CHICAGO —With just two seasons under his belt, Harry Shipp found himself in the unusual position of elder statesman when the Chicago Fire reported for preseason training earlier this week.
Goalkeeper Sean Johnson has been away on US national team duty, leaving the 24-year-old Homegrown star as the longest-tenured player present when new head coach Veljko Paunovic put his roster through their paces for the first time.
“It’s crazy, I feel like an old vet,” Shipp told reporters this week. “It’s weird for me too, it’s going to be my third year, but I feel like I’m starting over as a rookie too, starting from scratch, new coaching staff, new everything pretty much.