SANFORD, Fla. — Orlando City is back in familiar territory.
The team’s preseason training shifted back to Sylvan Lake Park on Monday after two weeks at IMG Academy in Bradenton. Coach James O’Connor said he wanted to begin building a culture while at IMG, and centerback Shane O’Neill said the experience brought the team closer.
“It’s about putting in the really hard work,” he said. “Kind of suffering a little bit for one another. Now, I think, we have a lot of time, four weeks or so, to work on all the other things. I think the time at IMG was just about building that base fitness for the whole season and really kind of slogging it out a little bit.