Font ResizeSandy » Real Salt Lake has never won on the road against the Chicago Fire, the team it will try to beat in the Major League Soccer Eastern Conference final on Saturday.
But that doesn't mean it plans major changes.
"I don't think it's the way they play" that's going to matter, forward Yura Movsisyan said. "I think it's the way we're going to play. I feel like we're going to have to do the same things we've always done. We're going to have to start really good ... use our speed, use our guys in the middle and keep the ball and have the guys in the back do a fantastic job."
RSL is 0-3-2 against the Fire in Chicago, having been outscored 6-2.
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Watching Findley
Coach Denis Hamlet , of the Fire, said his team must be especially aware of forward Robbie Findley , who has been in top form for RSL, with four goals and three assists in his last five games.
"You just have to be aware of him in different spots of the field and make sure you don't get yourself put in situations where his speed can expose you," Hamlet said. "More importantly, I think if you can put pressure onto their midfield where they can't play those balls that he likes
Injury report
All-star defender Wilman Conde could miss the game for the Fire if the pinched nerve in his leg doesn't finish healing, Hamlet said, and Gonzalo Segares is even further behind in his recovery from a strained knee ligament.
Forward Brian McBride also is questionable after leaving the Fire's win over New England last weekend with a knee injury, and defender Tim Ward is still out with a broken foot.
Defender Tony Beltran is the only injury concern for RSL. Beltran did not play last week because of a lingering quadriceps injury, but Kreis is hopeful the second-year outside back will be available against the Fire.
