Chicago Fire vs. Seattle Sounders - USOC #6 - 9:00 PM CST - Fox Soccer Channel

by Tweed Thornton on Oct 4, 2011 7:46 PM CDT in Fire Previews & Recaps

This is Championship Soccer tonight. This is why teams are put together. This U.S. Open Cup tournament is what the Chicago Fire are about. Over 6 months have passed since Chicago started the journey and either way it will end tonight on CenturyLink Field in Seattle. Chicago must vanquish a foe they have never done so in 6 attempts to get their hands on the trophy. Dominic Oduro is the likely hero but Marco Pappa comes off being named MLS Player of the Week for scoring a hat trick after not scoring for two months. The Fire enter the game as an underdog but full of confidence. There's nothing more to say in preview, all there is to do is react. Here's your Starting XI:

Sean Johnson; Dan Gargan, Josip Mikulic, Cory Gibbs, Gonzalo Segares; Logan Pause, Pavel Pardo, Marco Pappa; Daniel Paladini; Dominic Oduro, Patrick Nyarko

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Interesting...

No Grazzini or Anibaba. Hopefully Grazzini can get on the pitch at some point tonight.

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 7:58 PM CDT reply actions

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by Tweed Thornton on Oct 4, 2011 8:01 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

I love that pic!

Let’s go boys!!

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions

Subs: Conway, Anibaba, Videira, Husidic, Grazzini, Barouch, Chaves

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by Tweed Thornton on Oct 4, 2011 8:07 PM CDT reply actions

Seattle XI

GK Keller; DEF Riley, Parke, Hurtado, Gonzalez; MID Fernandez, Alonso, Evans, Neagle; FWD Fucito, Montero

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by Tweed Thornton on Oct 4, 2011 8:26 PM CDT reply actions

Seattle Subs

Ford, Friberg, Jaqua, Jaqua, Levesque, Ochoa, Scott, Wahl

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by Tweed Thornton on Oct 4, 2011 8:27 PM CDT reply actions

Well no Rosales...

a bit of good news there.

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 8:31 PM CDT reply actions

but yes on James Riley their starting right back. With Grazzini not starting, Pappa will play more offense up Riley’s side. Paladini will play more defense.

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by Tweed Thornton on Oct 4, 2011 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah, that makes sense...

hopefully Pappa torches him a la RSL.

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions

I will gladly trade all of my Christmas presents for an Open Cup title tonight...

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 8:49 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

NYRB winning...

not good for the Fire. Makes tonight’s match even more important.

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 8:52 PM CDT reply actions

curse those losses to the expansion teams and San Jose

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by Tweed Thornton on Oct 4, 2011 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions

Yep, those hurt...

you never know tho. We almost have to win out. And NY is NY. They could still collapse.

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions

HERE WE GO!!!!

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:01 PM CDT reply actions

Early foul...Pappa taken down

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:13 PM CDT reply actions

And Montero goes down to a foul

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:13 PM CDT reply actions

that a boy Gibbs

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions

Yikes

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by Tweed Thornton on Oct 4, 2011 9:15 PM CDT reply actions

Wow close there...could have been an easy goal

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:15 PM CDT reply actions

Mikulic with a couple of good, early clears

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:17 PM CDT reply actions

Yikes again

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:17 PM CDT reply actions

You only do a lazy back pass with Oduro around once….

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by Tweed Thornton on Oct 4, 2011 9:18 PM CDT reply actions

exactly...almost a fatal mistake

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions

Pappa shot on goal, easy save for Keller

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:18 PM CDT reply actions

BIG SAVE SJ!!

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:19 PM CDT reply actions

I have just enough power to tell you guys I wont be back to the second half. Charger issues.

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by Ruben Tisch on Oct 4, 2011 9:20 PM CDT reply actions

ok see ya then

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions

Don't like all this early Seattle pressure

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:21 PM CDT reply actions

Pappa just wide...he is looking good so far

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:22 PM CDT reply actions

I would have taken an OG there...

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:25 PM CDT reply actions

Pappa with good work early

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:27 PM CDT reply actions

Oduro almost had a break there

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:29 PM CDT reply actions

Hell of a goal/run that could have been for Oduro

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by Tweed Thornton on Oct 4, 2011 9:29 PM CDT reply actions

Good long look to Nyarko, just a little long

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:33 PM CDT reply actions

Fire getting killed in the air. I’m beginning to see why Mikulic started.

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by Tweed Thornton on Oct 4, 2011 9:33 PM CDT reply actions

Yep, but Sega got a good shot in

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions

Wow, almost sprung Oduro again

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:33 PM CDT reply actions

SJ again...good block by the d too

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:34 PM CDT reply actions

Damn, had Oduro on a long ball there if not for the block

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:35 PM CDT reply actions

Gargan

Nice block by Dan.

by Scrub on Oct 4, 2011 9:36 PM CDT reply actions

he brings a cool, confident, calm that is very nice to see

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by Tweed Thornton on Oct 4, 2011 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions

agreed, gargan has been stellar this year for us so far

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah

I’ve been pleased with the result of that trade with Toronto.

by Scrub on Oct 4, 2011 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions

Yikes, close there...

SJ looks confident tho

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:37 PM CDT reply actions

damn, yellow to nyarko...

gonna have to be careful

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:38 PM CDT reply actions

Oduro’s goals this year have come in the following minutes: 9, 16, 16, 17, 23, 26, 32, 43, 57, 68, 85, 89

Not good, usually gets out there right away. Also hasn’t had too many runs though.

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by Tweed Thornton on Oct 4, 2011 9:41 PM CDT reply actions

we need to get grazzini in at half i think

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions

Any reason why grazzini isn’t starting?

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How is that not a yellow?

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:43 PM CDT reply actions

Gibbs had a look there...mis hit

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:45 PM CDT reply actions

Hell of a play by Pardo there

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:46 PM CDT reply actions

correction sega

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions

Sega

Nice work by Sega. Thought that would be trouble.

by Scrub on Oct 4, 2011 9:46 PM CDT reply actions

yep

he was beat by a step and he still made the stop

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions

Damn

Great opportunity to break. Squandered.

by Scrub on Oct 4, 2011 9:48 PM CDT reply actions

Damn it paladini...

now we really need grazzini at half

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:49 PM CDT reply actions

You guys are not Seattle therefore I am rooting for you. Woo hoo Fire!

2011 Colorado Avalanche - Not yet mathematically eliminated from the playoffs.
The 2011 Buffalo Bills - Not going 0-16 this year
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Crystal Palace FC - Oh wait, we're winning games this year? That wasn't on the schedule until 2016!

by UZ on Oct 4, 2011 9:50 PM CDT reply actions

hahaha thanks!

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions

Pappa almost caught Keller off guard

would have liked to see a pass to the middle tho

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:51 PM CDT reply actions

Weak foul there

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:53 PM CDT reply actions

When Seattle eventually crumbles into the ocean after the inevitable earthquake caused by the Juan De Fuca plate’s subduction, they can take comfort in knowing they’ll all have the skills to dive to safety

by UZ on Oct 4, 2011 9:54 PM CDT reply actions

Nice!

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions

Just hope we get to CONCACAF Final. Then the whole league will want to be #MLS4CHI. That is the tip top of success.

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by Tweed Thornton on Oct 4, 2011 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions

Grazzini

I like Paladini, but I don’t think he’s got what we’re going to need to win this game. Especially not carrying a card.

by Scrub on Oct 4, 2011 9:56 PM CDT reply actions

agreed

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions

SEAAAAAN!

by Scrub on Oct 4, 2011 9:56 PM CDT reply actions

BIG SAVE SJ!!!!!!!

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:56 PM CDT reply actions

Glad Teal Bunbury wasn’t on the end of that weak backpass from Segares…

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by Tweed Thornton on Oct 4, 2011 9:57 PM CDT reply actions

My god...that was close

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:58 PM CDT reply actions

Whew.

by Scrub on Oct 4, 2011 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions

we need more offense...need grazzini

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 9:58 PM CDT reply actions

The post can be our friend!

Fire definitely ‘survived’ that first half.

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by Tweed Thornton on Oct 4, 2011 10:00 PM CDT reply actions

agreed...

we can’t keep up the onesided play next half…gotta get more offense

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions

The team looks like they want to win,

but I think it’s led to a few mistakes. Early on they were too happy to clear out of bounds and give up possession in order to not make a mistake. It also seems that everyone wants to be the hero, which is disrupting their usual flow as people move out of position to make the “big play”. Still, they’re all playing with a lot of heart.

by Mateu on Oct 4, 2011 10:01 PM CDT reply actions

Roomate had an extra Dell Charger. This seems less fun then 06… Maybe cuz I was 14…

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by Ruben Tisch on Oct 4, 2011 10:02 PM CDT reply actions

Well it was at brand new Toyota Park. The field was grass. The Fire got out to a fast start.

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by Tweed Thornton on Oct 4, 2011 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions

And no Electric Yellow.

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by Ruben Tisch on Oct 4, 2011 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions

We ar playing counter right now...

but we gotta hold possession more and create chances for oduro and pappa

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 10:04 PM CDT reply actions

I hate artificial turf

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 10:06 PM CDT reply actions

I want to see Grazz in for Paladini at the half. Need some calming influence out there.

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by Ruben Tisch on Oct 4, 2011 10:07 PM CDT reply actions

agreed...

need that playmaker. That way Olonso is keying on him instead of others…

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions

I thought it was Alonso.

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by Ruben Tisch on Oct 4, 2011 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions

It's both...

I think that’s how the guy manages to be everywhere at once. There’s two of him down there.

by Scrub on Oct 4, 2011 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions

tomato...tomato

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions

Alonso has been very good so far

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions

Or is it Olonso who has been good?

by Scrub on Oct 4, 2011 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions

We need to calm down a little.... Here's a Kitteh

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by Ruben Tisch on Oct 4, 2011 10:12 PM CDT reply actions

Freiberg IN-45
Fernandez OUT-45

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by Ruben Tisch on Oct 4, 2011 10:15 PM CDT reply actions

and that’s it for now.

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by Tweed Thornton on Oct 4, 2011 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions

The camera direction is atrocious.

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by Ruben Tisch on Oct 4, 2011 10:20 PM CDT reply actions

Would have been nice ot hit Pappa there...could have dribbled in and shot

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 10:20 PM CDT reply actions

Fire looking better this half so far

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 10:21 PM CDT reply actions

I CAN HEAR SECTION 8!

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by Ruben Tisch on Oct 4, 2011 10:21 PM CDT reply actions

me too...great to hear

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 10:21 PM CDT up reply actions

It sounds really quite for 35,000 and 40,000 people

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by Tweed Thornton on Oct 4, 2011 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions

Holy shit...

about time we have the post as a friend

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 10:22 PM CDT reply actions

At every MLS game

there’s always one lone guy blowing “Yankee Doodle” on a trumpet.

Yoiks, post again.

by Scrub on Oct 4, 2011 10:22 PM CDT reply actions

Seattle’s not wearing Yellow, TV announcers. They’re wearing MS Paint green.

by UZ on Oct 4, 2011 10:22 PM CDT reply actions

… It’s fucking yellow

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by Ruben Tisch on Oct 4, 2011 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions

it's fucking ugly

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

^This

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If the stadium lights suddenly went out

you could still see the Sounders.

by Scrub on Oct 4, 2011 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions

Yellow’s supposed to be a happy color, when I see those I am the opposite of happy

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by Ruben Tisch on Oct 4, 2011 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions

JP Knows are nickname. Class act this guy.

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by Ruben Tisch on Oct 4, 2011 10:22 PM CDT reply actions

our*

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by Ruben Tisch on Oct 4, 2011 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions

It’s in all the press releases.

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by Tweed Thornton on Oct 4, 2011 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions

What the Segares?

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by Tweed Thornton on Oct 4, 2011 10:27 PM CDT reply actions

Sega’s been inconsistent tonight.

by Scrub on Oct 4, 2011 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions

Time for a 60th minute grazzini

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 10:28 PM CDT reply actions

“Let Him Die” Classy.

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by Ruben Tisch on Oct 4, 2011 10:29 PM CDT reply actions

Classy Seattle fans booing an injury

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 10:29 PM CDT reply actions

Atleast the ambulance chant is funny and creative.

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by Ruben Tisch on Oct 4, 2011 10:30 PM CDT reply actions

Maybe Seattle fans can join Arsenal fans?

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 10:30 PM CDT reply actions

As an Arsenal fan, Stop yourself.

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by Ruben Tisch on Oct 4, 2011 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions

hey that chant was bad too

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 10:32 PM CDT up reply actions

Oh, come on.

by Scrub on Oct 4, 2011 10:32 PM CDT reply actions

Dive

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by Ruben Tisch on Oct 4, 2011 10:32 PM CDT reply actions

Jazz hands?

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by Tweed Thornton on Oct 4, 2011 10:32 PM CDT reply actions

Just one ball to free Oduro up, please

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 10:34 PM CDT reply actions

Corner

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by Ruben Tisch on Oct 4, 2011 10:34 PM CDT up reply actions

Magico, please.

by Scrub on Oct 4, 2011 10:36 PM CDT reply actions

At least that handball was consistant

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by Ruben Tisch on Oct 4, 2011 10:37 PM CDT reply actions

Dive

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by Ruben Tisch on Oct 4, 2011 10:37 PM CDT reply actions

Let's go fire...let's go!

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 10:39 PM CDT reply actions

One Time One Time

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by Ruben Tisch on Oct 4, 2011 10:42 PM CDT reply actions

The Fuck was that Marco?

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by Ruben Tisch on Oct 4, 2011 10:43 PM CDT reply actions

teddy kgb

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions

A Rounders Joke? Really? LMAO

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by Ruben Tisch on Oct 4, 2011 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions

that was the first thing i thought of when you said that

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions

Holy shit...

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 10:46 PM CDT reply actions

FUCK

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 10:46 PM CDT reply actions

Shit

by Scrub on Oct 4, 2011 10:46 PM CDT reply actions

That was comming

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by Ruben Tisch on Oct 4, 2011 10:46 PM CDT reply actions

Pappa Again?

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by Ruben Tisch on Oct 4, 2011 10:48 PM CDT reply actions

Let's get it together, guys.

by Scrub on Oct 4, 2011 10:48 PM CDT reply actions

Chaves. Which means Grazz wasnt fit.

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by Ruben Tisch on Oct 4, 2011 10:49 PM CDT reply actions

Good save SJ

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 10:50 PM CDT reply actions

Grazz

by UZ on Oct 4, 2011 10:53 PM CDT reply actions

Grazzini in...

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 10:53 PM CDT reply actions

Why Grazzini in the 85th?

Too little too late, I’m afraid.

by Mateu on Oct 4, 2011 10:54 PM CDT reply actions

I don't think he was fit enough to come in earlier...

still looks to be limping

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions

I don’t think Fredy Montero wants any part of Anibaba and Gibbs.

by Scrub on Oct 4, 2011 10:59 PM CDT reply actions

They would eat Montero alive

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions

Alex Prus doing a fine job

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by Ruben Tisch on Oct 4, 2011 10:59 PM CDT reply actions

Anybody else think he looks like Tim Roth?

by Scrub on Oct 4, 2011 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions

C'mon Fire

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 11:00 PM CDT reply actions

this is quite possably the worst game Marco Pappa has played all year.

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by Ruben Tisch on Oct 4, 2011 11:03 PM CDT reply actions

FUCK

by Scrub on Oct 4, 2011 11:04 PM CDT reply actions

God I hate Seattle

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 11:04 PM CDT reply actions

kisses

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by Jeremiah Oshan on Oct 5, 2011 1:12 AM CDT up reply actions

Haha thanks...

heat of the moment stuff there. Congrats on the win.

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 5, 2011 10:06 AM CDT up reply actions

game. set. match.

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by Ruben Tisch on Oct 4, 2011 11:05 PM CDT reply actions

We win on grass.

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by Ruben Tisch on Oct 4, 2011 11:05 PM CDT reply actions

Congratulations to the Seattle Sounders on winning the 2011 U.S. Open Cup

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by Tweed Thornton on Oct 4, 2011 11:05 PM CDT reply actions

Never

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by Ruben Tisch on Oct 4, 2011 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions

Hell of a fight by our boys tonight...

Proud of the Fire.

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 11:06 PM CDT reply actions

Agreed. Except for Pappa, I want his ass gone in the Winter.

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by Ruben Tisch on Oct 4, 2011 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions

But did he really cost us the game?

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions

Ill have to watch it again, but he sure as hell didn’t help. Honestly first reaction, Paladini wasn’t ready.

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by Ruben Tisch on Oct 4, 2011 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions

Agreed, Paladini shouldn't have been in...

we just gave them too many chances on the back line

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions

Congratulations, Sounders

Three in a row is an accomplishment. That last goal was gutting. A real exclamation point.

by Scrub on Oct 4, 2011 11:08 PM CDT reply actions

I will never ever congratulate anything the Seattle Sounders do…. ever.

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by Ruben Tisch on Oct 4, 2011 11:09 PM CDT reply actions

Gotta admit

I’m jealous of the Sounders’ depth. Wish the Fire had that kind of bench.

by Scrub on Oct 4, 2011 11:13 PM CDT reply actions

Sad Ruben is sad.

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by Ruben Tisch on Oct 4, 2011 11:15 PM CDT reply actions

Call to arms to Hauptmann...

your buddy won tonight. Do you want to own this team or not?

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 11:16 PM CDT reply actions

My winter Transfer List.
Buy
1. Pardo
2. A DP… maybe Anelka
3. If not Pardo, Carlos Bocanegra (Who I believe is still ours)

Sell
1) Marco Pappa
2) That’s about it.

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by Ruben Tisch on Oct 4, 2011 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions

I am fine with re-signng Pardo...

a DP for sure too. Anelka would be nice, but I am not convinced we will spend that much. As for Pappa, I know he has his detractors, but can you really blame everything on him tonight?

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 11:25 PM CDT up reply actions

If pappa isn’t great, he’s horrible.

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by Ruben Tisch on Oct 4, 2011 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions

I can agree he is very up and down...

but he isn’t the player that lost the game tonight.

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 11:39 PM CDT up reply actions

And as much as I hate to say it...

Seattle deserved the game tonight. They clearly pushed the issue and had the better chances. You can’t expect to win when you have little offensive pressure. Definitely something to work on at the end of the season heading into next. The defense was stellar tonight, but you can’t be pressured that heavily and expect to escape every time.

I am so proud of the guys tonight. They fought with everything they had, and I look forward to us fighting for the USOC title again next year.

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by Ryan Sealock on Oct 4, 2011 11:49 PM CDT reply actions

Props

Fire fans are some of the best. A lot of the pride in winning comes from knowing Seattle had to beat a team that respects the cup as much as we do.

Nos Audietis

by sidereal on Oct 5, 2011 1:24 AM CDT reply actions

Chicago Fire fans are class.

We just got home from the match and I’d like to say that your team played their hearts out tonight. Your fans chanted and sang even after the match was decided and you may have the best young keeper in MLS.

Cheers,
GFCKC

by DaveValleDrinkNight on Oct 5, 2011 1:26 AM CDT reply actions

Mocking aside

It felt like the Sounders beat a worthy opponent tonight. Your away support was very noticeable, if not audible, and the Fire really did make a good game of it.

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by Jeremiah Oshan on Oct 5, 2011 3:23 AM CDT reply actions

I'd like to echo this sentiment.

I felt like the Fire presence at the match was as good as any visiting team since RSL in the 2009 MLS Cup final. I heard the section a number of times throughout the match from the opposite corner, a feat I can’t recall another team matching.

by Agent_J on Oct 6, 2011 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions

Thanks for the kind words guys...

it’s always harder after the heat of a loss. You guys were the better team last night and deserved to win. Congrats on a 3rd consecutive title, it is very impressive. Hopefully we can get a good USOC rivalry going for the future.

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Chicago Fire Roster

Goalkeeper

Sean Johnson #25

Jay Nolly #1

Paolo Tornaghi #70 (I)

Defender

Jalil Anibaba #6

Austin Berry #22

Arne Friedrich #23 (I)

Dan Gargan #3

Cory Gibbs #5

Hunter Jumper #99

Steven Kinney #28

Gonzalo Segares #13

Tony Walls #20

Kwame Watson-Siriboe #4

Midfielder

Sebastian Grazzini #10 (I)

Patrick Nyarko #14

Daniel Paladini #11

Marco Pappa #16 (I)

Pavel Pardo #17 (I)

Logan Pause #12

Victor Pineda #27

Rafael Robayo #88 (I)

Michael Videira #21

Forward

Orr Barouch #15

Kheli Dube #7

Kellen Gulley #94

Dominic Oduro #8

Federico Puppo #9 (I)

Chris Rolfe #18

(I) denotes International player per MLS rules. Chicago Fire are currently allowed to sign up to 8 International players.

Players training with the team but not a part of the Chicago Fire roster:

Lucky Mkosana - SuperDraft Selection

Juan David Duque - Has contract with league

Chicago Fire 2012 Transactions

November 29, 2011

- Declined options on Jon Conway, Alec Dufty and Baggio Husidic

December 5, 2011

- Purchased the rights to Orr Barouch from Mexican club Tigres

- Traded first round selection in 2013 Supplemental Draft to Vancouver Whitecaps for Jay Nolly

December 6, 2011

- Re-signed Logan Pause to two-year contract extension

December 7, 2011

- Released Cristian Nazarit and Gabriel Ferrari

December 12, 2011

- Selected Kheli Dube in MLS Re-Entry Draft

January 9, 2012

- Signed Rafael Robayo on a free transfer.

January 11, 2012

- Signed Federico Puppo on a free transfer

January 12, 2012

- Selected Austin Berry with the #9 pick in the SuperDraft

- Selected Lucky Mkosana with the #23 pick in the SuperDraft

- Selected Hunter Jumper with the #28 pick in the SuperDraft

January 15, 2012

- Parted ways with Diego Chaves

January 17, 2012

- Selected Evans Frimpong with the #9 pick in the Supplemental Draft

- Selected Carl Woszczynski with the #15 pick in the Supplemental Draft

- Selected Tony Walls with the #47 pick in the Supplemental Draft

- Selected Justin Chavez with the #66 pick in the Supplemental Draft

January 18, 2012

- Re-signed Pavel Pardo to two-year contract extension

January 23, 2012

- Parted ways with Mike Banner

January 25, 2012

- Signed Kheli Dube

January 30, 2012

- Traded MLS right of first refusal for Wilman Conde to New York Red Bulls in exchange for allocation money

March 6, 2012

- Signed draft pick Hunter Jumper

March 7, 2012

- Signed Arne Friedrich on a free transfer

March 8, 2012

- Signed Paolo Tornaghi on a free transfer

March 11, 2012

- Waived Pari Pantazopoulos

March 15, 2012

- Signed draft pick Tony Walls

April 16, 2012

- Signed Chris Rolfe

USMNT Allocation Order

The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the League after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. The allocation rankings may also be used in the event two or more clubs file a request for the same player on the same day. The allocations will be ranked in reverse order of finish for the 2010 season, taking playoff performance into account.

Once the club uses its allocation ranking to acquire a player, it drops to the bottom of the list. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club’s ranking. At all times, each club is assigned one ranking. The rankings reset at the end of each MLS League season.

2012 Allocation Order

1. Vancouver Whitecaps

2. New England Revolution

3. Toronto FC

4. Chivas USA

5. San Jose Earthquakes

6. D.C. United

7. Portland Timbers

8. Chicago Fire

9. Columbus Crew

10. FC Dallas

11. New York Red Bulls

12. Philadelphia Union

13. Colorado Rapids

14. Seattle Sounders

15. Sporting KC

16. Real Salt Lake

17. Houston Dynamo

18. LA Galaxy

19. Montreal Impact (Eddie Johnson)

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