News: Uruguay's AUF lashes againts Copa America and USA's futbol.

The players mind. The Mex Federation doesn't for friendlies as they stand to profit from it.

 

This thread is taking a nasty turn for the worse. US fans are defending the Mexican team? I knew nothing good would come out of a Mexico vs. Uruguay match.

 

Whiny, sore losing, rage quitting, Uruguayans are the Great Uniter!

 

If one of these countries who is downplaying the tournament wins it, I hope their reaction when getting the trophy is appropriately muted.

 

It must be an Uruguayan national trait. Everyone in their country from the President on down were whining about Suarez being booted from the last World Cup for going Hannibal Lector on an Italian player. It was a plot by the fascists.

 

It is understandable if you're from Uruguay.

 

Funny thing is, I like their team. Very savvy players. They usually punch above their weight at the international level. But, whiners.

 

I think they have my favorite international kits.

I have always had a distaste for their team. This has always stuck out to me from Michael Davies (the same guy from Men in Blazers) 2002 World Cup Diary:

Day 3: The Column of Death

Yokohama, The Media Center Viewing Room, 9.51 a.m.
Can't bring myself to watch eight goals scored by Germans so I decide to watch the Denmark vs. Uruguay game from Saturday instead.

Very entertaining. The Uruguayans are so good off the ball. In fact, they don't really need a ball at all. They would be utterly content, it seems, if they could have the ball eliminated from the game altogether. That way they could just play their game, "foot" they could call it, and just run around the field kicking their opponents, tugging their shirts, pulling them to the ground and occasionally feigning injury or injustice and having a jolly good whinge at the referee.

http://espn.go.com/page2/s/davies/020603.html

 

They just take gamesmanship to arguably the highest degree with the most consistency. It's both really annoying...and somehow a bit admirable.

 

He's not lying. Maybe Uruguay can psychologically recover and still finish well.

 

I've been told that South and Central Americans view North and South America as one unit. The tournament is called Copa America not Copa Sud America, and it is being played in the United States of America... to maximize profits that can be skimmed.

 

Welcome to the downside of a money grab amigo. Enjoy the gift bag, and the fact that a lot of this money may actually make past the grifters, to your federation for once.

 

At least 90% of the time that Mexico plays a CONCACAF team, I root against Mexico.

But at least 90% of the time that Mexico plays a non-CONCACAF team, I root for Mexico.

 

I have enjoyed coaching a number of Mexican players, very personable, cheerful, willing, hard working, open minded and coachable. They love the game in their soul. Never a bad experience.

I know they are our regional rivals, but they are probably one my 5 personal favorite NTs. There is a huge gap behind the team at the top, of course.

 

Not if for their next match at the opening ceremony, once again they play the chilean anthem, as theirs....

 

They could play in Columbus. That always works out well.

What I really want to see is what Uruguay were saying a week ago.

 

They probably should have lowered prices for group games, at least on some tickets. Way too many empty seats, even for the big teams.

 

Don't they usually lose in early knockout stages? At least in world cups.

 

Sorry, I do not root for my biggest enemy. Ever. In fact I almost draw more joy when they fail than when the US succeeds. I wish Sven Ericksson remained their manager forever.

 

Lol, the good new for them is they had such a very negative experience that they, despite the continuance of the carousel, have never looked externally again.

Smart folks, of course, learn from other people's mistakes . . .

 

Ummm, you may want to fact check that. Just because his name sounds Mexican, doesn't mean he is Mexican.

 

Like a certain judge from Indiana?

 

Mexico damnit.

 

Passion, huh? The word is often, as in this case, a euphemism for hotheadedness, its invocation an excuse for petulance, smallness. Stir in a bit of Southern Cone indignation - unique from classic Latin indignation, for there's an element of superiority to it- and paranoia and you have Uruguay. Yet I continue to respect them; they're savvy and tough, always disrupting the parties of the strolling pretty boys. They have to grow up, though. And if they had such world vision, such awareness, such sophistication, they'd realize that there are other perspectives on what constitutes passion and sportsmanship.

 

Phoenix to Philly to Cali to Boston. Looks like a MLS team schedule