It's laughable that you are trying to equate SPEED to some esoteric advanced metric that has no sensical equivalent in soccer. SPEED is a DIRECT measurement, it cannot be faked...
I had already conceded that generally U.S. players are stronger, faster and more powerful than Mexican footballers, but your attempt to use Javier Hernandez as the poster boy for your argument was a weak one and somewhat ironic.
http://www.sport.co.uk/football/javi...t-player/41092
Of course, I know you will just waive your hands and ignore your error rather than admit you are painting with a very BROAD brush.
The Mexican National Team has made it out of the group stage in every World Cup tournament since 1994 - a feat which places them amongst the World's Top 16 teams for 23 years running. Technically, the run would be longer considering they reached the quarter-finals in 1986 and had an even stronger squad in 1990 with Hugo Sanchez at the height of his powers, but Mexico was banned from participating in the 1990 WC in Italy because over age players were used at a U20 qualifying tournament in 1988 (the Cachirules scandal). This is the primary reason why Hugo Sanchez's relation with the FMF has been forever strained. And why he is on record saying that he will NEVER forgive them for that.
I could go on further and claim that said scandal was the primary factor that allowed the USMNT to even qualify for the 1990 WC in Italy given that they earned their qualification in the very last match - a berth that would've - given the gap at that time - gone to Mexico (had they not been banned). The worst part of it all, was that the scandal was driven by a subset of representatives in the FMF and was not condoned by the FMF at large - in other words, rogue directives working deceitfully on their own accord shamed the nation and unknowingly catalyzed the rebirth of U.S. Soccer. I once relayed this observation to Eric Wynalda, member of that 1990 U.S. Squad that played in Italy (while he was playing in F.C. León) and he just shrugged his shoulders and said, "I hadn't thought about it that way, but it's true..."
As for your attempts to brush off Mexico's footballing hardware - you're grasping at straws. The reality is that the U.S. hasn't won anything other than Gold Cups. Zero, Nada, Nothing, Zilch... So you trying to place qualifiers to discredit Mexico's hardware comes off as nothing more than saltiness. I mean come on, how much more offensive can you get, creating a disdainful and xenophobic thread le just to belittle Mexicans? Again, it's laughable and comes off as mere saltiness. Keep celebrating your "Dos a Cero" days... and living in a fantasy land where U.S. Soccer is seen in greater light than Mexican soccer. The Mexican Primera División is arguably top 9th or 10th league in the world... the money is certainly there.
Spanish La Liga
German Bundesliga
English Premier League
Italian Serie A [*Top 4 leagues are interchangeable any given year]
followed by:
French Ligue 1
Dutch Eredivisie
Portuguese La Liga
Futebol Brasileiro
Mexican Liga MX
Primera División de Argentina
Turkish 1st Division [these 4 leagues are interchangeable any given year]
Russian First Division
Polish League
Scottish Premier League
etc...
about 5 more leagues... then
Major League Soccer
Within the region you claim the U.S. is officially a "giant" in, MLS has obtained exactly 2 les in the CONCACAF Champions League tournament. Compare that to 33 les for Mexican League teams, 6 les for Costa Rican teams, and 3 les for El Salvadorian teams... MLS is tied with Trinidad and Tobago, Surinam, Guatemala and Honduras. Since the MLS was created in 1996, Mexican teams have taken the CONCACAF Champions League le 15 times (including the last 12 consecutive les with 9 of those finals matches disputed between 2 Mexican teams). But yeah, let's all believe that strength, power, and speed are the determinant factors in producing effective or quality football. Can MLS matches be exciting? Certainly, but they aren't played at the same level as matches in Mexico.