The opening day draw against Miami was an interesting game that showed just how far the Chicago Fire have come since the final whistle of the 2021 season. It also showed just how far they have to go to become real contenders. This is what we learned from the Fire’s 0-0 draw.

Shaqiri is The Game Changer

Xherdan Shaqiri is the guy the club has been missing for the last decade. As good as players like David Accam and Bastian Schweinsteiger were, they were never able to control the game as well and as effortlessly as he did.