Quotes From Mexican Players And Coach After Winning — CONCACAF Cup

“I have a Prius”, he texted, adding, “Let’s have an adventure!”

This game was flawed, tragic, and at times unwatchable. His answers could determine much about the US’s direction over the next few years.

“It’s not a Phish concert”, another friend said when he heard about the trip. It was a thrilling match that broke my heart and reaffirmed my love for the USMNT. A significant American Outlaw contingent packed into one end of the stadium on Saturday night – matching a Mexican tifo claiming to still be the king, with one of their own featuring Jürgen Klinsmann as James Bond in a To Russian Federation with Love parody – and generally being a vocal presence within the stadium. “It was full of excitement; it was full of intensity”.

Many (the author included) thought the match was over at the point. The US got a bit of luck late as well: Defender Matt Besler appeared to get away with an uncalled handball in the box in the waning minutes.

Geoff Cameron (7) – Though among the culpable on Mexico’s opener, Cameron was also the most hung out to dry on the play. After a stale ninety minutes, extra time would be needed to decide CONCACAF’s Confederations Cup representative.

“We have a sold-out crowd, and we have a lot of guests coming in that live here but maybe wear the green jersey first”, Klinsmann said Friday before training. By the start of play, there was not an empty pocket of seats in the stadium. When we finally found parking, we opened our doors to oompah tubas blaring out banda standards. But does it mean American fans should worry? I saw heavy drinking.

The Fox TV coverage of United States of America v Mexico featured several desks emblazoned with the slogan, “The Road to Russia”. We all felt lucky to be there. The goal was the 42nd of Chicharito’s career, and his first against the United States.

Even in a game without aesthetic perfection, ruggedness can be lovely. There were far more Mexican supporters, yes. The Americans countered Mexico’s technical superiority with threatening crosses. We had a tifo.

The last time the two teams met at the Rose Bowl, on June 25, 2011, 26 arrests were made, and the attendance was 93,420. “Turning in good results makes me very tranquil and satisfied”. The lineup was identical to the beginning of the 2014 World Cup, save Gyasi Zardes filling in for Alejandro Bedoya, who missed the game through illness. Like they did at the Azteca. This game was nearly an exact replica of that one. Substitute Bobby Wood, who has a penchant for scoring vital late goals off the bench, lived up to his reputation.

Never has the United States looked so mismatched against El Tri.

Penalty kicks awaited, but Aguilar had other ideas. But Aguilar scored his goal out of absolute nothingness in the 118th and there just wasn’t enough time for the Americans to respond like they had done twice before. His teammates smothered him in hugs. El Tri right back Paul Aguilar, in what was one of many marauding runs up the right wing, pushed the ball into the US half then drilled a diagonal ball toward the top corner of the box where Mexico forward Oribe Peralta wisely left it for Jimenez before peeling off toward the endline. That loss, like the Gold Cup fourth-place finish, was a clear failure for Klinsmann.

PASADENA-The Mexican National Teams are the kings of CONCACAF again.

And then there’s the thing we always come back to: His introductory press conference. And with Klinsmann still insistent after the game that the outcome of the Gold Cup had been way too affected by refereeing decisions, it was probably important that this match be determined by a positive scoreline. The team reached the last 16 at the last World Cup, but though Klinsmann set relatively modest goals for the calendar year of 2015, his team has fallen short of them. “That’s part of it”. “It’s not necessary”, said Klinsmann, hinting however that more opportunities would be given to emerging players. Landon Donovan! – who believe he should quit if he lost to Mexico. Will Klinsmann be helping them do that? And even if USA fans had a tradition of calling out “Ole!” with each fluid pass, I doubt very much they’d have an occasion to do so.

For the USA, it’s a dark day with the senior team losing out on the Confederations Cup and the U23s losing in the semifinals of Olympic qualifying. Former national team keeper Brad Friedel concurred.

Jurgen Klinsmann might be the most patient teacher this side of Mister Miyagi.