And yet, you ignore that the U.S. was not playing with anything near its first squad either. You are the team you field. Beating your rival is always a good thing and cause for celebration.
Yeah, I realize it's an optical illusion, but when he's by himself, his body proportions make him look small. Narrow shoulders, big head maybe?
Rimaldo looked shorter, an inch or two when he stood next to Bedoya, and Bedoya is listed at 5'10. So a good guess is 5'8. Yarbrough is listed at 6'2. Is that just 6 inches difference?
I think you missed my point. I wasn't advocating that we give him this time. I was saying the only way he is likely to improve is to be given the kind of time and patience that national teams can rarely afford. He showed at the Galaxy that given time and patience he can begin to combine with the likes of Keane and Donovan, but only after many games where those two were left scratching their heads and struggling to hold their tempers with him. I saw a lot of that last night, where Bradley in particular was looking to play him into space only to find Gyasi seriously late in reading the run. JK has certainly stuck with players in the past after he sees something he likes, so who knows maybe Gyasi will get the kind of time he needs to make an impact.
I don't get the attitude in here, had this been the Gold Cup final and the U.S. had beaten Mexico I would understand but beating a third rate version seems to illicit the same reaction. That seems to reflect more on the U.S. Team than it does Mexico.
On the contrary, when Mexico was routinely beating the US for decades, their hyper obnoxious fans rubbed it the faces of the few US fans who did exist at the time every chance they got. It's only natural to gloat when Mexico loses 2 - 0, whether it's a friendly, World Cup Qualifier, Gold Cup match, etc...
Their first team I understand. But beating what's equivalent to their reserve squad doesn't hold much appeal. It's like Juventus beating Torino FC's youth team, I wouldn't even watch that game.
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I'd post here if the US beat Mexico 2-0 in Men's Curling. It's a holy scoreline, and it's not anyone's fault except Mexico's for bringing a crap team. At least the US started an amateur to try and make it fair...
1. Was there a tractor pull in the Alamodome before the game? 2. Call Scotland, there's a clan out there that's been robbed of it's green and brown tartan. It was placed on the field for the game. 3. USA adapted as well as it could to the conditions
4. I don't understand all the negativity on this board. "JK can't coach", "JK is giving players a chance that shouldn't be called up" "Morris is a weak college player, he shouldn't get a call" "this guy sucks, that guy sucks" Here's something you all missed. It's been 20 years since a college player got a start on a USMNT game. That means we've had professionals available to call up for 20 years. Then -- there's a college player that JK says should get a look. And with Deuce hurting and Altidore serving suspension, here's the chance to see what the kid could do. Morris ran like hell, put himself into some good positions, had some good touches, some bad, and when the ball was free in the box, he got it, ripped it, and put it home. Good for him, good for USMNT, kid should get another look. 5. Juan Agudelo also gets trashed on this thread, subs in for Morris, hasn't played with MNT in forever, gets the ball, powers right, and also smacks the ball into the net. 2nd striker that got a chance and converted. And what's better, they both did it against our most reviled rival. 6. After a lot of bad results in friendlies post Brazil, JK put out a lineup that wasn't one you'd expect for a WCQ, but for a friendly, and he got a result out of his players. Whether it was Miguel Herrera or the FMF hierarchy that selected the squad they showed up with on Wednesday, the result Herrera got was that the kids he selected instead of his A squad couldn't get it done. Some of those players will be part of the A squad for El Tri someday, and this experience, though sobering, will vett those players.
7. What I liked most about this game, more than the Dos a Cero result, more than Morris & Agudelo bending twine, was that the US played with PACE. They were always moving, the ball was always moving. How many times are you saying at home, or hearing Ian Darke say, "The US needs to pick up the pace of the game" "Jurgen Klinsmen is urging his players to get on with it" (yes, I know Darke is on ESPN and didn't have the call in this game, but I digress) --- there was none of that tonight. Now it wasn't pretty possession football that we would like to play, and that was because of the awful turf conditions, but our guys ran to the bouncing ball, and layed it out to the next open guy. It was real nice. We didn't switch the field enough for me. But we got to possess the ball a lot more than what I have come to expect from this team in the past 8 months.
The thing that bugs me about the US in the attacking third, when we have the ball centrally, we have no guys making runs. They are sitting in their spot, waiting for the ball to come to them. I think when we talk about the naivite of the US player tactically, it is very evident in that situation. While we move with pace on the counter (though not terribly effectively), we really struggle with imagination in the attacking third. MB gets the ball, faces right, sees his wide midfielder and the RB. He gives the ball to the RB, who sees his defender, passes back to the RM or centrally to MB, who turns left, and sees the mirror image on the left. I think it is just a lack of players who know how to make intelligent runs into space to pull defenders out of shape and open space for others to make runs. Is it overcoaching or tactical rigidity from the coaches? Who knows, but if JK ever wants to be a high tempo pressing ball control team, he has to develop a system in which we have guys who know how and when to make a run to open up space.
Keep Calm & Dos a Cero. The Same Dosage MEX: "It tastes bad!" USA: "It's for your own good, son." MEX: *cries* USA: "So you can grow up and stop being so over-confident. I'm not always going to be taking you by the hand to the World Cup."
That's not exactly true, since it was a Non-FIFA date they were limited on who they were able to call. They're core players are in Europe so they wouldn't have been released. It's easier for the U.S. To have their players released since most play in MLS.
Mexico agreed to this friendly. They did not have to play this friendly. It is not like the USA put a gun to their head and said "Play this friendly Mexico"! They accepted with full knowledge that they would be playing their domestic players and they thought they could win despite that. And they did it also knowing that many of these players are fighting for a Copa Americza spot. That should have been inspiration enough for them to perform better, but they did not. And I believe it may have caused more confusion for Herrera's roster decisions than clarification. But that is another story for another thread.
this may be true, but I got to say that team looked pretty poor - independent of the score. Next time they should find better poor players to bring. Seriously, those shots were not all that awesome. Bring a decent keeper. They should try and find a guy like Yarbrough, but with Mexican citizenship. It's really not some big deal result, but it is kind of fun that we keep doing that.