James Bridget Gordon: So I wanted to start things off with this little nugget: the Fire have won eight MLS games in 2017 so far. Last season, they only won seven. One more win (or three more draws) and we'll equal our 2016 points total.
We wanted measurable improvement. We got it.
Alex Picchietti: It's been wonderful. Incredible, really. Full credit to management for bringing in players that have done phenomenally well— Basti, Dax, and Niko in particular. And it's great to see how deadly Accam can be when he's not the sole threat on the pitch.