As Inter Miami scouts the transfer market, their first appearance in the CONCACAF Champions League is just around the corner. The international competition, in which they qualify for the League Cup, starts in mid-February and will impact the club’s soon-to-be-announced pre-season plans.
“It sets you up to be successful on the global stage,” Henderson said, alluding to the FIFA Club World Cup opportunities offered by the CCC. “Only one (Major League Soccer) team has won that game with Seattle. “Other teams have been very close. “
Henderson said Miami plans to invest in their medical and performance departments to aid player recovery and workload management, which is progress. It’s all about maximizing the performance of Messi and his team in their first full season in MLS.
“The way Messi trains and leads our team, and the example he sets, is extraordinary,” Henderson said. “He’s focused in training and has high standards and he helps players improve. So I think we’re going to get a huge boost from our senior players who will help the team and be hungry to win.”
Henderson said another key factor will be the growing sense of responsibility for Thomas Aviles, Facundo Farias and Diego Gomez, who they have signed in their U22 programme. The same framework applies to homegrown stars Benjamin Kremarski and David Ruiz, who quickly landed major roles in ’23. The club are seeking a better balance between attack and defense to ensure rising United States international Drake Callender cuts down on fire.
But the common denominator is that the GOAT, who just won a world-record eighth Ballon d’Or, is making his team-mates feel more settled regardless of the new arrivals.
“I find that for players who come into the league, if they arrive in the summer transfer window, they will be better next year because they understand the league, they understand travel, they understand going to these away stadiums and playing and managing their bodies” Henderson said. “You usually get better performance the second year.”