Bruce Arena phrased it "perfect" more than once, and if you know anything about Arena, he rarely goes to those lengths in describing much of anything.
But the U.S. men's national team coach did when laying out his extended plan for upcoming World Cup qualifiers June 8 in suburban Denver and three days later at the vaunted Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.
There will be a 48- to 72-hour stopover before either of those games.
And it will be along the Wasatch Front.
Arena confirmed this week that the USMNT will host Venezuela in an international friendly match June 3 at Rio Tinto Stadium as the Americans will continue their slow build toward altitude acclimatization in Utah.