Fifa under 17 Mexican victory getting no coverage

TallTowerMan · Jul 18, 2011

This is N&A, those types of personal attacks are not allowed here.

With regards to the U17, Martin del Palacio, a journalist who is a regular contributor to BigSoccer and particularly in the Mexicans Abroad forum of BSMX, did an excellent analysis of former U17 champs. As it turns out, the 2005 team was an aberration in how many actually form part of their future full National Teams.

Here it is in Spanish:

http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/m...-sub-17-no-es-garantia-de-una-carrera-exitosa

niteowl · Jul 19, 2011

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The reason it doesn't get much coverage is because most of those players aren't legitimate pros. There are no under 17 teams that followed up their successful performance in the under 20s tournament; you would think it would but there isn't any correlation whatsoever. The reason for that is because the under 20s ARE pros, basically rookies but pros and potential cracks. You make a list of the under 17s that transitioned their excellent performance in the international stage and you'd most like come up short, whereas if you look at the under 20 players you'll find a lotta names..From Maradona to Messi, Ronaldinho to Kaka.. That's the main difference.

I hope none of you try to bring some fallacious argument into the mix by using derogatory terms that jab at my nationaality but rather stick to the argument itself by posing relatively well structured responses.

I think the same thing happened in the Under 20s Libertadores a month ago where a peruvian club won and had the whole nation in tears but realistically didn't make no headlines in the football world.
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The thread starter was complaining about coverage on the U.S. media (the websites he goes to)... the reasons you stated don't apply... if they did the U.S. media wouldn't have covered the women's wc either.
The U-20 Libertadores is not a world cup of any kind that would justify any coverage anywhere... your whole argument is fallacious and irrelevant to the thread's subject matter.

Monkeyboy2000 · Jul 19, 2011

FROADS said: ↑

The reason it doesn't get much coverage is because most of those players aren't legitimate pros.
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You think? How much coverage would a successful US U-17 squad have garnered? Winning counts for a lot these days. Hell, even coming in second counts for a lot these days - just look at Hope Solo and co.

Sporting storylines know nothing of participants being legitimate pros, they have more to do with actual drama and excitement, especially if the home team is involved.

TallTowerMan · Jul 19, 2011

I forget where it was posted, but the final garnered a record 98K+ in attendance at El Azteca. I know that the local Tijuana stations had plenty of coverage. I'm pretty sure if the USMNT U17s won they would have received much more coverage in the US but that is the nature of the beast.

JRB92 · Jul 19, 2011

To be fair, I saw a lot of Spanish journos praising the Mexican kids on twitter and other websites.

They were raving on about Fierro, Casillas, and Espericueta. Especially Espericueta.

This guy writes for Marca and couldn't stop praising him.
http://www.marca.com/blogs/planeta-axel/2011/07/11/el-impacto-espericueta.html