Chapter 1154: 1153 to London
Look at the Olympics, then look at the World Cup, athletes often arrive at the host city one week or more in advance to adjust to the ti difference, adapt to the environnt, and adjust their state.
However, the NFL needs to accomplish this task during a dense schedule of regular gas, a difficulty that can be imagined and might even far exceed expectations.
Generally speaking, when the NFL travels to London or Berlin for overseas gas, they need to start adjusting on Monday according to the plan of the physical trainer, adjusting ninety minutes to two hours each day to ensure players gradually adapt to the ti difference across the Atlantic without realizing it.
When they travel to London, the ti difference is already adjusted to London status, and once the plane lands, players can seamlessly start training.
Simultaneously, relying on high-tech ans, players’ sleep data and physical condition are collected and monitored to make adjustnts and provide necessary assistance.
But even reaching this step, difficulties still exist:
There are gas the week before and after; the overseas ga is just one week among them, players must quickly adjust to London’s rhythm and then adjust back to North Arica’s rhythm, maintaining competitive state throughout.
Hard! Harder than ascending to heaven!
Look at past London gas, they are often disappointing like Monday Night gas, with intensity and excitent below expectations; both sides must face the dramatic Universe Moving Technique in a short ti, much more exhausting than the ho-and-away gas in the Champions League.
For young players who haven’t experienced such challenges before, the actual ga often results in situations beyond their understanding, highlighting their lack of experience even further.
That’s the advantage of the Los Angeles Chargers—
Veterans led by Rivers are all experienced, besides team arrangents, they also adjust themselves to prepare for the ga.
However, Mahos and Li Wei and their group of young people are different.
In fact, not to ntion Li Wei, even Kelsey is facing it for the first ti.
After completing the match against the Tennessee Titans, the Kansas City Chiefs began adjusting to the ti difference, not just the players; the coaching staff needs to follow the sa adjustnt, every day shifting ninety minutes to fit the frequency across the Atlantic as closely as possible without affecting daily training and preparations.
Moreover, the team needs to start preparing even earlier:
Equipnt. Supplies. Provision.
A variety of unimaginable materials, valued at millions of US Dollars and weighing up to nine tons, must be transported across the Atlantic to the London front, set up perfectly before players and coaching staff arrive, ensuring the team can enjoy identical training facilities in London.
Note that these items aren’t simply tossed onboard a plane to be done with, for instance, alcohol for dical use, batteries for electronic devices, and other special items can only be shipped by sea, involving different logistics cycles which an the team’s logistics departnt needs to begin preparations and planning early.
The excitent behind a London ga isn’t that simple.
Looking back over the past decade, Goodell persistently tried to expand into overseas markets, but there were always differing voices within the League, not all thirty-two teams agreed enthusiastically—
The reason points to just the tip of the iceberg.
That’s why, years ago, weaker teams like the Jacksonville Jaguars were willing to sign agreents with the League to play overseas, despite the hassle and toil, as this is the best path to establish a fan base overseas; whereas strong teams showed no interest in overseas gas, keeping their focus on victory and the Super Bowl, considering the effort to travel overseas not worthwhile.
As ti progressed, teams gradually realized the enormous potential of overseas markets, especially London gas, regardless of attendance or ratings, including the passion of United Kingdom fans, leading those strong teams to set aside arrogance and agree to travel overseas, aligning with Goodell’s plan.
Due to various reasons, this year is the Kansas City Chiefs’ first overseas ga, not just the team, but the NFL also provided the highest treatnt, laying the groundwork, promoting, and creating montum from months ago.
After waiting and waiting, the week has finally arrived.
In fact, for Li Wei and others, it is indeed a severe adjustnt.
In three to four years, their daily biological clocks have ford, any change can disrupt their established life rhythm.
Don’t underestimate adjusting one hour or ninety minutes daily; in a familiar biological clock routine, forcing oneself to sleep one hour later may not lead to successful sleep—
A sense of oppression is there, if forced to sleep, it may instead disrupt the rhythm.
Moreover, after a re week, reverse the adjustnt again?
Just describing it, one can sense the layers of difficulty; let alone the actual situation is even more challenging.
A young team like the Kansas City Chiefs carries both pressure and motivation, excitent and tension intertwined, various emotions bustling together.
“…Hey, rookie, still asleep? Haha, were you secretly eting Ariana last night, looking so tired today?”
“Professor, should be called professor now! How could the professor fail, even if you fail, the professor must succeed.”
“Get lost, I won’t show you whether I’m fine, you’re just envious.”
“You’ve been sleeping the whole flight, are you planning to sleep all the way to London too on this seven-hour transatlantic trip?”
“You should see Patrick, wide awake and overly excited, the rookie has slept too much, but Patrick has slept too little.”
Chattering away, both teasing and joking, lively as ever.
Kansas City Chiefs’ owner Hunter is extrely pleased with the season’s performance for the two-ti defending champions; heading to London, partnering with Li Wei-endorsed Net-Jet, they chartered two private planes to transport all players, coaches, and staff of two hundred people across the Atlantic, enjoying premium service.
Nevertheless, Kansas City can’t fly directly to London, the team needs to transfer in New York, dividing the long flight into two segnts.
Now, the team has just arrived in New York.
It is evident Li Wei looks drowsy, with eyes seemingly unable to open.
Clearly, the preparation rhythm for London is different, and Li Wei is also adjusting.
On the side, Mahos is so excited he can’t sleep, eyes wide open the entire ti.
Amid teammates’ teasing and banter, Mahos has no intention of refuting, laughing joyfully, seemingly eager to showcase his skills.
Not only Li Wei and Mahos, Kelsey, Hill, and others are all equally excited, it’s their professional careers’ first overseas ga, each of them thrilled.
“Do people over there really watch football? I an, they like watching their own style of football, right? I know they even have their own Rugby World Cup.”
“They probably all watch football, right? Who owns Wembley as ho ground? Manchester United?”
“Arsenal, that’s Arsenal’s ho ground! Before going to the United Kingdom, don’t discuss football with others.”
“Idiot, that’s Tottenham Hotspur’s ho ground, all of you should shut up.”
Haha, hahaha.
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