The Fire kept most of the 2020 team together, and so far the results look similar.
The Fire expected different results with mostly the same team. Predictably, the results are looking pretty familiar. Saturday’s 2-0 loss to the Philadelphia Union extended the Fire’s season-opening winless streak to four. Dating back to last season, the Fire haven’t won in 10 matches. They’ve been outscored 9-1 since taking a 2-0 lead in their season-opening match against New England, and followed up last week’s dreary 2-0 loss to the Red Bulls with another performance that fell apart in the second half. Progress, if there is any, is hard to find. The breakdowns that cost last year’s team are costing this year’s group, and their 0-3-1 record shows it. “It’s always the same,” captain Francisco Calvo said. “Since last year, I can come here and sit in this chair and say the same thing week-by-week because these four games are really not good enough for us and we need to change something.
