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Fire sporting director Georg Heitz will be speaking to media shortly, tweets about the press conference will be below #cffc 
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Heitz begins by saying they're obviously disappointed in not making the playoffs but promises that they'll work even harder this offseason to ensure they don't fall short again next year #cffc #cf97
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On flexibility to add to team with 27 players returning, Heitz said they want to have continuity after 18 new signings this past season; says they like the foundation but will of course try to strengthen the roster with '2 or 3 more players' #cffc #cf97
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. @jeremymikula ask about where the team wants to upgrade, Heitz says he doesn't like to discuss roster building in public and it doesn't help their negotiating position; "you could bet and probably know what we are looking for" #cffc #cf97
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. @patrickmccraney asks if Aliseda can be bought down, Heitz says you cannot and that they don't want to worry to much about that; he says his focus is not simply on the DPs but the entire roster and it doesn't help to focus on them more #cffc #cf97
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. @PaulTenorio notes big minutes for Mihailovic and Pineda but very little for others; Heitz agrees the other young players need minutes, most likely via loans; he wants to get a look at them more in preseason
Says average age of roster is still too high #cffc #cf97
Says average age of roster is still too high #cffc
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. @tombogert asks if there will be more departures, status of international spots; Heitz says 7 players are in final stage of green card process which will help; says things can change very quickly with the roster, roster is never etched in stone but continuity is important #cffc
. @jeremymikula asks about evaluating Wicky's first year; Heitz says he spoke with entire coaching staff 2 days ago
Says he thinks they did a great job, big obvious room for improvement is converting performances/chances into goals/points #cffc #cf97
Says he thinks they did a great job, big obvious room for improvement is converting performances/chances into goals/points #cffc
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. @patrickmccraney asks about striker decisions (CJ and Collier specifically)
Heitz said that several weeks ago he told Sapong they wouldn't be extending him; notes it's less about CJ's talent but also salary and trying to get younger #cffc #cf97
Heitz said that several weeks ago he told Sapong they wouldn't be extending him; notes it's less about CJ's talent but also salary and trying to get younger #cffc
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on the new siging, Offor, Heitz says he's got physical gifts but that he'll need time coming from a smaller league in Latvia; says scouting department considered him an interesting option with his great stats in Latvia, notes he also speaks English #cffc #cf97
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. @PaulTenorio asks what Heitz has learned this year, Heitz says he had a lot of things confirmed and says players who are physically competitive is very important, particularly with the often busy schedule of MLS #cffc #cf97
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. @tombogert asks how you find a Nigerian player in Latvia; Heitz says they set up a new scouting department this season
He said of course they talked to Wicky first because it doesn't make sense to sign a player the manager doesn't want #cffc #cf97
He said of course they talked to Wicky first because it doesn't make sense to sign a player the manager doesn't want #cffc
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On using the new Youth Fund (yet to be announced), Heitz says his biggest concern with new signings is having them for the start of preseason (points to the problems of this season)
But he says there are no excuses, and they want to sign any new players by January #cffc #cf97
But he says there are no excuses, and they want to sign any new players by January #cffc
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On why you want continuity from a team that only won 5 games, Heitz says they didn't finish where this team belongs in the table: "But the question is brilliant!" #cffc #cf97
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. @jeremymikula asks about possibility of trades; Heitz says limits of MLS make it hard toget the players you want
He'd like more MLS experience on the roster but it's not easy to acquire the players who can make an impact #cffc #cf97
He'd like more MLS experience on the roster but it's not easy to acquire the players who can make an impact #cffc
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. @patrickmccraney asks if continuity alone can help the defense or if the personnel needs to change
Heitz says the NYCFC game is a bad example and that he thinks they deserved to lose that game
Says the squad was tired #cffc #cf97
Heitz says the NYCFC game is a bad example and that he thinks they deserved to lose that game
Says the squad was tired #cffc
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Heitz points to signing of Teran as a potential difference-maker and says he believes the defense can certainly be better than they were in the final game where they were "simply not good enough" #cffc #cf97
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. @PaulTenorio asks about impact of Youth Fund and having different plans for if it happens; Heitz says focus is young players whether that fund exists or not; also says young doesn't necessarily mean good, so age alone isn't the only consideration #cffc #cf97
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On the human side of adjusting to moving to MLS in 2020; Heitz says it wasn't easy but he shouldn't complain because he's in a privileged position
Says this year was new for everyone, not just him
"I still like this country" he says with a chuckle #cffc #cf97
Says this year was new for everyone, not just him
"I still like this country" he says with a chuckle #cffc
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That's all for today, more later @HotTimeOldTown
