The last couple of weeks at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Training Ground have been classic Georgia “first spring” weather with a ridiculous pollen count. This particular Tuesday after Atlanta United’s 3-0 win over Charlotte FC was just plain “second winter” cold.
The wind was blustery and the temperature not far above freezing as Gonzalo Pineda walked across the pitch to continue the now-weekly (and much appreciated) tradition of explaining the day’s drills to the media.
“It’ll be a lighter load this week because of how hard we’ve been pushing the guys,” he explained as he pointed out the two main locations for the scenarios.