Chicago Fire 0, FC Dallas 0: What We Learned

The Fire and FC Dallas played to a vicious scoreless draw, and the Fire remain undefeated for another week. From disaster striking to strong mental performance, this is what we learned.

They Survived The Worst-Case Scenario

When the lineup dropped about an hour before kickoff, a lot of us were shocked to see that the team’s captain, Rafael Czichos, was not only not in the starting XI, but not in the lineup altogether. He had a bit of a knock coming off of the SKC match, but that was two weeks ago and in his midweek press conference, Ezra Hendrickson said he would be fit. What was going on?

It turned out that he was placed in the health and safety protocol, forcing a last-minute switch in the…