David Arshakyan had a rough year in Chicago. Some less-than-great took him out of the first team rotation as the Fire re-emerged as an Eastern Conference power. When the club tried to send him to the Tulsa Roughnecks— our USL affiliate— Arshakyan’s response was “lol nah.”
The Armenian international got some minutes toward the end of the season, largely due to injuries forcing Pauno to make some difficult decisions. I wish I could say that Arshakyan had improved his game during his time out of the first team. He had not.
Arshakyan got a big opportunity during the climactic game against the New York Red Bulls in the 2017 MLS Cup Finals.