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Chicago Fire 1, Orlando City 1: What We Learned

Well that was something, wasn’t it? The Fire avoided disaster by the skin of their teeth. This game was... a lot. Red cards, strange subs, and great performances by the newest members of the team.

But what exactly did we learn from the Fire’s 1-1 draw against Orlando?

For as good a job Nelson Rodriguez has done this offseason, he’s still can’t win. Going into the January transfer window, everyone and their mother knew that the Fire needed to do something about their fullback situation. Matt Polster and Brandon Vincent were gone, and there was criminal lack of depth at the position already.