– Chicago is coached by former Canadian International and former Canadian Men’s National Team Coach Frank Yallop, before joining the Fire after the 2013 season, Yallop was coaching the San Jose Earthquakes and Chicago was coached by present Montreal Impact Coach, Frank Klopas,
– They have won the Supporter’s Shield, trophy given to the team with the most amount of points at the end of the regular season in the MLS, only once in 2003, they have not won the MLS Cup since their first season as a club. but took part in the final in 2000 and 2003,
– They have won the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 2000, 2003 and 2006 on top of their victory of 1998,
– They have took part in the Concacaf Champions Cup, the ancestor of the Concacaf Champions League, in 1999, 2002 and 2004,
– Mike Magee, Forward won the MVP Award in 2013 in front of Montreal Impact’s Marco Di Vaio and Los Angeles Galaxy’s Robbie Keane,
– Speaking of Magee, he will not play Saturday, he is presently on a short stint ( Kingsley Brice as well) with the Saint-Louis FC, their USL affiliate, to get significant minutes in before a full return after a hip surgery to fix some alignment and ailment issues,
– Frank Yallop likes to play a 4-2-3-1, similar to the Impact, with Igboananike on top and now 300 games veteran and former Quakes keeper Jon Busch, that being said, I would not be surprised to see Sean Johnson make a return,
Players to watch
– Midfielder Quincy Amarikwa, the stocky midfielder, who started their last game against Columbus on the bench, usually have great games against the Impact, even if he have not found his familiar form in 2015, do not count out Quincy late in the game if his team his in position to tie or win the game,
– Forward Kennedy Igboananike, the Nigerian 26 years old striker is a decent target man type of striker, which Yallop prefers, who can be dangerous with his back to the net, if he is given a few yards to maneuver in the box, Bush better be prepared,
– Midfielder/Striker Designated Player David Accam, 24 years old Ghanian International striker and also used at left attacking midfielder position in their 4-2-3-1 formation, is a new DP for the Fire, he currently has 2 goals in 6 games played so far with Fire, but he slowly getting accustomed to his teammates, which is usually the case with new players, and he can be very dangerous with his speed, not as fast as a Dominic Oduro but close, if left with some space to fully exploit his main attributes,
– Midfielder Shaun Maloney Designated Player Scotland, the former Wigan player is another new addition for the Chicago Fire , having join the team for the2015 season, a real number 10, Maloney likes to link up with his striker and use the time to support him and create opportunities for others. The former Celtic and Aston Villa player is not known for his finishing skills, but he is not shy to try the net if he sees the opportunity from 25 yards in,
Here is their full roster from the beginning of the season
No. Position Player Nation 2 Defender Matt Polster
3 Defender Joevin Jones Trinidad and Tobago
5 Defender Lovel Palmer Jamaica
6 Defender Eric Gehrig United States
7 Forward Jason Johnson Jamaica
8 Midfielder Matt Watson England
9 Forward Mike Magee United States
10 Midfielder Shaun Maloney (DP) Scotland
11 Forward David Accam (DP) Ghana
14 Midfielder Patrick Nyarko http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png Ghana
15 Midfielder Víctor Pérez (on loan from Real Valladolid) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png Spain
16 Defender Greg Cochrane http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png United States
17 Midfielder Collin Fernandez (HGP) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png United States
18 Goalkeeper Jon Busch http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png United States
19 Midfielder Harry Shipp (HGP) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png United States
20 Midfielder Jeff Larentowicz http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png United States
21 Midfielder Chris Ritter (HGP) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png United States
23 Forward Guly do Prado http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png Brazil
24 Forward Quincy Amarikwa http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png United States
25 Goalkeeper Sean Johnson http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png United States
26 Midfielder Michael Stephens http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png United States
27 Midfielder Kingsley Bryce http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png United States
30 Midfielder Răzvan Cociș http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png Romania
77 Forward Kennedy Igboananike (DP) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png Nigeria Out on loan No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Alec Kann (on loan to Saint Louis FC) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png United States
16 Defender Greg Cochrane (on loan to Saint Louis FC) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png United States
22 Defender Patrick Doody (HGP; on loan to Saint Louis FC) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png United States
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