Episodi

  • The Chicago Fire finally get their first road victory of 2024 | CHGO Fire Podcast
    Jun 19 2024
    The Fire have won back-to-back games! The Fire won a game on the road! The Fire scored four goals in a game, including goals by Mauricio Pineda and Alan Arigoni?! The vibes are…good? Alex is joined by Alan Krolikowski to discuss what conclusions we can start to draw from the four games since the team’s tactical shift. Speaking of which, it sure seems like Shaqiri is gone; where would that leave the Fire’s roster? Also, we give out some mid-season superlatives! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    44 min
  • The Chicago Fire Remember What a Win Feels Like | CHGO Fire Podcast
    Jun 4 2024
    It actually happened! For the first time in two months, the Chicago Fire won a soccer game! Even better, it was against an LA Galaxy team they hadn’t beaten in 14 years! Alex is joined by Nick Poteres of Glass House Soccer to revel in the rare moment of joy. There were two other games that happened since last show, both 1-1 draws and both less important. Meanwhile, Shaqiri might be gone, Brady and Gutierrez might not be going to Paris, and the Fire are playing a back three!? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    46 min
  • The 'C' and 'F' In Chicago Fire Stand for 'Complete Freefall' | CHGO Fire Podcast
    May 21 2024
    Two more weeks gone, two more weeks without a win, three games lost and only two goals scored. The Chicago Fire continue to tailspin without a win in their last seven games now off to the worst start in team history. Alex is joined by Alex Calabrese to discuss yet another forgettable fortnight of Fire soccer. They then check in on the Fire’s second team and academy in search of reasons for optimism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    45 min
  • The Chicago Fire Have Been Extinguished | CHGO Fire Podcast
    May 7 2024
    After the Chicago Fire looked to have hit rock bottom two weeks ago with a 4-0 home loss to Real Sal Lake, things have somehow gotten worse. Two more home games without a goal, a loss to the Eastern Conference’s worst team, and only a solitary point from the homestand have dug the Fire further and further deeper in. Alex flies solo on this one and takes questions from the CHGO Diehard Lounge and social media as everyone tries to comprehend yet another nadir. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    47 min
  • The Chicago Dumpster Fire | CHGO Fire Podcast
    Apr 23 2024
    There is bad, and then there’s whatever the Fire were on Saturday night against Real Salt Lake. Following a home win vs Houston and drab away draw in New Jersey, did the Fire hit a new low this weekend at Soldier Field? Alex is joined by Matt Shabelman of Men In Red 97 to pick through the wreckage of that performance and evaluate the reactions it produced. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    51 min
  • Is Frank Klopas' seat warmer on? What went wrong on the Chicago Fire road trip? | CHGO Fire Podcast
    Apr 2 2024
    A rain-soaked draw in New England and a hammering in Atlanta see the Fire return home looking extinguished. What went wrong on the road trip? What’s (still) not working? Who’s to blame? Should Frank Klopas’ seat be starting to get warm? How important is the Fire’s upcoming run of games with a lot at home? Meanwhile, the US Open Cup returns this week as Fire II (or maybe more accurately Fire 1.5) face Forward Madison. Alex is joined by CHGO Fire regular Joe Chatz to talk through it all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    54 min
  • Ludo Taillandier + Open Cup, Wild Wind-Aided Win | CHGO Fire Podcast
    Mar 19 2024
    The Chicago Fire just won one of the weirdest games ever… but first! Alex is joined by Chicago Fire II Head Coach Ludovic Taillandier ahead of Wednesday’s start to the US Open Cup, in which CF2 will take on Chicago USL League 2 side Chicago City SC. We discuss the opportunity this presents the team and in particular it’s young players, and what success looks like in this odd year for America’s oldest soccer competition. Then, Alex is joined by Guillermo Rivera to get into the last 2 games: a brief rundown of a classic Fire heartbreak in Columbus, then all the wild windy twists and turns of Saturday’s 4-3 chaos against Montreal at Soldier Field. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    47 min
  • New Sights and Sounds, Familiar Result | CHGO Fire Podcast w/ Glass House Soccer and Joey Colby-Begovich
    Mar 5 2024
    The Chicago Fire returned home to Soldier Field this weekend back in red! Alex and guest co-host Nick Poteres of Glass House Soccer speak with Chicago Fire Vice President of Matchday Operations and Guest Experience Joey Colby-Begovich about his vision for Fire home games and some of the new things we saw on Saturday. As for something that wasn’t new, the Fire lost 2-1 to FC Cincinnati as a result of self-inflected mistakes while struggling to create chances. What went wrong? What might the solutions be? How does the difficult early schedule impact trying to make improvements? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    57 min