Originally Posted by
CruzAzul9
Originally Posted by
Craftsy21
Originally Posted by
CruzAzul9
Originally Posted by Craftsy21
So I finally got to watch the DVR this afternoon... very disappointing performance, but I have to say - that was some AWFUL officiating to go along with our awful performance.
First on the chopping block is RoboBob - terrible lineup, I was disappointed from the start. Ching is worthless... can anybody remember a meaningful thing he did in this game? Dude was basically not on the field... Clark? Same deal, which is pathetic as a midfielder.
Secondly - Mexicans are dirty %!+@+!% bastards. I honestly hate them with a passion, the %!%+ they pull (and got away with yesterday).
How dare you grab Charlie by the head and try to pick him up while he's laying there on the ground... then you get in the face of Gooch and try to rip the ball from him when it's not even your possession? How did this fool not get thrown the #$%% out?
Look - i'm not saying the refs directly cost us the game, we did not generate nearly enough chances and our defense allowed some stupid things to happen... that's all on us. But to think yellowcarding our entire defense in the first half wasn't a contributing factor in how Mexico was able to have so many good chances... well, that can be directly pointed back at the refs.
All of that would be fine if you call it fairly back the other way - Mexico was allowed to do anything they wanted to our guys without repercussions. Some of this is just the natural home field advantage, but yesterdays game was an atrociously officiated game and I am not happy about it.
I think a fair game ends up a draw, personally... but whatever, #$%% mexico, dirty %+% players and coaches.
[color= rgb(0, 153, 255)]Show me a clip where they played dirty, those things you mentioned were when match was stopped (not sliding tackles like the U.S). Any team who is actually looking to win with time running out always lifts a player up (Davies) or tries to retrieve the ball to put it in play asap (Onyewu).. why? this was just time wasting by the U.S. Oh lets punish Nery for trying to lift him up but not do anything to the guy that ran and pushed Nery off
. What did Aguirre or Carrillo do that was dirty? Still hurting after the Panama incident?[/color]
[color= rgb(0, 153, 255)]Definately not a game that deserved a draw. When a team dominates possession and shots vs a team who stood back hoping to counter attack or score from a corner/freekick? That deserves a tie?
[color= rgb(0, 153, 255)]Also, sounds like you have some issues that go beyond the sport.[/color].. Donovan.., is that you?[/color]
You can put a hand out to help a guy to his feet, that's acceptable. But grabbing a player by his head while he's potentially hurt is uncalled for. Our guys running to his aide is exactly what anybody would expect their team to do. Don't try to spin that like it was an okay incident, there's a huge difference between trying to kill time and legitimately being in pain - if you noticed, we took Charlie out of the game for what he was on the ground about. We weren't pulling the typical Mexican-stall like you guys do starting with 85 minutes left if you happen to have a lead.. i've never seen a team pull that crap as badly as you guys do. So to even call another team out on it is just ridiculous.
And I admitted we got outplayed - but don't mistake the control thing as the only reason we were outplayed.. for one, we don't play a control style, and never have. I'd love to be able to, but that's not how our team is built. We are a countering team and we like playing through the air. That's just a conflict of styles, mexico will dominate possession every single time we play them, even if we were winning 5-0, it's just the style of both teams.
How about the 3 different tackles the american announcers pointed out that were UNBELIEVABLY not carded for, one wasn't even a foul by the refs. Yet all were just as "vicious" as the 3 yellow cards that our guys got. Don't remember those eh? Convenient.
It's no secret at all that we get screwed on calls EVERYWHERE outside of the US, and even many times within the states. It's also no coincidence that you guys are so unbeatable at home - it has very little to do with talent, and much more to do with buffoonery from the refs and playing 12 miles up in the sky. Be proud of that I guess.
I said from the start - we didn't deserve to win.. we sent a crappy lineup out, we played too defensively, and we didn't make enough solid plays on defense. But we still could've easily tied if the game were officiated better, and to me - that says something about Mexico moreso than us.
Enjoy your win - it's whatever, you guys never gave us a chance there anyways. I just can't wait to play you somewhere fair again and see what happens.. i'd LOVE to see you in the world cup itself somehow again. Oh would i love it.
[color= rgb(0, 153, 255)]Honestly, I don't even remember playing as rough as you made it out to be in your first post where you said Mexicans were dirty (including coaching staff) other than Nery's two incidents. Some tackles don't get called that is part of the game, but to say refs were completely in Mexico's favor is ridiculous. Keep bringing on the excuses. I respect how Bradley and Onyewu came out and recognized Mexico's win as a fair win.[/color] [color= rgb(0, 153, 255)]Teams show what superiority is by defeating the opponent, not with words. And yes, we would all love a World Cup Match.[/color] [color= rgb(0, 153, 255)]Check the list on the right.[/color]
[color= rgb(0, 153, 255)]- Gold Cup Revenge - X[/color]
[color= rgb(0, 153, 255)]- Qualifying 09 Revenge - X[/color]
[color= rgb(0, 153, 255)]- World Cup 02 Revenge -[/color]
Originally Posted by elevenairs
Mexico plays at the Azteca for a reason..
you could say i guess that both teams are breathing the same air so theres no excuses, but the truth is nobody but Mexico ever plays good there, its definitely an advantage..yeah it could be the environment (100k+ fans) but its got alot more to do with the altitude and smog, you would be crazy to think these things dont matter...i still think the US has a better team and i agree if El Tri played their home games at a reasonable altitude, their home record would surely not be this good...but thats not going to happen anytime soon and I dont necessarily blame them for that...if the Us had that kind of advantage available I probably would take it
theres no secret why Mexico have played their best in Mexico City (Confed '99, WC '86,WCQ) and havent had nearly the same success away..its the same thing for a team like Bolivia that play their homes games at such an altitude (12,000 ft)..they have 3 wins in 14 qualifying matches for the next World Cup, not suprisingly all of their wins have come in La Paz...against the likes of Argentina, Paraguay and Peru no less...their best placing in a tournament? Copa America '63 and '97, both hosted in Bolivia
all i'm saying is Mexico has a distinct advantage playing their home games at 7,000 ft, probably making them look better than they actually are
Originally Posted by
mrtramericanjr
Originally Posted by
yAyToNyO
mexico is not the better team,, when wa sthe last time a team won in the azteca?
how often has it happened?
this game could of been played anywhere in the world and usa would of won
So you're telling me team USA was the team out there attacking and controlling the time of possession today? Get off your high horse and admit team USA just doesn't have "it" right now. Maybe in the near future when they either grow a pair or another set of lungs to actually compete for an entire soccer match, not the first 20 minutes of each half. I would agree with you if it was team USA who was on the attack throughout and just couldn't put the ball in the net the same way Spain did with the US, but this was not the case here. The better team won today, no ifs or buts about that.
the usa A team is better than mexicos A team, and it aint no high horse or biasness
how they dont have it when the last real game before this was against brazil in the final and spain in the semi finals so if they dont have "it" after not playing together for a month then thats not a correct statement
mexico should be happy that they play in high altitude
the thing is mexico could only beat the us in mexico, and that will change soon, everywhere else in the world that doesnt have high altitude the us will/would win,,,,, every where!!! and if u dont agree with that then you're full of it