An unchanged lineup, three more goals, three more points, Jonathan Bornstein captaining the side and celebrating with the fans at full time. Very little changed for the Chicago Fire between Saturday’s 3-0 win and the 3-1, come-from-behind, triumph over Orlando City on Wednesday night at Soldier Field.
After an inconsistent beginning to the season where the team often looked completely disconnected, the Fire have suddenly coalesced around what appears to be the exact right combo of players and tactics to produce their two best performances of the season.
“Sometimes you cannot put all your best players together on the field, you have to find the best mix,” said Fire head coach Raphael Wicky, insisting that the players are more important than the particular system.