disappointment, just emptiness.

You couldn’t blame him. The homegrown had seen his side drop points at home once again, and he wasn’t even on the pitch when the late goal…