The United States lost the CONCACAF Gold Cup tonight because it couldn’t hold a 2-0 lead. Mexico’s team was simply better. After gift-wrapping the Americans’ second goal, Mexico played with passion and confidence, and moved the ball wherever they pleased, scoring four unanswered goals.
I’ve announced to my sons that they have a patriotic duty to play better soccer. No pressure or anything, right? The image above is from cnnsi.com. I’m thinking of putting a copy of it on the fridge, which might inspire more practice and less grousing for junk food.