{"id":84302,"date":"2020-01-23T09:58:51","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T15:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=84302"},"modified":"2020-01-30T13:23:20","modified_gmt":"2020-01-30T19:23:20","slug":"chicago-fire-media-day-connects-coaches-and-players-with-supporters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/chicago-fire-media-day-connects-coaches-and-players-with-supporters\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Fire media day connects coaches and players with supporters"},"content":{"rendered":"<link href='https:\/\/cdn.knightlab.com\/libs\/soundcite\/latest\/css\/player.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text\/css'><script type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/cdn.knightlab.com\/libs\/soundcite\/latest\/js\/soundcite.min.js'><\/script><strong>By Jake Meister<\/strong><br \/>\n<em> Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Chicago Fire head coach Rapha\u00ebl Wicky is trying to build a winning culture for the men&#8217;s soccer club that has struggled to find success over the course of the last decade.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe <span class=\"soundcite\" data-url=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP+Media+Folder+-+medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/Message.m4a\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"5000\" data-plays=\"1\">message to the<\/span> players\u00a0on the first day was I want a team of passion, and you have to run and fight,\u201d Wicky said.<\/p>\n<p>This process started when the team began its preseason training recently and will continue to build as the first-year head coach and his staff establish a rapport with the roster.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In their previous 10 seasons, the Fire only qualified for the Major League Soccer playoffs twice. The poor results of late are a stark contrast from the club\u2019s early campaigns, where it reached the postseason in 11 of its first 12 years and won the MLS Cup in 1998.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe playoffs are the goal of every single team,\u201d said Wicky, a Swiss athlete who played and coached soccer in Europe. \u201cThat is <span class=\"soundcite\" data-url=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP+Media+Folder+-+medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/Playoffs.m4a\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"13000\" data-plays=\"1\">our priority<\/span> and main goal this season as well. Like I said before, we want to win. Everyone wants to win. We want to win every day in training, and we want to win our games.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_84371\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84371\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-84371 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP+Media+Folder+-+medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/Wicky1-1024x627.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/Wicky1-1024x627.png 1024w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/Wicky1-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/Wicky1-768x470.png 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/Wicky1.png 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chicago Fire head coach Rapha\u00ebl Wicky takes questions from reporters at the club\u2019s media day. (Jake Meister\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The struggles of the team during the past decade made it difficult for the club to connect with its supporters. The team ranked last in MLS average attendance during the 2019 season, and second worst in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>In order to regain support, the coaches and players need to prove to fans how this new era of Fire soccer will be different.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to create emotion[s] <span class=\"soundcite\" data-url=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP+Media+Folder+-+medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/Happy.m4a\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"6000\" data-plays=\"1\">on our team<\/span> and put emotion[s] on the field so that the fans come, the fans leave happy,\u201d Wicky said.<\/p>\n<p>Wicky said he enjoys playing a pressing style of soccer and maintaining possession of the ball, \u00a0but noted it would be difficult to continuously compete with that kind of strategy given the difference in the game between the U.S. and Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Clubs in the U.S. and Canada face different challenges compared to those in Europe, including longer travel times between cities or playing in high altitude locations such as Colorado or Utah. The thin air makes it more difficult to play at a fast pace.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_84372\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84372\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-84372 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP+Media+Folder+-+medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/Wicky2-1024x732.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/Wicky2-1024x732.png 1024w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/Wicky2-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/Wicky2-768x549.png 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/Wicky2.png 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84372\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wicky instructs players during drills at a training session open to the media. (Paul-Michael Ochoa\/Major League Soccer)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With the recent move to host home games at Soldier Field rather than at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, the Fire made a step in reestablishing support throughout the city. The club played at the Chicago Bears\u2019 home stadium for seven seasons during its initial success in the late 1990s and early 2000s. While the club\u2019s success on the pitch arguably plays the most critical role in attendance, a more centralized location in Chicago should make it easier for fans to attend games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re very excited to <span class=\"soundcite\" data-url=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP+Media+Folder+-+medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/Soldier.m4a\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"8000\" data-plays=\"1\">move back<\/span> to the city,\u201d Wicky said. \u201cI think it\u2019s a great stadium with a great tradition.\u201d<br \/>\n<iframe title=\"Inside Look Rapha&amp;euml;l Wicky\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/388298989?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the move, the players have made it clear they want to serve as a helpful resource for youth soccer throughout the Chicago area. Out of the 20 current players on the first team, nearly a third came through the clubs\u2019 academy.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago native and defender Andre Reynolds II is one of those graduates. He\u2019s worked with CPS students who fight between the balance of going through school and trying to achieve the goal of playing soccer professionally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of times, <span class=\"soundcite\" data-id=\"748280047\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"12696\" data-plays=\"1\">you lose hope<\/span> when you don\u2019t see anybody that\u2019s in your same position make it,\u201d Reynolds said. \u201cSo being able to be that model and be that person, I feel like it\u2019s very important.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the initial training continues to progress, Wicky and his staff plan to build on the positive momentum that has fueled the club\u2019s energy throughout the offseason.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is <span class=\"soundcite\" data-url=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP+Media+Folder+-+medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/ET.m4a\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"6000\" data-plays=\"1\">something going on <\/span>in this club, and this is an exciting time for me to be the head coach,\u201d Wicky said.<\/p>\n<p>The Fire traveled to Tampa, Florida, over the weekend and continued their preseason training program. The club announced last Wednesday that tickets to the home opener against Atlanta United on March 21 are now on sale and can be purchased <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.ticketmaster.com\/chicago-fire-vs-atlanta-united-fc\/event\/04005826798F1B2C\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Rapha\u00ebl Wicky was officially introduced as the club\u2019s new head coach on Wednesday despite being named to the position in December. 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