It’s a weird thing to feel optimistic at the end of a season of bad performances and missed playoffs.
And let’s not mince words here— in terms of performances on the pitch, the 2019 Chicago Fire were absolutely dreadful. Wasteful in front of goal. Shaky defending. Hapless goalkeeping. Underperforming numbers. Dropping points against teams we should’ve beaten handily— a phenomenon made all the more frustrating after games like the shock 5-1 win over Atlanta. And at the end of the season, our franchise player decided to hang up his boots for good.
Quite a few fans gave up on the season back in July, and with good reason.