Mexico 2-1 USA: Best Postmatch Reads
The USA started strongly against arch rival Mexico at the Azteca but eventually were humbled and humiliated in a display of class versus anti-football. Here are the best postgame reads.
Jason Davis of Match Fit USA breaks down the Good the Bad and the Invisible.
Kartik Krishnaiyer and Jamie Trecker lament the loss in the MLS Talk Postmatch podcast.
MLS Talk’s match summary and thoughts.
Jamie Trecker of FOX Sports calls the game a “marque mistep.”
Miami Soccer Examiner’s Juan Arango states that Mexico dominated the match.
The Third Half’s Johnathan Starling states nothing was accomplished in the US loss.
As far as the Mexican Press is concerned, today’s headlines focus largely on the hero Miguel Sabah who was never capped for El Tri before the age of 28, as well as the anti-football display by the United States after allowing a goal.
U.S. SOCCER SUX!!!
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We’ve been told this team is improving and such a factor now in world soccer. I do not see it…………Do you?
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What a tough defeat.
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Hello everyone, I’m didn’t want to post anything last night because I’m still very upset with the outcome against Mexico. Today 13th is not one of my good day because not only USA lost but my birth Country lost too, El Salvador. my heart goes to both country. Anyway First Disappointment was with the USA who went to the Azteca to play like a little girl. A country that is the land of the brave it became the land of the scare. USA a team with a strong Mentality, Courage, very disapline team should not be thinking about the altitude, the pressure of the Mexican fan, or smog. Everything team that goes to the Azteca from Central America goes with guts and the desire to win there and the USA was very scare. Where are all the crap that Landon Donovan preach. “One Point no we are going for 3 point” that was Donovan words. Everyone in this team except for Davis, Ouchie, Dempsey, Bradley and maybe Howard. but the rest was awful. Bob Bradley like always don’t know what the F he was trying to play or what kind of format. why do you used 2 striker at top and them you box yourself in your half and play it safe. Using a 4-4-2, after it become a 4-6. If Bob Bradley was going to play like that them should of gone like always 4-4-1-1. Bob Bradley have to have the guts to take his son (M. Bradley) or Donovan out the game if they are not doing well. I saw Phone-in in FoxSport and Winalda said it best. Some players does not belong in some certain games. Donovan was one of them in this game. He was lost. Once again what he didn’t used Torres. We were playing in his backyard a guy with experience playing in the Azteca or the Bonbonera in Toluca very similar environment. Look if the USA want to win the World cup have to learn how to win in the Azteca period. Now I saw El Salvador play against T&T and was a very exciting game even tho El Salvador lost was a good game in ES favor. They either have tied or win this game but hey at least the have the f-king guts to play to the end. One guy that made a lots of different was ARTURO ALVARES yes A. Alveres a guy that Bob Bradley and Nowak didn’t want to cap him for the Olympic team nor the National team. well he was doing some good crosses, passes and holding the ball and almost score. But since Torres, Alvarez, Orosco, Vidal and soon Castillo since the have the latino last name Bob Bradley will never will give them a chance. BOB BRADLEY should be fired.
Well all I can say is that Bob Bradley better get his act together with this team because El Salvador could give us some kind of problem and maybe still one point from us or maybe even win. Has anybody here have think about the possibility of USA maybe be 4th in the qualifying or maybe even not make it. Remember here come El Salvador who played really well yesterday, T&T who won yesterday and have two new player (Zamora), after that Honduras that killed Costa Rica in Honduras 4-0. and last but not least Costa Rica who can also come in a take a point from us or win. Bob Bradley should have been more aggrasive yesterday. The USA had nothing to loose yesterday if they would have played to win. what that worst that would had happen, Loose to Mexico (which we did) or tied. But if we had
How can you win a game when you are giving the other team the whole half of the field. Play without any offense just stay back and defend. When player like Landon Donovan is lost and not used guy like Torres who should have made maybe a little different style of game. This game it remind me when USA played against Italy score the first goal and go back and defend. And then happen that they give the ball and have them shoot from a distance and and score. Howard was a little out and never saw that coming. Landon should put himself in the game instead of complaint when he got fault. If anyone here play soccer should know that your never stop playing until you hear the the referee whilsel.
play more attacking like we did the first 10 min. we could of have won the game and will be sitting on top. Now we are 3rd place and who knows maybe 4th and play in South America against the like of (Colombia, Uruguay, or even worst Argentina) Mr. Bradley you are getting us on deep deep crap here. Think about guys and give me the your opinion.
One thing I can tell you if we get a left back Bob Bradley is not going to sit Bocanegra, He will soon go back to his starting position he was before. BB will rather sit DeMerit before he sit Bocanegra (see what happen to Spector) The Untouchable in the USMNT are (Donovan, Bradley, Dempsey, Ching, Bocanegra, Ouchie & Howard) anyone else are replaceable by Mr. Bob Bradley.
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I’d add Steve Cherundolo to the above poster’s Untouchable list, because the more I think about it, the more inexcusable it was to not play Jonathan Spector, who played very well at the Confed Cup and to play Cherundolo instead.
And as Trecker said on the MLS Talk Podcast, there was nothing that Ching or Cherundolo added, and it took away Spector’s ability to get the ball upfield to actual players instead of just getting it upfield. Bradley needs to realize there’s a reason why he played well at the Confed Cup and how West Ham utilizes him.
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Good points, everyone!
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