Manchester City may have to tweak their plans in Korea for the second half of their tour after landing to scorching temperatures and government health warnings. An emergency alert of the highest level was issued for all of Seoul on Tuesday after the maximum temperature sat at over 35 degrees for two or more days.
Emergency alert issued
"Sweltering heat is expected tonight," the message read. "Please take care of your health by maintaining a cool indoor temperature, staying well-hydrated before bed, and checking on the well-being of your neighbours and family."
City flew in on Tuesday evening and while they headed straight to the air conditioning of their hotel it was still 35 degrees outside after 8pm, with a feel of 39. More high temperatures are expected for the duration of City's stay and they are due to play outside on Wednesday, train on Saturday and then play on Sunday before flying home to Manchester.
Manager's response
Enzo Maresca said that while he wasn't worried about the conditions it was obvious that City would have to work around the weather. The manager is keen to get his ideas across to his new players as clearly as he can before the Premier League starts in just over two weeks.
"We try to train in the normal way knowing the temperature is the temperature and also something we need to adapt to. It is not something I am worried about. We need to train and play games, try to adapt to the weather and take every game in the right way and try to improve game after game."
Player's perspective
Phil Foden suggested that the players may have to adopt a slower tempo for their matches given the heat will make it difficult for them to play in their usual way.
"It's going to be warm so it's something we're going to have to manage, we might have to control the ball a bit more and play slower but I'm looking forward to it."
