Do we really want to play in Mexico with the way they treat us?

[Rolling Thunder]

The same thing happened when the U-23s were beaten by Mexico to determine who went to the Olympics.

 

[azsouthendzone]

Next time we face Mexico, Bruce Arena and the US team needs to show up and train in Mexico City for at least a week to get aclimated to the altitude, so they dont have to take an entire half of soccer off.

they trained in colorodo springs but I guess it didnt help. Its hard to win in Mexico City, but I think the US will knock em out when they play in Ohio. I really wanted them to win yesterday. It was very disappointing to say the least.

 

[WildBB]

Way wrong. The new coach and new players may be attempting to switch to a cleaner game, but the Mexicans play as dirty as possible. They attempt to goad players into fights, they foul as much as they can get away with on purpose (and even longer, even after cards sometimes), and generally play a gutless form of football. We do not.

Now, like I said, they may be starting to clean up their act, but until they lose all those players like Blanco (who deliberately tried to start a fight with Beasley, knowing he had a yellow card and hoping to get him suspended from the next Qualifying game), they'll still have the tarnish of 'dirty'. Btw, Blanco quickly DID earn himself a yellow card, and left the game early.

I'd say they're passionate. But OK they were also desperate. Like I said its their national pastime and couldn't lose face down there again. They did probobly stoop some in this one. I don't agree it's their way though. I've been down there in Mexico City a dozen times and have never encountered problems. (My wifes from there). THEY'RE GOOD PEOPLE.

It'd be like us losing American Football to England. Or Baseball to a Cuban team (didn't that happen) . We'd be pissed. What do you think the next game would be like. Exactly GRUDGE MATCH.

 

[Stout]

I'd say they're passionate. But OK they were also desperate. Like I said its their national pastime and couldn't lose face down there again. They did probobly stoop some in this one. I don't agree it's their way though. I've been down there in Mexico City a dozen times and have never encountered problems. (My wifes from there). THEY'RE GOOD PEOPLE.

It'd be like us losing American Football to England. Or Baseball to a Cuban team (didn't that happen) . We'd be pissed. What do you think the next game would be like. Exactly GRUDGE MATCH.

Didn't say the people were bad, though with the 'Osama' chants, I'd have to say they aren't very nice. I was commenting on team play, and Mexico has a DIRTY team!

 

[Matt L]

they do have a dirty team and a tremendous home field advantage in mexico city, i think they have a really good record at home in international play as well, not just against us.

i know we haven't actually won a game in mexico city, but i think that it is pretty difficult for any team to win in mexico city.

 

[Fiasco]

Only in Soccer would a woman be stabbed for supporting another team. A few weeks ago someone threw a battery at an oppossing player.

And nothing like that has ever happened at an NFL game?

Just a couple of years ago didn't a Raider fan stab a Charger fan to death outside of Qualcomm stadium?

How about thousands of bottles of beer/water being thrown down on the field after the Browns game?

 

[Redsz]

It has. But this sort of behaviour happens alot more in Soccer than it does in Football.

 

[chickenhead]

It's not so much the sport as it is the nationalism that comes with world cup competition. If most nations were playing on the gridiron and not the pitch, the same things would happen.

 

[MadCardDisease]

If you want to be offended then sit next to King of Cards in the South Endzone.

 

[justAndy]

eagles fans

remember - booing Santa and cheering Irvin lying paralyzed on the field?
It's just that the Mexicans have found a real button to push...
When their soccer team comes to AZ, do we chant "We took Sonora Norte - nah nah nah nah-nah!"?

 

[red desert]

Yep, this is typical of all countries with soccer as their biggest sport, and people here just dont realize its the fans not the country that is doing this crap.

Soccer crowds are completely different then football fans crowds.

Or NBA fans? What happened is between Indiana and Detroit is less offensive? Hmm.

 

[Rolling Thunder]

they do have a dirty team and a tremendous home field advantage in mexico city, i think they have a really good record at home in international play as well, not just against us.

i know we haven't actually won a game in mexico city, but i think that it is pretty difficult for any team to win in mexico city.

Mexico has only 1 or 2 losses ever at the Stadium Azteca