America vs Pumas, How is this not a clasico?

Discussion in 'Mexico: Clubs' started by JrTigre, Apr 12, 2007.

  1. JrTigre

    JrTigre New Member

    May 16, 2006
    Most people I know don't consider it a clasico. I was watching the game on telefutura and even they asked the question if it's a clasico or not. Quite frankly I don't know why this is even a question. I mean two of the top four teams in the country(popularity wise), same city, and have met numerous times in the playoffs including the finals. How is this not considered a clasico I ask you?
     
  2. crazyman

    crazyman Member

    Jan 3, 2006
    WestCoast
    Club:
    CD Chivas de Guadalajara
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
    its not!
     
  3. Panfilo

    Panfilo Member+

    May 9, 2003
    INLAND EMPIRE
    Club:
    Club América
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
    Hay un solo clasico

    America vs Chivas

    y luego hay derbies

    Atas vs Chivas
    Tigres vs Monterrey
    America vs Cruz Azul
    America vs Pumas

    (Antes Necaxa vs Atlante pero valen madre los dos equipos ahora)
     
  4. Various Styles

    Various Styles Member+

    Mar 1, 2000
    Los Angeles
    Club:
    CD Chivas de Guadalajara
    America-Pumas and even Cruz Azul-America should be regarded as Clasicos, no questions asked.They have the cross town rivalry, the history and every other ingridient of a Clasico not to be regarded as such.

    However, that is not the case. Sadly, most MFL Club directives and media do not give the match up's the respect needed. In my own opinion, Vergara is a great example of how a directive can heat up a match. Instead he gets blamed with inciting Violence in the stands.

    Here is a link with two Youtube vids, they are promos that use the Brazil-Argentina rivalry to showcase products. I truly believe the same can be done in Mexico, we have the same potential, we are just not fully taking advanatge of it.

    http://www.vidafutbol.com/2006/06/07/brasil-vs-argentina/

    In any case any match were you hate to lose to your rival should be regarded as a instant clasico. As a Chiva fan I look forwards to facing America (SuperClasico) Cruz Azul, Pumas, Pachuca and Toluca and obviously Atlas.

    Out of all those match ups, only two are given much importance, America and Atlas, and that has much to do with how the media back in the days portrayed the games. With the one reporter calling Guadalajara Chivas to mock their playing style.

    Again the closest we have come to that is Vergaras, desplegado, "Linda Gatitas" and for the most part it is critisized.




     
  5. apollo_1444

    apollo_1444 Red Card

    Apr 11, 2007
    mexico
    theres only one

    guadalajara vs america


    and guadalajara vs atlas the oldest one...



    unam vs america is a lame game with boring results... its always like 1-0 or 1-1 its lame to watch i yawn all the time. plus the supporters are like peje fans lol


    tigres monterrey is not a classic its just an excuse for the regios to say they have good players and good football but hey!! they dont.
     
  6. Lyrical S.

    Lyrical S. Member+

    Aug 22, 2006
    Morelia, Michoacan
    Club:
    Club América
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
  7. JrTigre

    JrTigre New Member

    May 16, 2006
    You are an idiot. Only considering you're team chivas to be the only clasicos. I'm from monterrey and I don't consider chivas vs atlas a derby. It's a clasico. Atlas vs Tecos, Chivas vs Tecos, Atlante vs America now those are derbys. America vs Cruz Azul use to be a clasico, one I use to look forward to. Now it's dead. It's been dead for quite a while now. They don't even pack the stadiums anymore like they use to. Tigres vs Monterrey makes as much money as Chivas vs America. It's worked it's way of being the 2nd biggest game of the year in all of mexico. Just wait till the new stadium is built with even more seats and it's going to be twice as better. I'm a big fan of Tigres but also of soccer, football, whatever you want to call it. You're reply was just pure ignorance.
     
  8. Deleted USer

    Deleted USer Member+

    Jan 7, 2001
    I thought it was bullshit that Tuca Ferretti kept on saying the week prior to the match up that it was not considered a classic and that it needed more time to evolve into one.

    That is laughable and more so coming from him considering he owes his entire career IN MEXICO to a matchup played against America. Had Tuca not scored that free kick in the final against America, he certainly would not have stayed in Mexico for as long as he has. To the Antiamericanista, they will always praise and respect him for that. He has the doors open to any Antiamericanista hiring.

    But back to his comments about the matchup not being one--i find it ridiculous that he minimizes the match up because he knows that if it is considered a big match up and loses it--he wont be very popular and will have to look for another job. He should have the balls to say, "Yes, it is very big match and we will win it!"

    Tuca's coaching career should have ended 2 years after Chivas won the 1997 title because his teams (with the exception of a season or 2) since have been pure garbage. He is too predictable, too impulsive, and plain and simple a crappy coach.

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    To say that match up is not a clasic, derby, etc is lying to oneself. Pumas and America have met up in the league finals more than any other 2 teams.

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    The America Cruz Azul match up is as intense. In fact, America has faced Cruz Azul more times in post season match ups than Chivas and Pumas.

     
  9. Deleted USer

    Deleted USer Member+

    Jan 7, 2001
    :eek:

    You are sadly misinformed. You do not have any sort of figures to make those claims.

    I suggest you look at ratings and even polls (considering th sample size) to get a more accurate feel as to which games sell the most.

    America-Cruz Azul; America-UNAM have much more following than the other derbies in Mexico (Chivas-Atlas, Monterrey-Tigres)

    Other than Mty fans, that game doesnt have the huge a following in the other metropolitan areas.
     
  10. Disco Dale

    Disco Dale Member

    Nov 29, 2005
    N8
    ... apertura 2006, the only time Cruz Azul filled their stadium (regular season) was for America (remember Pumas played there as well that season) and thats the last time America went there ....
     
  11. Zinha87

    Zinha87 New Member

    Mar 14, 2007
    Toluca-Chivas
    Toluca-Cruz Azul
    Toluca-America
    Toluca-Pachuca
    Chivas-Pachuca
     
  12. Rafael Hernandez

    Rafael Hernandez Moderator
    Staff Member

    Mar 6, 2002
    Tuca says that because a lot of people have the mentality that there is just one clasico. I've heard it on the board and in Mexico some times about their only being America-Chivas. To me it's totally off and there is a reason why it is called the superclasico, to name it the biggest game but to also to give it due to the other clasicos. To me they should just oficiate the whole America-Cruz Azul, America-UNAM, Chivas-Atlas and Tigres-Monterrey thing. America-UNAM is if anything the one that more people fail to regard as clasico, but to me that's insane to not consider it so.
     
  13. Rafael Hernandez

    Rafael Hernandez Moderator
    Staff Member

    Mar 6, 2002
    Ninguno de esos son clasicos.
     
  14. Kaney

    Kaney Sleeping Dragon
    Staff Member

    Dec 12, 2005
    Lake County, IL AKA Southern Wisconsin
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico


    Umm. Explain to me how Chivas vs Atlas isn't a derby? Do you even know what a derby is?
     
  15. mexicano

    mexicano New Member

    Dec 19, 2003
    Templológico
    So you don't consider Boca vs. River a classic?
     
  16. Kaney

    Kaney Sleeping Dragon
    Staff Member

    Dec 12, 2005
    Lake County, IL AKA Southern Wisconsin
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
    I think it was implied that he was referring only to Mexico.
     
  17. mexicano

    mexicano New Member

    Dec 19, 2003
    Templológico
    I'm just asking him a question
     
  18. Zinha87

    Zinha87 New Member

    Mar 14, 2007

    Por lo menos para mi si, carnal, son los equipos mas fuertes de la liga mexicana, bueno toluca tuvo un bajon, pero las gatitas tienen clasico jajaja por favor es de los equipos mas mediocres
     
  19. Rafael Hernandez

    Rafael Hernandez Moderator
    Staff Member

    Mar 6, 2002
    Tienen que tener historia popularidad y rivalidad. Ahora seria buenos juegos, pero no tienen ni rivalidad ni historia. Toluca no tiene ni arraigo ni fanaticada fuera de Toluca (es mas ni en Toluca a veces), Pachuca a penas a comenzado y tampoco tienen rivalidad con nadie. Si acaso lo mas cerca a ser clasicos serian Cruz Azul-UNAM y Guadalajara-Cruz Azul y por la falta de rivalidad no son. Por eso es que las definiciones de los clasico tiene que estar claras porque si no cualquiera nada mas pensaria que los equipos que esta bien por el momento. Tendria que haber clasicos diferentes cada temporada.
     
  20. Zinha87

    Zinha87 New Member

    Mar 14, 2007
    Pos yo vivo en leon y soy toluqueño de coraza al igual que mis primos
     
  21. Rafael Hernandez

    Rafael Hernandez Moderator
    Staff Member

    Mar 6, 2002
    Eso cambia todo. Toluca el 6 equipo de mas arraigo en Mexico:rolleyes:
     
  22. Zinha87

    Zinha87 New Member

    Mar 14, 2007
    asi es man jajaj, Bueno pues a lo mejor toluca no tendra muchos seguidores, pero de que es de los mas fuertes eso nadie lo niega man, ahista toluca goleo 7-0 a los tigres
     
  23. Lyrical S.

    Lyrical S. Member+

    Aug 22, 2006
    Morelia, Michoacan
    Club:
    Club América
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
    dude dont live in the past!

    today your team is third............

    :rolleyes:

    .....................to last place in the league
     
  24. Kaney

    Kaney Sleeping Dragon
    Staff Member

    Dec 12, 2005
    Lake County, IL AKA Southern Wisconsin
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico

    Zinha 87 doesn't understand English.
     
  25. Zinha87

    Zinha87 New Member

    Mar 14, 2007
    en aspañol man por favor
     

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