Argentina will train in the afternoon to beat the Kansas heat | OneFootball

Every detail matters, especially when the stage is nothing less than football’s biggest showcase: a World Cup. That is why, true to his style of paying attention to everything and leaving nothing to chance — even beyond football itself — Lionel Scaloni made one of the first decisions during the Argentina national team’s stay in the United States: training sessions will be held in the afternoon, at least for now, to ease the relentless heat in Kansas.

With all 26 called-up players already available, along with the seven additional footballers completing the delegation with the friendlies against Honduras and Iceland ahead of the World Cup in mind, the squad will get down to work at the Compass Minerals National Performance Center in the afternoon shift.

The reason was revealed by Roberto Ayala, a key member of Scaloni’s coaching staff with the Argentina national team, in an interview with FIFA’s official website: “Little by little, we’ll get acclimatized over the first few days. Training sessions will be in the afternoon so the temperature drops a bit.”

To put it into context, the maximum temperature in Kansas City — which in recent hours was hit by strong storms and the effects of a tornado in nearby areas of the United States — is around 30 degrees Celsius on average. In that regard, to reduce the immediate impact of the heat after a long trip and make the adjustment easier, the players will train at the complex at a time closer to sunset.

“We can’t dwell on what we’ve already done; football is about what comes next. The players are the ones who convey that. Hopefully we can live up to it. The style of play won’t change much, but it will be a longer tournament, with one more match; whoever is in better physical condition will have a better chance,” Ayala added, doubling down on the title defense and once again emphasizing the climate factor during the World Cup.

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