Man City must suffer in Orlando heat, warns Guardiola

Manager Pep Guardiola advises Manchester City to be prepared for the arduous heat of Orlando during Thursday’s crucial Club World Cup contest against Juventus.

At 17:00 local time (22:00 BST), the temperature at Camping World Stadium was 31C during the news conference on Wednesday, which is expected to rise to 33C for the game, which kicks off at 15:00 BST in the United States (20:00 BST).

At the enclosed Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, where the air conditioning was turned on, City defeated UAE side Al Ain 6-6.

Guardiola remarked, “The heat is obvious, we can’t change it.” The Atlanta stadium, which is fantastic, is where it’s better to play.

In eastern North America, 160m people have been hospitalized with heat-related illnesses and are being warned about the weather in an area that includes 160m of the country as a result of a heat wave.

Other managers raised heat-related issues at the Club World Cup, and Fossil Free Football, a campaign organization, has warned that players could be exposed to heat while competing in such conditions.

Fifa, the governing body, stated that keeping track of all the clubs taking part in football is “its top priority” for its medical experts.

Games now offer additional cooling periods.

With two victories each, City and Juventus have already advanced to the last-16 stage of the competition, but the Serie A side is in the lead thanks to one more goal scored.

In the event that one of the teams will next face La Liga giants Real Madrid, their Group G final positions will be crucial before the knockout stages.

Guardiola says he will make the changes in the second match against Al Ain after the opening game win over Wydad AC.

Rico Lewis is suspended, and City will be without midfielder Claudio Echeverri, who is expected to miss two to three weeks due to an ankle injury.

The Spaniard remarked, “We will play new faces in the second half as well as in the next game.” That is considered in the selection.

“We will make substitutions at half-time because we are not ready to play 90 minutes.”

Large stadiums filled with empty seats during the Fifa tournament’s group stages have received criticism.

This game is being played at a 60-meter venue that has little seating available for spectators in the stands.

“Two big clubs, and hopefully there will be people,” Guardiola said. “Last 16 quarter-finals, semi-final, and final, we’ll probably have enough seats,” said one fan.

” But 70, 000, 80, 000 – it is not easy to hold the crowd. Hopefully, people will show up and we can play a good game.