Fire on Fire: Chicago’s youth shine on international duty

Chris Brady (#1) and Brian Gutiérrez (#17) with the U.S. U-20 National TeamIt was that time of the month again for the Chicago Fire; a week off from any games due to the international break. However, a number of Fire players were kept active as they traveled around the world with their national teams. A considerable number of them put in noteworthy performances, so let’s take a brief look around.

Brian Gutiérrez (United States U-20s)

Gutiérrez was one of the standouts in a stacked U.S. U-20 team and finished as the Revelations Cup’s top goalscorer despite playing in a totally unnatural position. Guti, who is a natural #10 but has often been asked to play on the wing for the Fire, played…