Chicago Fire head coach Frank Klopas on the eve of their duel with Inter Miami He compared Lionel Messi’s importance to the Herons to Michael Jordan’s importance to the Chicago Bulls. “If Messi comes on, they have a player who can change the game at any time with a single game,” the coach said. For Tata Martino, the Argentinian is one of the biggest doubts (due to illness) and he must Define whether you’re traveling to Chicago or not, in the next few hours.
Messi is different
He’s not the first coach to heap praise on the Argentinian, and he won’t be the last. This Wednesday, Inter Miami will play the Chicago Fire as a guest team in the 36th game of Major League Soccer. Tata Martino’s team needs a win to keep their hopes of advancing to the playoffs alive, and to do that they must add three games on Wednesday.
Leading the way is Frank Klopas’ team, who have the same goal in mind as the Miami club. The Chicago Fire currently have 37 points, which is the same as the teams that advanced to the play-offs, but the points have dropped due to goal difference. On the eve of the game against Inter Miami, The coach admitted it would be a very complicated game whether or not Messi plays, although he also suggested the best thing would be to see him on the bench.
“Just like the Bulls, if Michael didn’t play, they were still a good team, but if Jordan was on the court, they would have won eight games in a rowMiami is a great team with great players, but “If Messi comes on, they have a player who can change the game with a single game at any time.” He said.
La Pulga did not participate in the last few games because He has a hamstring problem in his right leg; On September 21, they suffered a disastrous defeat at home against Toronto FC. Wednesday’s situation is questionable.
It will be known in the next few hours whether he heads to Chicago, raise objections to the following commitments. While it is indeed a very important game, Lionel’s physique is more important and the coaching staff will try not to force the Argentine.