#chicago-fire

#chicago-fire

Starting with the hosts, while Chicago might have signed off their regular-season adventure with consecutive 2-2 stalemates against New England and Toronto, Gregg Berhalter's men have rightfully received a string of plaudits from across America's elite this year. Getting October underway with a stellar 5-3 victory away at Inter Miami, the Fire have suffered just a pair of defeats from any of their previous 13 consecutive MLS appearances - a run that stems all the way back to July 17th.

Playing in the right half-space of Gregg Berhalter's attacking setup, the first-year MLS man is the straw that stirs the Fire's drink. Zinckernagel thrives on the dribble, ranking in the 89th percentile in FBref's data for successful take-ons among his positional peers, and could be the perfect piece to glide through Orlando City's defensive block and break into the box.

When I reflect on it myself, I think a lot about the last game we played in the postseason,

The game between the two playoff-chasing sides leapt into life as Chicago scored two in quick succession inside the opening 10 minutes, as Jonathan Bamba opened the scoring for the hosts, before Philip Zinckernagel doubled the lead. After the interval, Chicago netted their third, as Hugo Cuypers found the bottom left-hand corner to make it 3-0 in the 68th minute.

Chicago Fire have shown resilience with a crucial 1-0 victory against New York Red Bulls and will aim to continue this momentum against Los Angeles FC despite a poor historical record against them.

Players have to think about what a good job they did until the 75th minute when the referee got involved with the red card and just bounce back on those positive things.