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."
Well, what does that say about his team if they were beat by a bunch of "little old ladies".
It may very well be true.
On the other hand . . . who cares?
Its just soccer.
pretty funny stuff ... trash talk in soccer? Who knew?
I believe it was the last game the US played in Mexico where it turned really ugly. The crowd started chanting love for OBL and calling US players terrorists. Anyone else remember the details?
His grandmother is over here, too? Check her papers.
I've never cared for the public trashing of the opposing team, win or lose. People who make comments like this have lost a lot more than a game.
LOLOL....he sounds a lot like the elected officials of Louisiana.
No, the Mexicans suck! They consider themselves the King of CONCACAF when in reality the Americans are now the powerhouse in this region. We expect the USA to como close to or to win the World Cup in soccer and the mexico team to go home again wioth their tails between their legs. Believe me, USA, Honduras and Canada are better than those over-rated Mexicans.
Perhaps they would have done better had they been playing on YOUR team, loser!
In the same sense that Clara Bow "played" for the Trojans...allegedly.
Bwahahahaha, so mexican coach what does that say about your team then? What an a**.
Next time any of our fans decide to actually go to a match we should chant granny, granny.
LOL. Football season, the real stuff, not the fairy run back and forth for no reason whatsoever, has begun. Time to get the beer, pretzels, chips and dip and enjoy myself.
They got skunked by a team his great grandma could play for. Great trash talking Pedro.
. . . for the younger FReepers.
My grandmother can whip your grandmother!
> trash talk in soccer? Who knew?
The coach said, "Here, everyone's interested in baseball and American football and many people didn't even know that a soccer match was being played today." He's only half right. No one knew.
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