Been out and about and away from the game for several whole
days.
Re: Mexico 4-2 USA...the usual calls to remove Bob Bradley are happening, as well as ridiculous claims such as that Tim Howard is a subpar keeper. Rubbish, he is world class - but he had a bad match. The key to the result was that we don't have a dominant center back pairing, and against Mexico's attack we were always going to leave Howard in difficult positions. Bornstein had a horrible match as well. We scored two goals right off the bat and scared the hell out of them, so there are positives. Anyway, Mexico are better than us, I'm disappointed that we leaked four goals but the result is unsurprising. Maybe next time.
Some MLS news...Columbus spanked MLS champs Colorado 4-1 at Crew Stadium on the weekend, with controversial striker Andres Mendoza bagging a pair of goals. He is now at 7 goals, just one behind the league leaders. We all hope he is finally settling in. Columbus are finally finding some consistency, and play a cup match today against 3rd division side Richmond Kickers. Here's hoping they can keep the momentum up.
There was an odd fan incident at Crew Stadium during the match; apparently one fan in the supporters' section (the "Nordecke") complained that a member of one of the supporters' groups (La Turbina) was in "his" seat (it's general admission, even though the tickets have seat numbers). Arguments ensued, the security dealt with it with a heavy hand, and as a result La Turbina left the Nordecke
en masse and took up residence in a different section of the stadium. Seeing this, most of the members of the two other supporters' groups (Crew Supporters Union and Hudson Street Hooligans) followed them in solidarity. It's turned into a minor spat between the front office and supporters' groups, though the original complainer is apparently a known (and generally despised) whiner/troublemaker.
Also in the MLS, ex-Crew midfielder and bona-fide Scotsman Adam Moffat helped get Thierry Henry sent off in a high-scoring draw between New York and Portland. Henry was unhappy with Moffat about something or other and slapped the Scot upside his head, resulting in the bearded Frenchman being shown a straight red. Henry is a legend, but I'd tip Moffat to win that battle every time.
In other news, according to his Twitter feed Jozy Altidore is currently learning Dutch. Could a move to the Eredivisie be on the cards for our favourite cows arse-sparing US striker?
The Eredivisie could be a very good fit for him, he needs to be playing in Europe and he's still young enough to develop into a much better player. His performances in the Gold cup were decent if unspectacular, he's still a work in progress.
Finally, I can't resist having a little dig at Mexico's expense by mentioning that eight members of national squad have just been fined and sent home from the squad after having prostitutes in their hotel rooms.
