Cons
Fixture Congestion
This is a hugely important part of the season for Orlando City. The playoff push is full go with half the season left to play, and after a month of inconsistent form, it's vital for the Lions to figure out their issues to have a chance at a home playoff game.
More importantly, they host the New York Red Bulls in the US Open Cup semifinals a week from the Arsenal match. With a league game on the weekend against the Philadelphia Union, that's a lot of important games in not a lot of time. Adding yet another game in the midweek adds unnecessary stress to the squad in a crucial crux of the season.
International Embarrassment
Memphis left his defender in the dust 🌪️
— B/R Football (@brfootball) July 20, 2022
(via @FCBarcelona)pic.twitter.com/eRbcnYYvJx
19'—Inter Miami 0-1 Barcelona
— B/R Football (@brfootball) July 20, 2022
25'—Inter Miami 0-2 Barcelona
41'—Inter Miami 0-3 Barcelona
55'—Inter Miami 0-4 Barcelona
69'—Inter Miami 0-5 Barcelona
70'—Inter Miami 0-6 Barcelona
Barca's attack are already running riot in preseason ♨️ pic.twitter.com/pQURdESZ52
I don't want that to happen to Orlando City. It's just a fact that Arsenal are orders of magnitude better than Orlando and a laughable result like that is completely possible Wednesday night.