Gaston Puerari’s Exit Opens Door For Orr Barouch - Hot Time In Old Town

That the Chicago Fire chose to sell Gaston Puerari to Club Atlas of the Mexican Primera should probably not come as a huge shock. He had started in just two of the past five matches. The player who most stands to gain, according to Hot Time in Old Town, seems to be Orr Barouch, who is with the Fire on loan from Tigres.

This move signals a few things. First off the team has confidence in Orr Barouch to take over a bigger role in the offensive scheme. He immediately takes Puerari's place as one of the players who will start at striker depending on form, Chaves and Nazarit being the other two. Second Gabe Ferrari is ready for bench duty. The Fire typically dress four forwards and I would expect Ferrari to dress for game day until Marco Pappa returns from international duty. At that point we will probably see Oduro go to the bench (as long as Nyarko's health and form warrant it) pushing Ferari back down the depth chart unless Gabe performs well off the bench. This team did have a glut of forwards so moving one of them makes some sense. The potential big negative with this move is how it will affect team chemistry. If you have ever attended a practice session Gaston was always working hard and making people laugh at the same time. Good guy that you don't necessarily want to lose.