The second floor of Rockit Bar was packed Thursday afternoon as Forward Brian McBride and Midfielder Logan Pause modeled the new Chicago Fire home and road kits. Fans of the "Men In Red", hope that the team will be adding another star to the jersey at the end of the unp coming season.
Stars over the logo on the MLS jerseys stand for the number of league championships the organization has. There is just one right now after their 1998 MLS Cup title.
McBride stated that the new uniforms are lighter and more form fitting, hopefully not allowing as much material for the defenders to grab.
McBride Looking Forward to New Coach, New Season
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McBride has yet to meet the new Fire coach, Carlos de los Cobos, but looked forward to it.
"Anytime there's a change made, you know that you have to be ready to adapt as a player. We have a good group of guys and as long as we stay focused, together on the main goal, and it sounds like our new coach is very focused on doing that, it's going to be a good thing." McBride said, "If the coach wants to come in and change the shape of things, which it sounds like, then everyone will have to adapt. That's the greatest thing about soccer. It's a free flowing, adaptive game and every single player on the field has to be out there doing it together as a team, otherwise, you are not going to be at the top of your abilities."
McBride knows that a lot of the leadership will fall on him. "Sure, anytime you have been around the league, or played for a while, you always want to be able to improve and transfer that on to your teammates. The good news is we had a good group of young players really step in and do extremely well. We still have the core veterans in Logan Pause and C.J. Brown that provide a little bit of the age, and with that mixture, it gives us a good group."
Despite several key losses, McBride didn't look at this season as a time to rebuild. "You always want to win games and you want to win a Championship and I know quite a few of us are here to try and do that. The building part will go on, but it doesn't change our main goal of winning a Championship."
McBride liked what he saw from Landon Donovan in his Everton debut. "I thought he did great. Very assured, very calm. As energetic as he always is. Strong runner. I am glad to see him doing very well."
The Fire will train in several places before the season, including Florida and Arizona. The Fire open the season in New York, actually in Harrison, New Jersey, opening the new Red Bull Arena, March 27. After another road game in Colorado, they open the 2010 home schedule April 10 at Toyota Park against the San Jose Earthquakes.
"Anytime there's a change made, you know that you have to be ready to adapt as a player. We have a good group of guys and as long as we stay focused, together on the main goal, and it sounds like our new coach is very focused on doing that, it's going to be a good thing." McBride said, "If the coach wants to come in and change the shape of things, which it sounds like, then everyone will have to adapt. That's the greatest thing about soccer. It's a free flowing, adaptive game and every single player on the field has to be out there doing it together as a team, otherwise, you are not going to be at the top of your abilities."
McBride knows that a lot of the leadership will fall on him. "Sure, anytime you have been around the league, or played for a while, you always want to be able to improve and transfer that on to your teammates. The good news is we had a good group of young players really step in and do extremely well. We still have the core veterans in Logan Pause and C.J. Brown that provide a little bit of the age, and with that mixture, it gives us a good group."
Despite several key losses, McBride didn't look at this season as a time to rebuild. "You always want to win games and you want to win a Championship and I know quite a few of us are here to try and do that. The building part will go on, but it doesn't change our main goal of winning a Championship."
McBride liked what he saw from Landon Donovan in his Everton debut. "I thought he did great. Very assured, very calm. As energetic as he always is. Strong runner. I am glad to see him doing very well."
The Fire will train in several places before the season, including Florida and Arizona. The Fire open the season in New York, actually in Harrison, New Jersey, opening the new Red Bull Arena, March 27. After another road game in Colorado, they open the 2010 home schedule April 10 at Toyota Park against the San Jose Earthquakes.
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