There’s no getting around it: sooner or later, every new Minnesota United player will have to contend with a bit of winter weather. Although the bulk of their season happens in the state’s best — or maybe second best — season, the team’s training camp and preseason begin deep in the heart of January.
“I got into town [last] Friday night, landed in a snowstorm, which is a great welcome,” said goalkeeper Tyler Miller, newly arrived from LAFC and the climate that comes along with it. Fortunately, there were some familiar faces to greet him. “I reconnected with Michael Boxall and Ozzie Alonso.