Last Thursday the Chicago Fire drew the Columbus Crew for the fourth round of the U.S Open Cup set to be played on the 6th of next month. Despite the Fire being hot garbage in the league right now (Saturday’s win in Orlando notwithstanding), the US Open Cup could prove to be a boost of momentum for the club as it always had in the past.
I’ve said in the roundtables here at Hot Time that I’d like to see the Fire shift their focus on the US Open Cup – I’ve always felt like this was the club’s competition.