You just need to push through it, that’s the message from experience. “We have the fitness level there, but your body is going to have its moments where it feels like you’re having a hard time getting oxygen. international, the head coach has experienced the Azteca first hand and knows exactly what his squad will be feeling come Tuesday night. Labouring through is all part of that process, according to Greg Vanney. It’s real and it’s something we’ve prepared for in Toronto that can’t be an excuse come Tuesday night.” “We felt it in preseason playing in those friendly matches, and you feel it here as soon as you start warming up. “The altitude here is real,” he continued. “It’ll be a tough atmosphere, a hostile environment, but we’re doing everything we can to get ready for another battle on Tuesday.”
“The main reason to get here early is get to acclimated to the altitude and the heat,” Moor told TorontoFC.ca. “Over the next few days we’ll really push our fitness to burn the lungs a little bit.”Īfter seeing their weekend MLS fixture moved to June, the Reds set their sights on the second leg of the Concacaf Champions League semifinal, departing for Mexico just two days after their 3-1 victory at BMO Field. “It was short and sharp, a lot of playing which we always like,” defender Drew Moor said of the team’s first training session at the Universidad del Futbol, home of Liga MX side C.F. But the Reds are doing everything in their power to fight back against the elements.Īhead of their return leg against Mexican giants Club América, there is reason to believe that they will not only adapt and survive, but thrive. The infamous altitude of the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City has long troubled visiting teams from Canada and the United States, wearing them down physically and giving the home team a decided advantage. For the players of Toronto FC, the age-old cliché has taken on a new meaning since arriving in the mountains of Mexico on Thursday afternoon.
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