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Pumas, Chivas, America, Already a Mess
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Only 2 weeks in and the "focos rojos" are already blaring.
Pumas did not have a very good pre-season. They have a hard time beating Atlas at the Jalisco and Cruz Azul at home. So it’s really no surprise that they have yet to get off the schneid. To make matters worse, the first goal was one of the worst (yet hilarious) own goals we’ll ever see. And Carlos Albert had the nerve to blame this on the keeper in his “analysis” last night on Deportes.
They both screwed the pooch. Pumas is 0-0-2 with a -4 goal differential and have yet to score this year. It probably has something to do with that horrendous hologram that is desecrating the puma on the front.
bleahhh!!!
Pumas’ defeat to Cruz Azul was expected. Tigres’ win at Guadalajara was not. Particularly the way it happened. Kikin Fonseca and Itamar Bautista slasa dance around the Chivas defenders, two of which are expected to play at the Azteca next week. That’s 7 goals in 2 games. Usually owners place all blame on the coaches for rough starts, but Jorge Vergara has bypassed the coach and gone straight to the players. On twitter no less.
To Aaron Galindo’s credit, he did admit full responsibility for the loss. “I take responsibility for the loss because I am the leader of the defense. In the first half I didn’t give the orders to change the back to a line of four and made a few errors. We didn‘t know how to position ourselves well, left many spaces, and unfortunately the goals came quickly.” In the "not me" world of Mexican futbol, it is always refreshing to see a finger pointed in the opposite direction.
Meanwhile, Club America lost at home. Again. It’s been two years since the Aguilas have strung together a two game win streak at the Azteca. This time, it was Morelia who got the better of the home team. Jesus Ramirez offered up a tried and true excuse for the defeat: blame the ref.
And as the flagships of Mexican footie flounder, Toluca and Pachuca methodically grind out win after win. Pachuca welcomed Queretaro into the top flight with a 3-1 thumping. Toluca went down to the Selva Chapaneca and got the 3 points thanks to young Nestor Calderon’s brace.
After two weeks, the top teams are in disarray and the best teams continue to live up to their billing.
Pumas did not have a very good pre-season. They have a hard time beating Atlas at the Jalisco and Cruz Azul at home. So it’s really no surprise that they have yet to get off the schneid. To make matters worse, the first goal was one of the worst (yet hilarious) own goals we’ll ever see. And Carlos Albert had the nerve to blame this on the keeper in his “analysis” last night on Deportes.
They both screwed the pooch. Pumas is 0-0-2 with a -4 goal differential and have yet to score this year. It probably has something to do with that horrendous hologram that is desecrating the puma on the front.
bleahhh!!!
Pumas’ defeat to Cruz Azul was expected. Tigres’ win at Guadalajara was not. Particularly the way it happened. Kikin Fonseca and Itamar Bautista slasa dance around the Chivas defenders, two of which are expected to play at the Azteca next week. That’s 7 goals in 2 games. Usually owners place all blame on the coaches for rough starts, but Jorge Vergara has bypassed the coach and gone straight to the players. On twitter no less.
To Aaron Galindo’s credit, he did admit full responsibility for the loss. “I take responsibility for the loss because I am the leader of the defense. In the first half I didn’t give the orders to change the back to a line of four and made a few errors. We didn‘t know how to position ourselves well, left many spaces, and unfortunately the goals came quickly.” In the "not me" world of Mexican futbol, it is always refreshing to see a finger pointed in the opposite direction.
Meanwhile, Club America lost at home. Again. It’s been two years since the Aguilas have strung together a two game win streak at the Azteca. This time, it was Morelia who got the better of the home team. Jesus Ramirez offered up a tried and true excuse for the defeat: blame the ref.
And as the flagships of Mexican footie flounder, Toluca and Pachuca methodically grind out win after win. Pachuca welcomed Queretaro into the top flight with a 3-1 thumping. Toluca went down to the Selva Chapaneca and got the 3 points thanks to young Nestor Calderon’s brace.
After two weeks, the top teams are in disarray and the best teams continue to live up to their billing.
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Pumas started the Clausura in the same Fashion and they won the Championship, they roll into the playoffs. America and Chivas will switch coaches once again, and it will doom them(can it really get any worse)Posted 03 Aug 2009 at 08:31 PM by Ron86 
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Seriously, what is that on the puma?
Posted 03 Aug 2009 at 10:04 PM by ThreeApples 
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Taht hologram is just an excuse to make the jerseys 20 dollars more expensive
Posted 03 Aug 2009 at 10:41 PM by winster
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Looks like The Mask to me...
Posted 04 Aug 2009 at 09:03 AM by Silpheed
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A Chivas implosion couldn't happen to a better coach: Paco "the Hejduk-slapping, mullet-wearing" Ramirez. Of course, despite the blowout, Vergara backs his emotional twin -- two peas in a pod.
Sing it now: G-u-a-d-a-l-a-j-a-r-a!Posted 04 Aug 2009 at 01:42 PM by vegas guey
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What I don't understand is how a team that wins the championship can be so shitty in a span of two months ... same happened to Santos when they won a couple years backPosted 07 Aug 2009 at 02:43 PM by SoDamnSmooth
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America will get better and better im not gonna blame the refs they suck but its CONCACAF cant expect much so now the Federation is taking over for the refs but CLUB America All the way we will win the Cup
Posted 08 Aug 2009 at 02:51 PM by Sergiob23
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