The field looked pretty bumpy to me. Maybe that factored into the sloppiness of the game overall and explains some of our bad passing?
I want grass at Providence Park but only if it's world class. Turf isn't ideal but at least passes on it roll smooth and don't take random hops and bounces out of nowhere!
The field looked pretty bumpy to me. Maybe that factored into the sloppiness of the game overall and explains some of our bad passing?
I want grass at Providence Park but only if it's world class. Turf isn't ideal but at least passes on it roll smooth and don't take random hops and bounces out of nowhere!
I think the field was very wet and unpredictable due to the storm, though I’m now realizing that I don’t actually know if the rain was actually inside the stadium or just in the area
They showed a few clips right before the delayed kickoff and the rain was definitely hitting the stadium and area pretty badly. I think it had mostly stopped by kickoff but it got a good soaking during the delay.
I'm not a fan of complaining about the conditions. Both teams have to deal with it, and unless its like the thin air in Colorado there isn't a substantive advantage there.
Sandy is at elevation, only 700 feet lower than Commerce City, CO - 4450 feet vs 5160 feet.
Players have long said that they feel the elevation in both places, but I think a fair bit of this is psychological / media love to play this up. True high altitude training doesn't really even start until 7000 feet -- so we are talking Azteca in Mexico City and I can't think of many other places that have stadiums at significant elevations like that, definitely nowhere in MLS.
The field looked pretty bumpy to me. Maybe that factored into the sloppiness of the game overall and explains some of our bad passing?
I want grass at Providence Park but only if it's world class. Turf isn't ideal but at least passes on it roll smooth and don't take random hops and bounces out of nowhere!
I think the field was very wet and unpredictable due to the storm, though I’m now realizing that I don’t actually know if the rain was actually inside the stadium or just in the area
They showed a few clips right before the delayed kickoff and the rain was definitely hitting the stadium and area pretty badly. I think it had mostly stopped by kickoff but it got a good soaking during the delay.
I'm not a fan of complaining about the conditions. Both teams have to deal with it, and unless its like the thin air in Colorado there isn't a substantive advantage there.
Sandy is at elevation, only 700 feet lower than Commerce City, CO - 4450 feet vs 5160 feet.
Players have long said that they feel the elevation in both places, but I think a fair bit of this is psychological / media love to play this up. True high altitude training doesn't really even start until 7000 feet -- so we are talking Azteca in Mexico City and I can't think of many other places that have stadiums at significant elevations like that, definitely nowhere in MLS.