TIJUANA – Much has been made about the LA Galaxy’s ability to play on the turf field at Club Tijuana’s Estadio Caliente, but following the team’s training session at the stadium on Monday, Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena gave it a ringing endorsement.
In an evening press conference at the Estadio Caliente, following the team’s hour long training session in Tijuana, Arena admitted that he was pleased with the conditions that LA will face in the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal second leg.
“The fibers are a little bit higher than we see in the American fields. The American fields are usually matted down and a little bit harder,” said Arena. “They’re also faster and they water them as well, but I don’t know if they’ll do that tomorrow. This surface is must slower than the ones that we see in MLS.
“From what I’ve seen of it, it is probably better than the ones that we have in MLS.”
