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[MadSci]

Disappointing tonight :/

^ Yeah, expected them to lose, but not by that much & embarrassingly. Not much impressive at all.

[MadSci]

Next games against Canada, June 3rd.

[MadSci]

Tied game against Canada, 0-0

[ace™]

All that matters is Alex

[serenityy]

Only a friendly, but USA finally beat Mexico in Mexico.

[MadSci]

Great win for our guys

Mexico should be ashamed. Other than a few (very few) players, overall, they put a very underwhelming squad out there probably underestimating the US. Now granted, the US didn't send most of their best possible players as well, but nonetheless, Mexico definitely thought they could just cruise with history on their side as far as playing at Azteca against the US and it bit them in the ass.

[Game]

they were probably still hungover from celebrating their olympic win

USA! USA! USA!

 

Beat the #2 team (Germany) in the world today 4-3. Don't think many expected that.

Edited by    , June 02, 2013 - 04:43 PM.

[West Coast]

USA! USA! USA!

 

Beat the #2 team (Germany) in the world today 4-3. Don't think many expected that.

 

Didn't expect it but Germany was missing a few players (starters) so it's not that impressive for me being a big soccer follower. 

 

It's a good win for a US team that usually fails in friendlies like this, but it doesn't mean anything for their upcoming world cup qualifiers.   

 

In other news, the US Women's National team did work against Canada.  Alex Morgan scoring twice and Sydney Leroux scoring in extra time in her home country.   Gotta love her celebration after (if you wonder why she acted that way, read the back story on her)

 

Alex Morgan has the potential to be way more successful, popular, and richer than Mia Hamm ever was. Don't know what Hope Solo was thinking getting with that abuser.

[West Coast]

Alex Morgan has the potential to be way more successful, popular, and richer than Mia Hamm ever was. Don't know what Hope Solo was thinking getting with that abuser.

 

If she stays healthy, she's going to shatter the US scoring records. 

 

Alex Morgan is well on her way to being more successful than Mia.  Club soccer on the girls side is far more important than it used to be back when Mia played so the female soccer community relates better to this generation of players. 

[mrclutch]

WCQ tonight for the US mens against Jamaica
Will have to TiVo it though unfortunately :/
Still think Mexico could have easily lost against them a few days ago.

U.S. up 2-0 on Panama right now late. Looks like they'll hold on. Altidore has caught fire the last three. He's finally found himself again.

 

Mexico ties with Costa Rica in Estadio Azteca 0-0. They've been scoreless and unsuccessful there for a quite a streak now. Looks like they might fire the coach. Tons of talent, but the wrong direction and arguably in many people's eyes who follow the team, a lot of their better players, especially offensively not getting called up.

[West Coast]

Can I just say that I cannot help but laugh at ESPN blowing up the Men's National Team now, treating them like they are a world power. 

 

Jamaica and Panama are the two of, if not the two worst teams in this qualifying pool.  Again, they SHOULD be beating these teams. 

^ True, but you know how it is West Coast. Most of the nation doesn't follow soccer that closely anyway so they can get away with these things and at the end of the day, people just wanna' feel good. Plus and even more importantly for many, if they know they're doing better than Mexico, they'll definitely be at least somewhat interested.

 

But you know something's seriously wrong on the Mexican side of things when in recent several years now they've been winning all kinds of world championships with their younger squads as well as their olympic team basically defeating Brazil's A-squad team and yet this current collection of players is looking like crap so repeatedly now.

 

It's not just the coach and the direction he's trying to lead them in, but the players called up, I'm telling you. They need more offensively capable players, more playmakers especially. What's frustrating is that they have these guys, but are not calling them up. A lot of that though unfortunately comes from the coach. He's got a big say in that.