The situation
The high temperatures in Las Vegas, where at some times of the day they reach 44 degrees, have forced Xavi Hernández to modify all training plans and improvise solutions. If on Friday morning, he decided to call off the scheduled session at 10 am and replace it with activation training at the hotel, on Saturday he had to do three quarters of the same. Barcelona had scheduled a work session prior to the match this Saturday at 10 am, but the technicians decided, with good judgment, to call it off and opt for a new work session at the hotel facilities. The problem is that this situation is not going to change in the next stopover, the Texan city of Dallas , where temperatures even higher than those that are devastating Las Vegas are expected at this time. This means that Xavi may be forced to substantially modify his training schedule again. There is no doubt that this type of tour is very beneficial for the club, at a marketing, financial and media level, but it is a real quagmire for both the coaches and the players. And it is that high temperatures and long trips are the worst enemies in the preparation of the pre-season and in this American tour both cases are occurring systematically .
Pique signs up for the Clasico
Gerard Pique could be one of the great novelties of the match against Real Madrid. The center-back will be discharged in the next few hours and will be available to play this Saturday. In any case, it will be an appearance of a few minutes , since Piqué has been dragging discomfort in the left adductor for almost three months. Some discomfort that prevented him from helping the team in the final stretch of the season. It is already known that Pique’s motivation for these games is another ‘plus’, so the doctors, after agreeing with the technical staff, have decided to give the green light to his participation. In fact, he completed the afternoon session with very good feelings, although obviously he is not yet ready to play the full ninety minutes.