A blog to express opinions about soccer in the world, especially the Chicago Fire. Posts written by members of the Chicago Fire supporters group Peña Piratas.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
So The Fire Made a Couple Moves
I really don'tknow what to make of the moves that the Fire made yesterday. They finally made it official that Dutch forward Sherijll Macdonald has now joined the team via a transfer fee paid to Beerschot in Belgium and to make room they loaned out Puppo to Defensor in Uruguay. Yes that also means Macdonald is a DP. Is this a move that helps the team? I don't think so but Klopas has a different opinion about that. In the official press release he was quoted as saying "Sherjill is a goal scorer who can hold the ball up, attack with pace and is very technically sound,” said Fire head coach Frank Klopas. “He has competed at a high level in Europe and will bolster our attack as we make a push toward the MLS Cup Playoffs.”. The one thing that Frank must have overlooked is that HE IS NOT A GOAL SCORER. 15 goals over the past 3 seasons doesn't make you a goal scorer. In cmmparison Pappa has 20 goals since 2010, so using Frank's logic that makes him a goal scorer also. Than why not try Pappa as forward instead of at mid? What Frank said about Macdonald sounds alot like the other player we made a DP by paying a transfer for and here is what he said “Federico Puppo is a player we’ve kept an eye for the past few seasons,” said Fire head coach Frank Klopas. “He is a smart forward who moves well off the ball and finishes in front of the goal. His addition helps us to strengthen our attacking core. We are excited to get all of these guys into camp and begin putting in the work on the field.” That was from this press realease. To me these sound like the same signing and the same hopes that this one will work out. I'll have more on this tomorrow.
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