Gaucho100K

Hiddy.... Doode, dont you get HDTV out there in the goonies.....????

HIDDY

That's looking likely. Two goals up and Bolivia down to 9 men. Quite an exciting game for a change.

Yes we do but our telly is an antique.

Gaucho100K

Well... Costa Rica won their game so things are more complicated for Argentina. Of course, if they beat Costa Rica they still have a decent chance of continuing into the next round.... but, with this team of "muertos" anything can happen....

Gaucho100K

excuses excuses.....

HIDDY

I enjoyed the Peru-Mexico game tonight....very entertaining and the best team won. ^

EricTheNerd

I felt a little sorry for Gio (Dos Santos) trying to create opportunities for his abysmal teammates (though this is what, the 3rd string team?) Well done to Peru though, they have a good shot at the quarters!

Gaucho100K

Mexico did come with their C team..... shame, they could have done better with their A squad.

HIDDY

How come?


I was thinking about the poor form of Argentina.....did the Europe based players arrive with enough time to get rid of the effects of the time difference? Considering the games have been played at 21.45 which is 01.45 Europe time this might have had an effect on their performance.Just a thought....

EricTheNerd

Their A team had just finished winning the CONCACAF Gold Cup on June 25th, which is the qualification for the 2013 Confederations Cup. They managed to do this with 5 players suspended. They gave their A team a rest and sent their B team to play a warmup in Quito, and had a further 8 players suspended for inviting ladies to their team hotel. I think Dos Santos is still on the squad because he's only 22 and he has family in Brazil to visit.

Mexico also beat Uruguay yesterday in the U-17 World Cup Final. They could be a team to watch in the years ahead.

thetravelabstract

I wonder how much the tickets are going for. Has anybody gone to a game?

HIDDY

My goodness they are strict.

Scotland players used to prepare for important International games by visiting nightclubs and having all night boozing sessions.They played better back in those days than they do now.

Gaucho100K

Darned puritans... I say let the boys fornicate if they can play better the next day. Team Skipper Hiddy says it works so who is to be contrarian on this....?

Panam Clipper

So they must have organized an orgy last night.

Finally! This is more like it. Not even the clumsy officiating seems to be spoiling this game.

HIDDY

Indeed...a very satisfying performance. They easily outclassed the Costa Ricans. ^

I wasn't impressed with the referee either.

Gaucho100K

Folks Folks..... I dont want to be contrarian for the sake of it, but please lets not get carried away.

These bunch of punks beat the Costa Rica C Team... made up of sub-22 players. For the love of Christ, the poor dude having to defend against Messi makes US$400 a month pocket money while playing at some Houston College on a NCAA Soccer Scholarship..... pleeezzzeeee, lets get serious.

This game yesterday means nothing. Zilcho. La Seleccion still has the same old structural problems which remain unsolved. Don Corleone gave the bozo Batista the Coaching Job for which he is clearly underqualified.... and yesterdays rival was a sorry joke. If Argentina is going to use Costa Rica C as a yardstick then we are gravely mistaken.

I hope Im dead wrong... but it will take a couple of miracles to have this pathetic band of fat ducks to continue much longer in this tournament. I doubt they have the nerves to come back from a game where they are behind.... so unless they can play all the rest of the games and manage to score first, their flimsy nerves will get the best of them and we will be toast.