The roster is more contoured to his agenda, more so through departures than initial arrivals. Returnees showed up at training camp in better shape after obeying an offseason regimen that recorded every calorie burned and sprint completed.
A new training center in Leesburg is now fully operational, ending the shuttles between Audi Field and a spartan practice facility in RFK Stadium’s shadow. Without pandemic delays and adjustments, Losada operated a normal preseason camp.
And then there is Losada himself. In recent interviews, he said he has drawn from the experiences of a maiden year, not just with a new team, but in a new league, city and a country he barely knew.