Spurs: Official US of A @ Mexico Game Blog

[jeebus]

so much for all that strategic beautiful game bull .

[Thebesteva]

The children will be leaving ****** stadium very sadly tonight

[FkLA]

There was a point when getting a draw from The Azteca was a miracle. Park the bus on your side of the field now and youre almost guaranteed a draw, might even get a win if you get lucky with a counterattack. So sad how much theyve fallen off tbh.

[baseline bum]

Mexico
can't beat the ty US soccer team on their own home field
can't drink their own tap water
can't flush their toilet paper
can't do when abuelita gets kidnapped
getting shaken down by la policia constantly for bribes
rest of North America prosperous, but they're still stuck in the 3rd world
Team USA going Cortez on Mexico in the World Cup
all the illegals 10x more pissed off than they were on si se puede day

[FkLA]

That one comment alone was funnier than anything I've ever seen you post.

You sure love you some jeebus bro. Every time I mention how unfunny he is youre there without fail to suck him off tbh.

[FkLA]

can't flush their toilet paper

This cracks me up every time tbh. My mom and aunts still put up a trash can for toilet paper in the restroom cause theyre used to the Mexican plumbing...the first time I had American friends come to my house they were like wtf.

I haven't read the thread, nor am I watching the game, but I'm stopping to say that FKLA better be cheering for the US of A.

[DPG21920]

I'm still pretty disheartened about our team. Sure, the result was great and that is important right now,but truly good teams don't just play like USA did. The first half was horrific, second half was a little cleaner, but they aren't good enough to just play their game and beat teams - they rely on trash and gimmicks at the moment which seems like a big step backwards.

[Flawless]

I was hoping Mexico would win, oh well better luck next time...

[FkLA]

I'm still pretty disheartened about our team. Sure, the result was great and that is important right now,but truly good teams don't just play like USA did. The first half was horrific, second half was a little cleaner, but they aren't good enough to just play their game and beat teams - they rely on trash and gimmicks at the moment which seems like a big step backwards.

Id be thrilled if I was a USA NT fan tbh. No hate or anything but its a pretty limited team talent wise, especially in the skill positions. Its basically Dempsey, Bradley, Howard (who was out today) and a bunch of MLS caliber players. Right now their best bet against better teams is to do what they did today and pack the bus on their side, take the draw or maybe get lucky with a counterattack.

[DPG21920]

That's my point. There was a time in the recent years where USA was ranked near the top 10. They have taken a step backwards and that is unacceptable.

[FkLA]

Meh cant expect to produce consistent talent when its the 4th-5th most popular sport. Their strategy was aimed at getting a draw and they achieved that. I understand that its not a good sign for soccer in the USA in the grand scheme of things, but if were being realistic about this teams potential...it was a great result for today.

[Latarian Milton]

holding be@ners to a draw is worth exact as much boast as being a mexican tbh. mexico might have a better soccer team than US and a draw ain't a bad result for the US of A but it's not like there're many americans who give a flying about any soccer games tbh.

[Fpoonsie]

When nil-nil in a sporting event is considered a "win," we all lose.

[hater]

mexico should be banned from soccer for their pathenicness

Didnt aztecs play some kind of soccer back in their golden age?

they can execute 7 people and arrange them in chairs on d highway. But they cannot score against usa at home

[FkLA]

Mexico has only lost at the Azteca one time during qualifiers all-time. The USA had gotten one draw there during qualifiers prior to today and lost every other single time. Even during their golden era during 02-06 the USA was still losing at the Azteca. You guys are underselling how good this draw was imo, especially for a team with limited talent.

[benefactor]

sitting through 2 hours of dirty mexicans chanting stupid and then the game ends 0-0
paying money to see a game end 0-0

Nice call, tbh.

[BUMP]

The reason I don't like soccer is not because it's boring, but growing up I knew that the best compe ion was overseas and not here. When you're only exposed to subpar play you don't get too interested which is why I get into the World Cup but not the MLS or w/e it's called.

[jag]

why would he start a thread down there when it's just as easy to cross the border illegally in the NBA forum and make it here? more opportunities here tbh

[jag]

Grant Wahl ‏@GrantWahl 3m
Press section getting hit with objects from above. Female NPR journo hit in the back. Here we go.

Angry + Third World = someone is getting hit with something

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

Soccer
over 30% of all soccer games ending in ties
sitting through 2 hours of dirty mexicans chanting stupid and then the game ends 0-0
paying money to see a game end 0-0
fans committing suicide and killing players if their team loses
thinking that the result of a soccer game makes your country "better"
soccer players acting like their ankle just got broken and then jumping right back up and running around
half of all soccer players looking like gots
people dying in soccer stadium riots
Soccer

[PingPong]

Angry + Third World = someone is getting hit with something

That's the palestinian playing their #1 sport: trowing stones to the israelis.

[Relevancy]

Mexico has only lost at the Azteca one time during qualifiers all-time. The USA had gotten one draw there during qualifiers prior to today and lost every other single time. Even during their golden era during 02-06 the USA was still losing at the Azteca. You guys are underselling how good this draw was imo, especially for a team with limited talent.

Remember when you told me getting a positive result at the Azteca was a difficult task for the opposing team? I think it's pretty safe to say stadiums aren't a protection shield for hometown teams.

[BobaFett1]

I actually love The World Cup but never really watch soccer outside of that. I'll be dissapointed if team USA isn't in the WC. Admit it, if team USA was dominating you would be watching that and sporting Donovan jerseys. You know that in Koolaid would be a Brazil fan no matter what since he only likes front running teams and Clippers Nation would like Uruguay because of the way it sounds.

^^^^ the truth^^^^

[Man In Black]

Goal keeper doesnt bother me.

A rule indicating you cant receive a pass if youre behind a defender does.

Its probably the dumbest rule in all of sports. Heaven forbid you get an advantage over your opponent and goals actually get scored.

If you think about it, it's the lane restrictions for the 3 second rule. Offsides and 3 second rule are kind of related in that they restrict an offensive player from gaining an advantage by camping.

[FkLA]

Remember when you told me getting a positive result at the Azteca was a difficult task for the opposing team? I think it's pretty safe to say stadiums aren't a protection shield for hometown teams.

It was true prior to this hexagonal tbh.