Brown, RSL's No. 1 'D' meet Fire

C.J. Brown -- Getty Images

By Charlie Corr
ESPNChicago.com

The path leading up to former Chicago Fire defender C.J. Brown's MLS coaching debut came together quickly.

Following his retirement announcement toward the end of the 2010 season, Brown made it clear that he wanted to move on to the coaching side. Within a matter of months, he became an assistant coach for Real Salt Lake -- the team that ousted Chicago from the 2009 playoffs and went on to win its first MLS Cup under head coach Jason Kreis.

"This team has already been going in the right direction," said Brown, whose RSL team faces the Fire this Wednesday at Toyota Park. "By me coming in, I'm not making them better. It's my job to keep something flowing. Jason and the entire program have done it the right way. Our back line is a pretty comfortable group, working with each other."

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