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Balance of the summer for Mexican football

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The summer is over, and so are the different national team tournaments.  The overall balance I would say is overwhelmingly positive, but there are definitely some things that should be improved, specially with regards to planning.

In June, the A squad beat every team in its path towards the continental trophy quite decisively and took the Gold Cup, qualifying to the Confederations Cup in 2013.

Also in June, the national team played the Women’s World Cup, qualifying for the first time in more than ten years and winning it’s first couple of points, but bowed out after the group stage.

In July, a horribly patched up C or D team (8 U20 players, 11 U22 players and 5 senior players not part of the original Gold Cup squad) played the Copa América as guests and finished dead last. Ouch.

Also in July, the U17 Tri hosted and won the WC for their category.  Beating Germany in the semis with an overhead kick by an injured player and playing the final in front of 100,000 delirious fans at Azteca Stadium was surely unforgettable for everyone.

Finally, the U20s reached a honourable 3rd place in the WC for their age group in Colombia, knocking out the hosts and beating les Bleus for bronze.

The cherry in the cake for me was Chivas beating Barcelona in a friendly (and currently leading the standings in the Mexican league after 6 games). 🙂

As said, overall the balance is positive with 2 golds and 1 bronze out of 5 tournaments.  However in the case of the Copa América a lot could have been done to either negotiate participation with the A team or not attending at all (even after removing players for a scandal just before the tournament).  If the players and the teams are improving so should the federation.

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2 thoughts on “Balance of the summer for Mexican football”

  1. Ah, gracias por subir los videítos! Normalmente estoy al tanto de los resultados, pero siempre es bueno poder ver las jugadas (y la neta es que me da flojera buscarlos) y apreciar los comentarios 🙂

  2. Yo siempre veo los resúmenes a la mañana siguiente, y la verdad es que busco los que tienen a los comentaristas de las cadenas mexicanas porque si no el fut no sabe igual, ja 😉 . Es más, hasta a los gritones de Univisión y Telemundo les tengo tirria.

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