A Gringo in Mexico

Outside of sheer determination, here are the main reasons why El Tri prevailed. There is a basic blueprint if you will on how to defeat the Americans. The US obvious weak point is at each fullback position. Teams that have recently defeated them have exposed this. Costa Rica is a very good example. Attack relentlessly, and eventually good things will happen. In this game, Mexico also dominated the midfield, in every aspect. I knew going in that Mexico would control possession, hell they always do, but more than that if an American player had the ball in the midfield he was immediately manhandled by 2 or 3 Mexicans. Those two factors more than anything else spelled doom for the US, and joy for El Tri. This was a huge win, in so many ways, now let see what they do with it.