Welcome back from the international break. Tons of MLS players were off with their countries, most of them with the U.S., although more than a few were with the trio of Central American countries that remain in CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying. We also had some U.S. Open Cup action midweek, in which the teams that have USL teams played a lot of young reserve players and the teams that don’t played something close to a best XI. Take from that what you will.
Some things to consider:
Chicago are making all of us look bad
To the dismay of all of us American soccer people, the Chicago Fire have seven wins and three draws in their 12 games since Aging European Superstar Bastian Schweinsteiger arrived on the scene.