Deja vu all over again
Well, it's a result we're used to:
USA 2 - 0 Mexico
But this time we punched our ticket to Germany and World Cup 2006.
Sorry Meximelts, you'll have to wait.
The red white and blue seemingly controlled play through the first half but it was 0-0 after the first 45 minutes. In the 2nd half it was goals by Steve Ralston an
d DaMarcus Beasley (seen here scoring the 2nd goal for the US) that put the Mexicans away and sent them home still waiting to clinch their World Cup berth. Frustration fouls and complaining to the referees were the order of the evening after all hope was lost for the "Tricolores" as they looked to blame someone else for their 2-0 deficit.
After the game it was less than cordial quotes from both sides:
US forward Landon Donovan: "They suck... Hopefully this shuts them up for the next four years."
Mexico coach Ricardo Lavolpe (from Argentina): "Here, everyone's interested in baseball and American football and many people didn't even know that a soccer match was being played today, so it's easy for them, because they aren't playing under any pressure. My mother, my grandmother or my great grandmother could play in a team like that."
More Donovan: ""I just hate all the talking, all the blah blah they always talk. They think they're the best, even though we've beaten them over and over. Hopefully this shuts them up."
So now it's a few more qualifiers that don't mean all that much against teams that aren't all that dangerous. Perhaps it's an opportunity to get a look at some of the younger players who are trying to earn spots on the team that's now Germany bound.
Did I mention the USA is officially going to the World Cup in '06? Look out, Germany. Sam's Army is coming.
USA 2 - 0 Mexico
But this time we punched our ticket to Germany and World Cup 2006.
Sorry Meximelts, you'll have to wait.
The red white and blue seemingly controlled play through the first half but it was 0-0 after the first 45 minutes. In the 2nd half it was goals by Steve Ralston an
d DaMarcus Beasley (seen here scoring the 2nd goal for the US) that put the Mexicans away and sent them home still waiting to clinch their World Cup berth. Frustration fouls and complaining to the referees were the order of the evening after all hope was lost for the "Tricolores" as they looked to blame someone else for their 2-0 deficit.After the game it was less than cordial quotes from both sides:
US forward Landon Donovan: "They suck... Hopefully this shuts them up for the next four years."
Mexico coach Ricardo Lavolpe (from Argentina): "Here, everyone's interested in baseball and American football and many people didn't even know that a soccer match was being played today, so it's easy for them, because they aren't playing under any pressure. My mother, my grandmother or my great grandmother could play in a team like that."
More Donovan: ""I just hate all the talking, all the blah blah they always talk. They think they're the best, even though we've beaten them over and over. Hopefully this shuts them up."
So now it's a few more qualifiers that don't mean all that much against teams that aren't all that dangerous. Perhaps it's an opportunity to get a look at some of the younger players who are trying to earn spots on the team that's now Germany bound.
Did I mention the USA is officially going to the World Cup in '06? Look out, Germany. Sam's Army is coming.
posted by I-66 at 5:06 PM
2 Comments:
I don't know if you actually watched the game or not but to say that the US controlled play throughout the first half couldn’t be more wrong. That was probably the worst have of soccer that the US has played in a long time.
So sad that i missed watching this game. So happy that they won!!
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