2016 was supposed to be the season Chicago Fire changed things.
After finishing 2015 at the bottom of the league with just 30 points from eight wins, they needed a change and tried to enact it with new management. But debut General Manager Nelson Rodriguez and first-time Coach Veljko Paunoviu0107 failed to move them forward (they followed with seven wins and 31 points in 2016).
The result: Chicago Fire occupied the berth at the bottom of Major League Soccer for a second straight year. The outlook: plenty more work needed to be done.
So for this year’s SuperDraft, they made their plan clear: a preparedness for any eventuality with a clear contingency plan to get them what they want.