Allianz Field had the same problem Year 1 - the grounds crew would spend pretty much all of halftime basically replacing divots.
With the heat this time of year in Texas, the grass should have an issue of being rock hard as the ball plays not a soggy field that comes apart over 90 minutes. The playing surface did appear in good order but as the match wore on the divots created were inexcusable for their ground crew. Lesson learned for their staff moving forward. Appearances can be deceiving to the eye. The field looked beautiful to Lalas but his eyes fooled him. This the soccer version of beer goggles.
The head groundskeeper is Weston Applefelder (sp - ain't looking it up) . He came from Columbus where he won some national awards for best groundskeeper in the universe or something. Also ran Fenway Park for a while. He has years of experience and has been sitting down there with nothing to do for 2 years. How has he missed the boat? Lalas is so far in the bag for Precourt it's embarrassing. in between telling us that the pitch which was disintegrating before our eyes was wonderful, he explained how Columbus should thank Precourt for the 2020 Cup win because reasons. GingerClown is becoming a parody of himself.
Today/tonight is just a shitty day for the Olympics. My day shouldn't already be ruined before 7 in the morning while watching softball and gymnastics.