Stefan Cleveland Should Start Against Real Salt Lake

It might only be the beginning of August but the Chicago Fire already face a meaningless league game. After losing back to back matches against Toronto FC, the Men In Red find themselves way behind a possible playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. With a massive US Open Cup semifinal on Wednesday night, it seems likely that head coach Veljko Paunovic will opt to field a much weaker side against Real Salt Lake on Saturday night. If that proves to be the case, then it gives Pauno the perfect chance to start Stefan Cleveland and give the young goalie an opportunity to take over the #1 position.

Simply put, Cleveland cannot be any worse than Sanchez has been in recent weeks. Game after game has…