FC Dallas vs Chicago Fire Match Preview
Western Conference Champions FC Dallas will open the 2011 season against the Chicago Fire at Pizza Hut Park on Saturday.
Defender Jair Benitez Benitez will be suspended for Dallas, and the Hoops will use a somewhat surprising replacement. Brek Shea has been converted from a left attacking midfielder to a center back in the offseason and received rave reviews. “To me, he’s a better center back that he is a left-sided player,” Head Coach Schellas Hyndman told the official MLS website.
The Fire are expected to use a 3-5-2 formation this season that will feature a new look front pair of Orr Barouch and Gaston Puerari.