Robin Lod

Central Midfielder - Chicago Fire
1 Mar 2027
Monday
Process
Overview Personal Contract News 9 Transfers 3 Relations Events 74 Awards 2 Matches History

Events

74
Severity
Mood

  1. Frustrated after the club rejected interest from San Diego Football Club

    Minor
    Cause
    Stage: the bid was rejected. It became public after the bid was rejected. It would be a lateral move. A bid has already been rejected. He remains focused on the current job.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  2. Personality clash with Maren Haile-Selassie

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  3. He has said it out loud: To learn the language

    Mind

  4. Personality clash with Chris Mueller

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  5. Personality clash with Chris Brady

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  6. Signed a new contract

    Moderate
    Cause
    He committed to the project on terms both sides could live with.

  7. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $1.2M/y

  8. Built a stronger partnership with Chris Brady

    Minor
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. Previous friction meant this was not treated as a one-off.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  9. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $1.2M/y
    Who
    Acosta Connor

  10. Asking for a language tutor

    Serious
    Cause
    The language barrier is wearing on him.; He still does not speak the local language.

  11. Stayed back for extra training

    Moderate
    Cause
    He stayed back for extra work after the rest of the squad had gone in.

  12. Personality clash with Maren Haile-Selassie

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  13. He has started to want: A settled future

    Mind

  14. Personality clash with Chris Mueller

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  15. Personality clash with Chris Brady

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  16. He has come to believe: Bad blood between them — Maren Haile-Selassie

    Mind

  17. Finished as the league's top assist provider

    Moderate
    Cause
    He created the most goals for teammates across the season.

  18. Stayed back for extra training

    Moderate
    Cause
    He stayed back for extra work after the rest of the squad had gone in.

  19. Built a stronger partnership with Chris Brady

    Minor
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. Previous friction meant this was not treated as a one-off.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  20. Praised by the manager for his attitude

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his attitude.

  21. Core player

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  22. Personality clash with Maren Haile-Selassie

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  23. He has come to believe: Bad blood between them — Chris Mueller

    Mind

  24. He has come to believe: Bad blood between them — Chris Brady

    Mind

  25. Personality clash with Chris Mueller

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  26. Personality clash with Chris Brady

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  27. Recalled by the national team after improved club form

    Moderate
    Cause
    The call-up matters because he had recently fallen out of the squad picture.

  28. Praised privately for his recent performance

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his recent performance level.

  29. He has said it out loud: To go home

    Mind

  30. Praised privately for his recent performance

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his recent performance level.

  31. He got what he wanted: The manager’s trust

    Mind

  32. Responded well in training to recent criticism

    Moderate
    Cause
    He answered the recent criticism with a sharp session.

  33. He got what he wanted: His place back

    Mind

  34. He has come to believe: The supporters adored him — Chicago Fire

    Mind

  35. Criticised for losing tactical discipline

    Moderate
    Cause
    He drifted from the tactical instruction the manager had drilled in pre-match.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  36. Praised privately for his recent performance

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his recent performance level.

  37. Recalled by the national team after improved club form

    Moderate
    Cause
    The call-up matters because he had recently fallen out of the squad picture.

  38. Supporters backed him after his goal contribution helped secure the win

    Moderate
    Cause
    His goal contribution made him stand out at full-time. His goal contribution made the difference on the day.
    Outlook
    Standing with the supporters should improve if this form continues.

  39. Praised in a satisfied full-time talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  40. Personality clash with Maren Haile-Selassie

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  41. Settling well into the dressing room

    Moderate
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. He is still inside the early-weeks window of a transfer.
    Outlook
    Settling-in period is still under way.

  42. Manager trust is growing

    Moderate
    Cause
    A supportive tone left him motivated to respond.
    Outlook
    Manager trust should improve if this form continues.

  43. Asking for a language tutor

    Moderate
    Cause
    The language barrier is wearing on him.; He still does not speak the local language.

  44. Personality clash with Chris Mueller

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  45. Personality clash with Chris Brady

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  46. He has started to want: To end the drought

    Mind

  47. Established as a regular starter

    Serious
    Cause
    Several solid weeks have made him an undisputed pick.

  48. Dressing-room inquest after a humiliating result

  49. Squad status changed

  50. Named team captain

    Major
    Cause
    The manager and senior staff settled on him to lead the squad.

  51. Praised privately for his recent performance

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his recent performance level.

  52. Encouraged by the manager after his decisive contribution

    Minor
    Cause
    He made the moment that decided the match. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Manager trust should improve if this form continues.

  53. Made a decisive contribution in a tight match

  54. Recalled by the national team after improved club form

    Moderate
    Cause
    The call-up matters because he had recently fallen out of the squad picture.

  55. Selected for the Team of the Week member

  56. Left out as Dylan Borso was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Dylan Borso was preferred — a chance to give him cup minutes.
    Cause
    Cup rotation: the manager rested regulars for this round.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  57. Praised in a satisfied full-time talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  58. Praised privately for his recent performance

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his recent performance level.

  59. Rotated out for this match

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Maren Haile-Selassie was preferred — a chance to give him cup minutes.
    Cause
    Cup rotation: the manager rested regulars for this round.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  60. Praised in a satisfied full-time talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  61. Encouraged by the manager after his decisive contribution

    Minor
    Cause
    He made the moment that decided the match. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Manager trust should improve if this form continues.

  62. Made a decisive contribution in a tight match

  63. Supporters lifted him after a decisive contribution

    Moderate
    Cause
    He made the moment that decided the match. His goal contribution made the difference on the day.
    Outlook
    Standing with the supporters should improve if this form continues.

  64. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His professionalism usually steers him back from these moments.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  65. Personality clash with Maren Haile-Selassie

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  66. Wants the board to strengthen the squad

    Moderate
    Cause
    He feels the squad around him is not strong enough to match his ambition. (He is openly ambitious.; The squad's quality sits below his own level.)
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  67. Eyeing a future in coaching

    Minor
    Cause
    He is deep into the late stage of his career.; His professionalism marks him out for coaching.

  68. Frustrated by another early substitution

    Moderate
    Cause
    He was substituted while playing well. (min 77 — rating 7.0)
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  69. Personality clash with Chris Mueller

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  70. Personality clash with Chris Brady

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  71. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Serious
    Cause
    The squad's wage hierarchy is the underlying issue. The gap to the squad's top earners has become a daily reminder.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  72. Praised privately for his recent performance

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on his recent performance level.

  73. He has started to want: The manager’s trust

    Mind

  74. He has started to want: To learn the language

    Mind