Posted on 09/04/2005 9:06:46 AM PDT by Altair333
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's coach Ricardo La Volpe described the United States as a little team which his grandmother could play for following his side's 2-0 defeat on Saturday, local media said.
"It's a little team," La Volpe was widely quoted as saying following the World Cup qualifier in Columbus, Ohio.
"Here, everyone's interested in baseball and American football and many people didn't even know that a soccer match was being played today.
"So it's easy for them, because they aren't playing under any pressure. My mother, my grandmother or my great grandmother could play in a team like that."
The U.S., who have 18 points from seven games in the final stage of the CONCACAF qualifying competition, booked their place at next year's World Cup with the win.
Mexico, unbeaten in their previous 14 qualifying matches and two points behind the U.S., still need one point from their final three games to qualify.
"They scored a goal and then they sat back," said Argentine La Volpe.
The match had been preceded by a slanging match, sparked by an interview which U.S. striker Landon Donovan gave to Spanish language media in his country.
Donovan said the Mexicans were jealous of the U.S., always out to humiliate them and he wanted to make them feel miserable.
After Saturday's match, Donovan was in no more conciliatory mood.
"They suck," he said. "I'm so happy. After we got that first goal they were never in the game. Hopefully that will shut them up for the next three or four years."
Soccer became popular in the US not because of the illegals, but due to the fact that many parents would not allow their boys to be involved in such a violent sport. I blame the wussys in our midst more than the mexicans.
Or no one cared?
should shout "abuela".."abuela"...."con cara de caca seca"....hahahahahahahaha
I love being bilingual...ROFLMAO
I bet his mother, granmother, and great-grandmother can take on a whole soccer team, if you know what I mean. (sorry, couldn't resist)
Yep. That's pretty low class behavior by both sides.
Hablando basura.
It's funny, you just got your asses kicked and shutout, and then you belittle the other side. Mexican culture in a nutshell; stupid, unproductive, failure, poor judgement.
Soccer is not quite the "wussy" sport you make it out to be. Anyone remember the USA player who had is jaw broken vs. Brazil in the '94 cup? I also witnessed in person a professional (Rochester Rhino) goalie badly mangle his face by diving into a square wooden goal post. I have been personally knocked out a few times and broken an opponent's leg. And if none of that impresses you, try running continuously for two 45 minute periods on a 95 degree day in the sun.
As far as this thread is concerned, the real wussy is the Mexican coach.
His grandma is one tough hombre,smokes stogies too!
Let's all give a cheer for Landon Donovan, who tells it like it is.
Hey, Coach. Maybe your grandmother could play for the U.S. soccer team. Is it true that your mother entertained the Mexican soccer team?
Maybe wussy is the wrong word, BORING would be better. Sorry, just don't like to watch a track meet with a ball.
Este, me parece que los muchachos del equipo mexicano estaban rascando las pelotas demasiado.
¡No puedo dejar la mano!
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