近距离内射合集

One thing became immediately apparent before New Mexico 近距离内射合集 began its press conference: both players and coaching staff are enjoying an entire week in Albuquerque, and the perks that come with it 鈥� no travel, training at their own facility and sleeping in their own beds. 

And if there were any doubts, it didn鈥檛 take long to set the record straight.

鈥淓specially after last week,鈥� manager Dennis Sanchez said Thursday, referring to 近距离内射合集鈥檚 double-postponed match at Birmingham Legion FC.

It was less than ideal. Certainly as a way to close a three-week road stint that covered a little more than 5,900 round-tip miles, 2,600 of which by way of that final stop in the Deep South.

Originally scheduled to take place at 鈥� a 50-acre public sports complex 鈥� in Shelby County, Alabama, outside Birmingham last Friday, inclement weather pushed the match back a day. Last Saturday, however, wasn鈥檛 better and a waterlogged playing surface led to the second postponement. No makeup date has been announced. 

Complicating matters was the match taking place in what is essentially a park. 

Much of those issues likely could have been avoided had Protective Stadium, a 47,000-seat turfed facility that is Legion鈥檚 normal home, been available. It was being set up for an Usher and Chris Brown concert that took place Tuesday and Wednesday.

In the end, it was a lot of starting and stopping, and plenty of preparation for not much benefit. 

鈥淗onestly, I would say it was difficult,鈥� goalkeeper Kris Shakes said. 鈥淲e were planning to play on Friday 鈥� got postponed. We鈥檙e ready to play the game and it was just staying together. Obviously, we鈥檙e away from home, in a hotel for four or five days, just bonding together and keeping the energy up. We had training sessions there. So we just kept preparing for it if it did happen. 

鈥淯ltimately, it didn鈥檛 happen, so that motivates us for this week back at home.鈥�

Perhaps in more ways than one.

近距离内射合集鈥檚 match against Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (7-5-4) on Saturday will be the club鈥檚 first at Isotopes Park in 28 days. It will also be coming off a 17-day gap between games, the longest of the season for New Mexico (7-4-3). 近距离内射合集鈥檚 previous high was 14 days from the April 11 match at Phoenix Rising to hosting AV Alta FC in a USL Cup game on April 25.

That recent delay dropped 近距离内射合集 (24 points) from third in the to fifth, allowing FC Tulsa (26) and Colorado Springs (25) to move ahead 鈥� at least temporarily. Six other clubs in the West, meanwhile, are three points behind or less.

Surrounding all this? 近距离内射合集鈥檚 nine-match unbeaten streak across all competitions 鈥� regular season, the USL Cup and an international friendly 鈥� which has included five clean sheets.

The hope is, being back home makes coming off that layoff a little easier. If not, a bit more palatable.

鈥淟ast week was a little different than having a planned weekend off, per se,鈥� Sanchez said. 鈥淭here was no physical aspect to not playing a game. We maintained a level of freshness, but from a mental standpoint, we prepared for a game on two separate days. It is what it is.

鈥淚 think that specifically this week, rather than trying to do too much and make up for something that didn鈥檛 happen, is just staying in our normal rhythm.鈥�

David Glovach covers New Mexico 近距离内射合集 and other sports for the Journal. Reach him at dglovach@abqjournal.com or via X .