Things Aren’t Looking Too Good For Mexico
Filed under: Friendlies, Mexico, Sweden
Definitely not the result you want heading into Columbus.
Definitely not the result you want heading into Columbus.
sweden looked better last night than they did against the us. did they field the same team?
John - im not sure of their exact lineup but the team was selected from the same group of players as the squad that played the US. So i think it’s still safe to say that it was a B team.
The article notes that the Swedish goal was against a Mexican goalie who was a half-time sub. But what about the rest of the Mexican team? Was this a Mexican B-side, like that fielded by Sweden and the USA in the last week? Or was this the Mexican A-side? (Minus the injured, of course.)
Before I draw any conclusions on this game, I’d be curious to know what kind of team Sven fielded.
I thought I read somewhere before the game that SVE would be holding back players and not tipping his hand on formations for the US.
Is Mexico doing a bit of “Rope a Dope”…?
The goalie who was subbed at halftime though was Guillermo Ochoa, who is very much in contention for the top spot.
Mexico had mostly younger guys, but also had 5 players with 35+ caps (as compared to 0 for the US)