2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final - USA vs Mexico, August 1st, 2021

That is Liga MX defense fault or el Chepo, right?

 

People hating on Chicharito; is the most absurd thing ever. Numbers don’t lie; he’s scored that many goals for our selección for a reason.

Also against some top teams in the World Cup. ALSO some major goals for some MAJOR clubs in Europe.

People hating because he doesn’t “carry” the team.

That’s not his style of play. He’s a poacher; and to me, one of the best poachers of all time. His positioning is world class/legendary. He’s one of the best at what he does which is scoring goals. That’s his job and he does it well.

 

Lol, I bet if Chicharito had the two clear sitters that Orbelin whiffed last night he would have scored at least one of those and we would be singing a different tune today

 

I don’t know. Won a league title, cup tile, and Concacaf Champions league with a previously dormant Chivas team that as we know only fields players eligible for the national team. I’m no Chivas guy (Santos over here), but his trajectory was pointing up. The Chivas knife cuts both ways: overrated by diehards and chopped off at the legs by Chivas haters. We’ll never know, but the man bled and sweat for a club full of Mexicanos.

 

Martino has a reputation for being stubborn. Had he acknowledged and corrected certain player selections, he might have had decent bench options to choose from instead of Salcedo, Pizarro and Pulido. I’d like to think we also had better players in Liga MX than Jona and Chaka.

 

This! The stupid media made it seem that it was Funes Mori taking Chicharito’s spot when in fact it was Pulido. I had to turn off Picante last night because Hugo came out with his nationalist bullshit. The Mexican media is garbage. The sooner people realize this, the better off we will be

 

He could've given Kevin Álvarez a try, at least in the group stage.

 

Very well said!

 

I would rather have Vela than Chicharito. Vela always shows up vs the US

 

And yet one wants to play for the team and the other does not.

 

We gotta stop asking for Vela. Coincidentally, the team he wanted to play in is doing well.

 

These comments talk about Mexican football’s faults and how players end up rejecting call ups due to various reasons. In Vela’s case, he doesn’t like how the football federation operates and just says no. There are few who think he would come back.

 

Vela is 32 years old. This is not like 2013 when he was in his prime and refused to suit up for his countrymen.

Let him go y'all. Let a youngster who cares represent.

 

I believe that most of us agree on giving the young players having a chance. The problem is how to give them playing time on the first team(s) with all of the corruption and extranjeros taking up slots. Santiago Munoz tried to make the jump but Santos lo freno.

Just an observation from last nights match and not saying that this/they is/are the answer. Cuando O Rodríguez and Tiba Sepúlveda entraron, they hustled and moved quickly and kept up with the pace and more. The sense of urgency that Mexico showed after the US goal is the sense of urgency they should play all matches. Couple that with new endurance training on top of possession that Mexico uses, your game significantly improves.

Mexico has world class childrens/youth talent and it’s demonstrated through the tournaments Mexico participates in. The problem is when money is involved.

 

He's 32 and would do better than anyone in his position that played last night

 

vela who?




He’s been dead to me for 5 years now

 

Es buen jugador y ayer jugó fuera de posición, pero que inflado tienen a Orbelin Pineda.

El muchacho tiene mucho que mejorar en su técnica individual, drible, toque y visión de juego.

Es buen jugador pero no le alcanza para ser titular con la selección ni jugar en un equipo de peso en Europa.

 

Buen comentario, pero hazlos entender.

Aquí algunos dicen que todo está bien en el futbol mexicano...

Si no hay cambios ESTRUCTURALES se va a seguir así siempre.

México tiene 30 años en el mismo lugar y cada vez con menos chances para los juveniles...

Solo que ahora parece que la curva va descendiendo...

Lo único que puede salvar estos 3-5 años horrendos es el partido de mañana vs Brasil.

 

Vela is done with the NT, and I don't blame him.

Chicharo instead of Pulido would have been a huge upgrade, but Tata is a stubborn ********. Instead he brings Pizarro...

 

Real hard truth, you have Chicha tonight you win 2-0. Why in God's green earth did you banish him I mean......thank you, but I still want this to actually be competitive. You guys arent too good to banish either Vela or Chicha. Write your very, very, very sorry notes to them and get them back into the fold or youre in trouble. Might wanna put that "BuT ThEyRe mLs pLaYerZ" pride to bed too. MLS players or not, those guys are respected and guys we have to game-plan against specifically. No one else in that side really does.

Speaking of MLS, if you guys arent on the white courtesy phones with Araujo and Pepi right now, you are wrong. Araujo immediately improves your team.

 

Julian Araujo?? The guy who played in Olympic qualifiers?