There's no denying that Saturday's outcome at RFK Stadium was a disappointment.
But, just like after two promising performances versus Montreal and the LA Galaxy, Chicago Fire head coach Veljko Paunovic is asking his team to remain steady in their preparation for the task at hand.
“Obviously the loss against DC was a hard loss for us, but we are focusing on our next game,” he said. “We’re of course learning from the mistakes we made in the past, especially in that game. We know that we’ll have DC again very soon playing here (Sept. 16), so we want to take good notes on that game and prepare to face them here and pay back.