Mexico vs USA August 15 @ Azteca

Doesn't make sense

 

The U.S. has never won at Azteca. If Mexico loses, they also lose some Azteca swag.

 

Oh god another insecure Mexican fan showing up to trash talk. I swear it's like throwing bread in a city park. You make a thread with Mexico in the title and you'll get a rush of pigeons flying in to do the same lame trash talk routine.

 

I know if Mexico somehow loses or ties, it would be seen as a great achievement for USA. But surely it loses some that luster because it is a friendly, right?

 

That, and not to play the moral victory card but we get a "test run" which could help us later in qualifying for when it really counts. A favorable result (draw/win) could break down some of that psychological hurdle when it comes to US @ Azteca.

 

I believe that's exactly the goal. Much like how the 1980 Olympic team played the soviets in a warm up, got steamrolled but when they played again the Americans were no longer in awe and knew what to expect. This will give a whole host of players a good taste of the environment so they aren't completely overwhelmed in the qualifiers. Combined with being an august friendly I'd expect many of the veterans to get a break from this one.

Also interesting to note that Klinsmann seems to have a consistent strategy of scheduling away friendlies. So far this year alone we will go to panama, Italy Mexico and maybe Russia. Last year we had Belgium and France.

 

We should play more games at the Azteca.

 

its a good way to add to your Ignore list.

 

Good, just to shut'em up.

 

It would be even sweeter if we beat them 2-0. The Aztecazo!

 

Happy to see this getting on the calendars. Good experience for our guys in hostile away environments. Good opportunity to bank some cash.

If you haven't read this yet, you owe it to yourself:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/090817

 

Playing Mexico is great but I really hate it when we play them in friendlies. This is a really special rivalry and we should only be playing them in meaningful games (WCQ, WC, GC etc.).

 

Gives the US a practice run at Azteca before we play them in the Hex.

 

I'm under the impression that you're trolling or haven't really watched this sport before because the level of self serving ingorance of this comment is mind altering.

 

Just concerned about who would get released. Is this an offical fifa date or are we going to have to field a camp cupcake like team?

 

I believe the August date is still official.

 

If this was yet another friendly on US soil between the nations.........I'd say it was a waste of time.

But having the game in Azteca makes it completely worthwhile for us.

 

and then we play in russia in november, they are the 2018 hosts

novvember can be some what cold

this is before the 2 jamaican games..

stylwise not a good prep, but i see both teams playing witjout their very best

 

I went to college with Simmons, graduating one year behind him at Holy Cross. Every month he would publish a column in the college newspaper called "Ramblings" that would just knock your socks off every time. He is a fantastic writer and is having a very successful career at ESPN, but the guy is as "Merican as apple pie, and writes about soccer that way. I don't like it when a mainstream writer tries to encourage others to get interested in soccer. It's as if he found a very curious bug that could do a great trick and he is encouraging others to look at it as well with profound curiosity. For those like Simmons soccer will always be thus. "Wow, I can't believe these people care this much about this sport!" They'll never get it. I appreciate the attempt, but in the end I would rather read someone who lives and breathes it as most of us do.

 

First step, look at the bug.
Second, get somewhat curious about how this bug moves.
Third, realize the bug is more interesting than most of the bugs you have been watching all your life.
Fourth, follow the bug around damn near everywhere it goes.

My belief... the more people we have at each level, the better. You tell someone at Step 1 that this sport is worth living and breathing, they laugh you out of the room. If Bill tells them they might want to be a little more curious about the sport, then maybe they move to Step 2.

 

I get it, but to me it's all a bit patronizing. But in retrospect, I was once like most American fans, a true football fanatic, and then I drank the kool-aid at USA '94 and never looked back, so I will cut him a bit of slack.