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.
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.
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.