CHICAGO FIRE MEDIA CONFERENCE

May 1, 2021

Bobby Shuttleworth

Press Conference

New York Red Bulls 2, Chicago Fire 0

Q. What's the mood in the room right now considering the start to this year and carrying over from last season, what's the mood in the room right now?

BOBBY SHUTTLEWORTH: Frustration. We've just got to keep trying to move forward and take positives where there are positives and continue working and training every week and trying to improve, because I mean obviously there's a lot of things that we can improve right now.

Yeah, any time you start the season like this, there's going to be frustration. You're not going to find one guy in this locker room who is going to be pleased with what's happening right now.

Q. Going back to last season, we've seen with this team a lot of similar games where you guys maybe keep it tight first half but then give up a couple of preventible goals and end up with zero points. Why does this kind of stuff keep happening to you guys?

BOBBY SHUTTLEWORTH: At some point we have to stop talking about last year and look forward. We are three games into this season, and like I said, there are things that are happening right now that are preventible and we are shooting ourselves in the foot and those things can't continue if we want to win games, especially win games on the road.

We recognize it. We talk about it. We go over the video. We know that there are things that we need to improve. We know there are moments that we're losing games, and like you said, we're in these games. We're not getting played off the pitch. A lot of these times, we're the ones keep the ball and making play and then a silly moment and we concede.

You know, we have to continue to just try to move forward. Game 3, the season is early, but we need to turn a corner here and we need to do it now.

Q. How would you evaluate your work with the back line right now and how you and the four in front of you are communicating and working together right now?

BOBBY SHUTTLEWORTH: I mean, we've given up a good amount of goals in three games, so I don't think that's specifically just on myself and everyone on the back line. We've given up, what, seven goals in three games. So obviously there are things that we are not doing well and that are preventible. You know, at times I think it's communication, but I don't think it's a main issue for us. Like I said, we are finding moments to kind of concede goals where we shouldn't, and that's costing us points.

Like I said, you know, we've got to just try to move forward. We've got to come together as a group and grind and make it happen.