Waiting Game: FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire MLS Week 33 Preview

There are only two games left in the MLS season, and the end canly come soon enough. The last month has been a long emotional slog of expectations turning into disappointment and unfulfilled hopes and dreams. There have been calls for jobs to be lost from fans and a desire for the Fire to move on from what in hindsight feels like a desperate move, despite long-term contracts being signed.

Still, there have been positives this season. The emergence of two stars in the making in Brian Gutierrez and Jhon Duran has galvanized my belief that the team will be a contender in the next few years. Gaga Slonina’s sale to Chelsea has proved that the Fire Academy system that just years before was being…