USA v. Mexico (Spoilers)

[Easy Mac]

Game kicks off in about 1 minute

[Greyroofoo]

Mexico smells

[Easy Mac]

Just to brag that I know two of our 11 starters.

[Easy Mac]

Two quick, cheap cards. The second was a makeup card.

[DaddyTorgo]

hot. home from work in time to watch

[DaddyTorgo]

it's kinda cool how Arena is doing the color commentary.

[Easy Mac]

Bobby's got to hit it better than that.

[Easy Mac]

Rico looks out of his depth in this game. 1 touch behind.

[DaddyTorgo]

seriously. i love the insight of arena at this point. i'm sure his insight will become less useful as time goes on, but right now he's still so familiar with the players/system/set pieces that it's a joy

[Easy Mac]

Players looking OK
Donovan
Bornstein
Dempsey
Conrad
Boca

Players who are playing
Mastro
Howard
Albright

Players Looking Poor
Rico
Rolfe
Convey

I'm not sure what Convey is doing out there. He looks hung over. As soon as Rolfe got the ball on the run, he started looking around and never stopped. He needs to just go forward and play by instinct, not think. Ricardo just looks 1 step out of sync.

I like Bornstein getting down the wing, he's covering Convey. Donovan had a good run. Dempsey has looked occasionally somewhat dangerous, but it seems the team is content to slide it down the left side of the field, when we actually move it forward.

[DaddyTorgo]

whoa. arena+wynalda BLASTING sunil gulati

[Dr. Sak]

Chris I cant believe you are watching this and not Duke/UNC

[ISiddiqui]

Chris I cant believe you are watching this and not Duke/UNC

US/Mexico is far more important than that :D.

[Easy Mac]

Chris I cant believe you are watching this and not Duke/UNC

What Izzy said. Strangely, my girl is up in Greenville watching the Duke game, and she doesn't even care (of course, its an office watching party of like all UNC grads, so she better be representing).

Also, I hate watching Duke, if only because I get pissed off they seem to sleepwalk through 90% of the game.

[Easy Mac]

Good God #14 for Mexico is a greasy fucker. I haven't showered in 2 days, and I'm 50% Mexican, so I'm damn greasy right now, but that dude kicks my butt.

[ISiddiqui]

YEAAAAH!

Conrad with the goal!

[Easy Mac]

SPOILER



















GOAL JIMMY CONRAD on a scorching header off a corner from Lando.

[Easy Mac]

If Albright were to get his sideshow Bob hair stuck in a garbage disposal, I wouldn't complain.

[BrianD]

Only a yellow card there?

[Easy Mac]

People wonder why others are high on Donovan

[Easy Mac]

Jimmy coming up big. Someone get Albright out of there.

[kingfc22]

Just got home. What formation did we start out with today?

[Easy Mac]

4-4-2ish.

[Easy Mac]

Fuck yeah... sorry, that was tourrettes... nice save Timmy.

[Easy Mac]

Jesus, do we have a back line?

[DaddyTorgo]

wow. mexico can't BUY a goal

[ISiddiqui]

WOW... what a save.

Defense getting sloppy though. Arena was right... need to keep the shape in the back and the 2nd goal will come. Don't push for the 2nd goal when you are only up by 1!

[kingfc22]

Mexico is getting a TON of pressure right now.

[Easy Mac]

I would rather have a blind cat out there than Albright, so I guess Gros works

[kingfc22]

Convey you suck.

[Easy Mac]

Bobby, so close

[Easy Mac]

Dempsey must be gassed, or else Bradley just wants another D-Mid.

[Easy Mac]

#23 needs to put that headband around his waist to cover his vagina.

[kingfc22]

Now that is how you finish a play.

[Easy Mac]

LANDON!!!!!!!

Dat boy run so good

[ISiddiqui]

Beautiful... 2-0 US on a Donovan goal on the counter attack.

[Celeval]

Beautiful run by Donovan.

[kingfc22]

We could have used that Donovan last year.

Wow, what a jackass (Mexican keeper).

[DaddyTorgo]

gorgeous by donovan. what did sanchez do after the goal that they were calling classless? I looked down for a second...

[kingfc22]

He tried to spike Eddie Johnson with his cleats as Johnson ran by. Keerper made a baseball sliding motion with his studs up.

[henry296]

gorgeous by donovan. what did sanchez do after the goal that they were calling classless? I looked down for a second...

He tried a slide tackle on the other US player after Donovan scored. Absolutely classless.

[SirFozzie]

2-Nil. The Official score of US vs Mexico

[DaddyTorgo]

classless mexicans refusing to shake hands.

[Easy Mac]

He tried a slide tackle on the other US player after Donovan scored. Absolutely classless.

I just rewound it, yeah, that's what he tried. I'm surprised Johnson didnt punch him

[ntndeacon]

woohoo go US. I did not even realize this was today. that is just another reason I love this site. It keeps me up to date on major soccer events like this. :D

[st.cronin]

yo amo el futbal!

[GoldenEagle]

Watching the last 30 minutes of that game in that atmosphere, it amazes me as to why soccer in the US has not taken off.

[BrianD]

woohoo go US. I did not even realize this was today. that is just another reason I love this site. It keeps me up to date on major soccer events like this. :D

Same here. I had just sat down to a night of Final Fantasy XII when I read about the match. Very glad I got to see it.

[ISiddiqui]

Watching the last 30 minutes of that game in that atmosphere, it amazes me as to why soccer in the US has not taken off.

Really? Or are you just making a comment on the atmosphere?

[Mr. Wednesday]

Just got home. What formation did we start out with today?
We played a 4-4-2 the whole way, with basically a flat midfield where Convey and Dempsey played mostly on the touch lines and Mastroeni and Clark were dual holding midfielders. Players sometimes got shuffled around, but the formation never changed.

[Vinatieri for Prez]

My guess is that the Mexico faithful are seething about their inability to beat the U.S. anymore. I'm talking national shame type of seething.

[SirFozzie]

Somebody call the WAAAAAHMBULANCE!

"They were a little opportunistic and stayed in their own end for the majority of the match, but they did beat us," Marquez said. "Considering the tactics that they utilized, I think that is the credit I would give them considering the fact that on the field, they were not superior to us.

[MrBug708]

Nice to see a Temple City grad doing something. (Conrad) Desmond Reed's career is over thanks to Notre Dame and I was hoping Rocky Biddle wasn't the lone Temple City rep in the pro sports world.

[Butter]

Watching the last 30 minutes of that game in that atmosphere, it amazes me as to why soccer in the US has not taken off.

If that's US v. Denmark in Arizona, crowd is probably about 1/3 of what it was last night. The atmosphere was created by the fact that it was Mexico.

Sadly, we cannot play Mexico every time. If we could, not only would we fill every stadium we play in, but we'd also be 200-0-3 with 10 World Cups.

[MrBug708]

Or we'd be 1-99 playing in Axteca

[ISiddiqui]

Yep, don't forget about that one weakeness we have against the Mexicans.

[Arles]

I went to the game with some friends and it was a blast. Great atmosphere, good cross section of fans (even though it was 70-30 Mexico) and a lot of fun. I was 5 rows off the field and Dempsey looked almost ill. He was barely able to run when he was taken off - I wonder if he had the flu or something. IMO, the best player on the field was Bornstein. He was holding the Mexican attackers on his side in check and started numerous offensive runs.

[MrBug708]

Yep, don't forget about that one weakeness we have against the Mexicans.

Playing ont he road? :)

[Butter]

Playing ont he road? :)

No, the US can beat them in Korea, just not in Mexico. Luckily, the US team can afford to drop a game at a 2 mile altitude every so often.

[Mr. Wednesday]

Somebody call the WAAAAAHMBULANCE!

"They were a little opportunistic and stayed in their own end for the majority of the match, but they did beat us," Marquez said. "Considering the tactics that they utilized, I think that is the credit I would give them considering the fact that on the field, they were not superior to us.

He still doesn't get it.

[GoldenEagle]

I was referring to the atmosphere. It sounded electric on TV. I bet it was a blast to be there. Also, the quality of play and the up and down chances. I was on the edge of my seat for just a friendly.

But I did question what team Chris Albright and Eddie Johnson were playing for. Thye both had critical give-a-ways. EJ is looking more and more like a major flop.

[Easy Mac]

Johnson has been pretty brittle and a bit temperamental of late. Albright needs to be shot.

[AlexB]

Johnson has been pretty brittle and a bit temperamental of late. Albright needs to be shot.

Gotta be careful when you say things like that...

http://www.sportime.gr/images/%5CSAN%20SIMERA/Andres-Escobar.jpg

[SirFozzie]

He still doesn't get it.

No, they get it. And they hate it.

That goalie who tried to injure the US Player after the goal? (this is translated from a Mexican paper)

Oswaldo Sanchez reflected what was Mexico last night at the University of Phoenix stadium. The Santos Laguna goalkeeper left the locker room angry and could not hide it. The helplessness overcame him. Faithful to his ways, he was not careful with his mouth when it came to discussing the loss against the United States.

When he found out minutes earlier that a few of the U.S. players criticized him for trying to injure Johnson after the second goal via Landon Donovan from the Stars and Stripes team, Sanchez was sharp-worded with his reply, “I don’t give a s*** what they say. F*** their mothers.”

The 'keeper accepted that there is no defeat that hurts more than the one against the United States, the most hated rival and one that has built a clear supremacy over our "Greens" in the past few years.

"I get very angry when I lose, but it's even worse when it's against this team. I don't care how, but we had to win this game. We couldn't and that leaves one feeling very helpless."

[bulletsponge]

No, they get it. And they hate it.

That goalie who tried to injure the US Player after the goal? (this is translated from a Mexican paper)

Oswaldo Sanchez reflected what was Mexico last night at the University of Phoenix stadium. The Santos Laguna goalkeeper left the locker room angry and could not hide it. The helplessness overcame him. Faithful to his ways, he was not careful with his mouth when it came to discussing the loss against the United States.

When he found out minutes earlier that a few of the U.S. players criticized him for trying to injure Johnson after the second goal via Landon Donovan from the Stars and Stripes team, Sanchez was sharp-worded with his reply, “I don’t give a s*** what they say. F*** their mothers.”

The 'keeper accepted that there is no defeat that hurts more than the one against the United States, the most hated rival and one that has built a clear supremacy over our "Greens" in the past few years.

"I get very angry when I lose, but it's even worse when it's against this team. I don't care how, but we had to win this game. We couldn't and that leaves one feeling very helpless."

that puts a smile on my face :D

[KevinNU7]

If he does not recieve a suspension from FIFA...

[cthomer5000]

Im amazingly pissed at myself for having no idea this game was on the other night, and I couldn't find any replays on after realizing i'd missed the game... I hope I can find a torrent of it or something, I'd really like to see it.

If anyone has any ideas on that front or knows if there is a replay coming at 3AM on ESPN Classic or something , please let me know.

Being out of the country for 5 weeks has totally f'ed with my in-tune-ness with soccer.

[cthomer5000]

dola... looks like i've got it covered. if anyone else is the same boat, PM me.

[Mr. Wednesday]

EJ looks like a head case. He's got some physical gifts, although he also has some notable limitations that his boosters tend to play down, but I really think he has enough ability to be a really dangerous forward if he can just get his head together.

[DaddyTorgo]

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[PilotMan]

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:D :D :D

[BishopMVP]

EJ looks like a head case. He's got some physical gifts, although he also has some notable limitations that his boosters tend to play down, but I really think he has enough ability to be a really dangerous forward if he can just get his head together.At the end of the day, you can't teach speed. I learned long ago, as long as a forward is faster than every defender, he presents the chance to create a goal at any time. Hopefully he gets the rest of his game together, because that is a dimension the US needs to win against the powerhouses.

[KevinNU7]

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned the moron on Mexico who not only wore that stupid bandana but also made his socks look like red and white horizontal stripes by using tape AND wore one red shoe and one white shoe.

[Easy Mac]

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned the moron on Mexico who not only wore that stupid bandana but also made his socks look like red and white horizontal stripes by using tape AND wore one red shoe and one white shoe.

#23 needs to put that headband around his waist to cover his vagina.

see

[KevinNU7]

Yes, I missed that. But he pissed me off alot. I can't believe their coach actually would sub in a loser like that.