Through little fault of the players’, every game seems to feel more like a slog than the last. Even without the middling results that have left the Fire just on the wrong side of the red line in the Eastern Conference, things aren’t going great. Between the #Free101 protests, Aleksandar Katai’s contract limbo (which was only resolved today), and yet another major transfer target slipping through the club’s fingers, a seemingly inexorable malaise has fallen over this team and the fans. At this point it feels like making the playoffs won’t really fix anything— all the structural, institutional problems will still be here in November regardless of whether we’re still playing soccer or not.
Making Do: Chicago Fire vs Philadelphia Union, MLS Week 20 Preview
