Chicago Fire 4 Nemanja Nikolic 14, 16, Arturo Alvarez 26, Michael de Leeuw 84
Vancouver Whitecaps 0
We are in the midst of something wonderful with this Chicago Fire side, something that is surpassing all the expectations of even its designers, like an exquisite sculpture that suddenly develops opinions - good ones - about its own deployment. Built to be a very good MLS side, the Fire are suddenly the best side in the league and still growing, still adding tactical wrinkles, still blooding in good young players. For the first time in years, no one cringes when it’s time to do “WHO’S THE BEST?