Sunday, January 8, 2017

Major League Soccer 2017 Campaign- The Chicago Fire looking back to its lost glory days



It has been quite a while for the folks back at Bridgeview, Illinois, to enjoy the thrills of the postseason and to get a decent campaign from the Boys of their Chicago Fire.

A squad considered once as spectacular, after its inception into Major League Soccer in its first ever expansion and on top of that winning the only title in their story after its debut, it was something considered like a grand feat.

Still for third year man in the Windy City squad, Vejko Paunovic, the aims for the man from the Balkans is to make this campaign a one of a kind for his Fire and return them to the spotlight once enjoyed.

The only problem is that he will have to turn things around in Toyota Stadium, after his squad once again occupied the not so noted cellar, despite this club front office people making all sorts of moves around august time.

No solution was in sight and the end of 2016, this club had a modest record of seven wins, ten draws and seventeen losses to add to worse.

With rumors lately that the Fire are on the lookout for a super Designated Player to reinforce its ranks, the name of Bastian Schweinsteiger is becoming nonstop in the Fire directives as well the intentions of the German to join an MLS entity.

So far, the wheeling and dealing are constant in Toyota Stadium, with several new faces to reinforce its ranks, after all this 2017 was a year of seeing two new expansion squads to make its debut and Manager Paunovic already has his ideal nine aside.

Very by resigning Luis Solignanc who came in a trade in an august deal from the Colorado Rapids, the Fire see the potential this chap can deliver to this squad, something that its Boss has deposited all of his trust.

The arrival of Juninho from Liga MX Xolos of Tijuana to reinforce the midfield, Legia Warsaw Hungarian striker Nemanja Mikolic and Uruguayan sensation to provide a security in the Fire posts in Jorge Bava.

If the deal for the soon to be former Manu and Germany National squad midfielder becomes a reality, the Fire can start towards a stellar campaign and imminent return to the league postseason and contend once again for the title.

 Alongside of the return of David Accam, Arturo Alvarez, Jonathan Campbell, Michal De Leeuw, John Goossens, Johan Kappelhof, Matt Lampson, Joao Mieira, Matt Polster and Brandon Vincent, considered to return in 2017.

All of these players were the ones selected by the Fire Boss to return and protected them from the draft that took place to reinforce the likes of newcomers Atlanta United and Minnesota United.

Still the expectations for this club to fly high in this upcoming 2017 considered high and with plenty of relevant after this squad is reinforcing every spot possible in order to contend for this campaign and display a one of a kind football all campaign long.

As Mikolic brings a new energy and dynamism in the new Chicago Fire, the Hungarian can be capable of competing with the likes of Piatti, Giovinco, Villa, Wright Phillips and others in league play as well give a new depth to this squad game.

The arrival of keeper Jorge Bava, will add a new dimension to this squad defensive backfield and with three of its main starters returning, this part of the Fire initial eleven will see a lot of improvement as well seeing a new leader in the Andean.

Another area to see of the Chicago squad will be its frontal attack with Luis Solignac returning to the Windy City and Nemaja Mikolic, maybe Vejko Paunovic, will switch from his traditional 4-2-3-1 formation to a more attacking one with these two.

In this squad midfield, the return of Matt Polster, David Accam, Arturo Alvarez and Micheal De Leeuw and the addition of an experienced Juninho, the outlook of the Windy City squad having a stellar campaign will be enormous.

Much ado if Bastian Schweinsteiger makes up his mind for this squad to reinforce it, we may have an amazing and all around exciting campaign in Toyota Park, if the German decides the contrary, it will not be the end of the world for the Fire.

At the end, the Windy City squad has all the elements of staging a comeback into the top spots in the Eastern Conference as well make a trip to the league postseason, considered one of the utmost priorities of its man at the helm.


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