To say that the current state of the Chicago Fire roster is abysmal would be an understatement at best. There are holes to be covered, and deadwood to be replaced. However the club can remedy this as the MLS secondary transfer window is now officially open.

Let’s take a look at the three areas where the Fire need to focus on during this window.

Defense, Defense, Defense

We have said this countless times, the Fire desperately needs to fix their defense. Despite signing Francisco Calvo and Marcelo, those two have not been able to fill the void left by Brandon Vincent and Matt Polster.