There’s no doubt Tuesday’s big win over the Seattle Sounders at the MLS is Back Tournament helped the Chicago Fire’s team morale. Winning always does.
But if you’ve been paying attention, it’s been clear for some time now: this team really enjoys playing together, and perhaps more importantly, the guys genuinely seem to like spending time with each other.
This isn’t new, either. It was on display at the very start of the season. I saw it first hand at training sessions in February and March—back in the days when reporters still got to watch the first 15 minutes of practice, before the pandemic.