Chicago Fire head coach Veljko Paunovic is no stranger to the effects a long break can have on a team’s momentum.
After enjoying some downtime over the weekend's FIFA latest international window, his fourth-place Fire side picked up their preparations for Sunday afternoon’s 2017 regular season home finale on a misty Wednesday afternoon from Toyota Park.
"I think this is a very challenging moment for us,” he said.” We know from when we had the break after the Portland game, we didn’t come back well. (That break) was maybe a little bit longer and a different part of the season, but for me I think we did a better job.