Following a day off to recover from the 3-0 win over the University of South Florida, the Fire were back on the training ground in Tampa with an intense double session Monday, setting the tone for the week to come.
It was a week in which a total of six new faces came into the fold, beginning with the U.S. Men's National Team trio of Sean Johnson, Matt Polster and Brandon Vincent, who joined the team after spending the past month alongside one another in the January training camp. Additionally, Dutch midfielder John Goossens and Canadian goalkeeper Callum Irving joined the squad as trialists, while Portuguese defender João Meira arrived into his new team after finalizing his visa process.