USMNT v Mexico @ Crew Stadium

45K pro-Mex attended to support El Tri...in vain. And yet further support for never featuring a USA v. Mexico match in the bay area.

Oh how I wish I was attending the match. Give a good shout FUSAers and drop a report on us.

 

AARGH -- cannot attend, at least not now -- will have to try to work something out

 

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2009-01-28-radioshack-voodoo_N.htm

 

Yeah, Mexico, that should work. Go with that strategy. :3d laughing:

 

Born in Texas grew up in Houston. I have lived in Phoenix, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, and Chicago over the last 10 years and have been pulled back to Texas every time (for various reasons) as I will when my gig here in the UK is up. I wish there was a bit more Shade in August in Houston.

I loved Shadyside. I will say that I was very sad to leave Pittsburgh, PA. Loved that town (given your nickname, that must make you cringe!)

The description about the Guerra Fria above was pretty well on the money. The Mexicans always come up with nicknames for the games. I think the last one was in Houston after we decimated them in the world cup was 'la revancha en la concha', which I belive the translation in English means 'revenge on the pitch'. Not as sexy in English.

Don't follow you on the nickname....please explain.

I'll have to read about the results of this game in the paper though.

Looks like a great day at Cottage tomorrow weather wise....however, this is England, and that can change by the hour. Look for my smiling face in section HL, about 6 rows up. You'll know me, I look like the American dude.

 

Sully is the nickname of the pilot who safely landed the US Air plane on the Hudson River.

 

Gotcha.

 

February 11th is now within the 10 day weather forecast window; predicting a high of 41 and a low of 29.

oooooohhhhhhhhhhhh USA, USA, USA, USA

Sven has picked his men

http://www.pr-inside.com/eriksson-names ... 037001.htm

 

'dolo out for Mexico

http://yanks-abroad.com/get.php?mode=content&id=4380

I say Marvelous but Don is probably right in that Bradley will pick Hejduk

 

RE:

Wait, hold on... this isn't actually the squad, is it? Europe-based players are going to be called in, right?

 

Re: RE:

All signs point to the normal squad being called in for the game. This is just the "camp" squad.

 

Re: RE:

Also, my link shows that Hanover said "no" to the call up for Cherundolo. Bradley has got to be bringing in the Euro based players.

Also, for clarification I didnt mean it is "marvelous" that 'dolo is out. I meant that I would like to see Marvel Wynne play at RB.

 

RE: Re: RE:

Second what she said. We may lose some BIG Match nuance, but we won't lose a step (may even gain half of one).

 

RE: Re: RE:

Weather channel is currently forecasting low of 48, high of 53 with showers (50% precip chance).

The local stations (ABC, etc.) are predicting about the same thing.

Bummer - I wanted to watch El Tri freeze their butts off while I bravely endured the frigid temperatures. :-(

 

That is a bit of a bummer about the warm weather, will probably be the warmest day of the year so far.

Sven drawing more criticism from the Mexicans


http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/114/mexi ... am-day-off

I'm not sure that's as big of a deal as it sounds. Sven's called 7 players in from Europe so I doubt they're even there yet.

 

I have absolutely no reason for this, but Hedjuk just bugs me. So I'm hoping for Wynne as well.

 

I like Hedjuk in this game over Wynne. Wynne is more dangerous on the attack, but he does have more defensive lapses than Hejduk. Keeping the shut-out is important in this game.

Also, FYI, the last game the USMNT lost on US soil was the 2-4 loss to Brazil a few years back.

 

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