It was a rough 2018 for the Chicago Fire. Entering the season with hopes of challenging for the playoffs with a solid squad and a starring midfield, as well as the goalscoring exploits of Nemanja Nikolic, it quickly became apparent that they lacked the necessary attacking quality to compete at the sharp end of MLS.
Nikolic was still an excellent goalscorer, but other than Aleksandar Katai, who’s production badly deteriorated in the latter part of the season, goals from other options were hard to find.
The Fire scored 48 goals in 2018. Only four teams scored fewer in all of MLS.