Comments on: CONCACAF Gold Cup: Squad Exemption for the USA Worth Debating

By: nicolas ismael

nicolas ismael — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:41:13 +0000

I was very surprised to see how haiti played well and even dominated US team. before the match, although from haiti, I said: the ball is a cercle for all the other team except Haiti and Grenada for which the ball will be oval.
I was sad to see how haiti that used to be the top rank after mexico in that zone goes diminishing. Fortunately, US coach for the reason that reason it self ignores presented a B selection before haiti which Haiti almost beat up, then the match was over,but in EXTREMIST US team tied the game at 91e minute.
To me, if the coach was a true coach, haiti would have beanten US by more than 4 gols. Haiti has more 4 players over 30 years of age while US team is young formation, why the coach did not make two or three changes when one knows two players from the A selection in the US camin in to back up hteir team which was loosing ground. didn’t the haitian coach know about Davies and the other player Beckernan? didn’t he understand about fatigue of 34, 33 and 36 years old players? does haiti only have 11 players? what about killing the time while 2 or 3 minutes were remaining to play? I think he did watch mexico vs. Panama, he would certainly know how to act allowing Haiti to win that game.
By the way, if mexico played the same as it played before Panama, Haiti would caress a chance to beat claim BINGO for the first time , then haiti only beats Mexico since 1959, only once!
However, it will be verey difficult as much as the last match against Guadeloupe testifies everything about the mexican tean waking up for the best. Further, in Dallas Texas, mexico will have another 12e player with them, the FANS!
anyway, the only final 90 minutes will say the rest

By: James Lagrange

James Lagrange — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:00:30 +0000

Great website. I also love the Gold Cup. Every 2 years is needed for CONCACAF minnows. It keeps the national teams going and that is the goal.
We all know the Yanks have a huge advantage playing on home pitch. Now they get a ridiculous benefit to carry 7 more players. This will keep the entire team fresh as the tourney goes. There were only a handful of players that came from S Africa that need ……..the rest on original roster was in the same boat as other teams. The rest of the players did not need any rest. This ruling is a joke…..The Gold Cup is starting to lose its legitimacy…

Warner will not play tournament in winter. Winter will eliminate the Northern Markets were games will be played. Imagine Gillette Stadium, Soldiers Filed, Giants stadium in January or February! The tourney could only be played in the south and Warner wants to maximize income at these “Big Market” Cities. Sorry no dice.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:38:49 +0000

Agree with Lars and Kartik.

CONCACAF has made this tournament a joke by allowing the US to add 7 players to their roster that can stay with their clubs until “called in” and by allowing Mexico to add Guille Franco as the tournament begins. It seem like CONCACAF will bend or even rewrite rules to benefit the two superpowers in the region.

FSC is a joke, but we knew that already. CONCACAF however is showing that $$$$$ is still all Jack Warner cares about.

By: Lars

Lars — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:29:13 +0000

So does hosting it in the same country year after year after year. It’s not like Mexico and Canada don’t have venues to host it. And most Central American countries have at least one venue where they could host games. They could hold joint Gold Cups…

By: adam

adam — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:07:14 +0000

Look I’m all for our boys but having seven extra spots spent on player allowed to stay fresh and in form by playing at the club level gives an inherent unfair advantage to the USA. Really it makes the event a joke.

By: soccer goals

soccer goals — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:58:12 +0000

Conor Casey should return to Colorado.

By: football league

football league — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:47:26 +0000

The NFL’s ultimate disciplinarian, Roger Goodell, has some awfully tough decisions to make with disgraced stars. Gregg Doyel puts on his commish hat and offers a simple test to determine punishments.

By: Seybold

Seybold — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:43:25 +0000

This will only feed the paranoia of Canada, Costa Rica, and all the rest regarding a preordained USA-Mexico final. At this point it’s hard to label it paranoia.

It’d be better to have this tournament every four years to make it a truly big deal, and rotate the location. Why not Canada? Mexico? The Central American countries combined? Caribbean countries combined? That would make it into an event, the way the Euros, Copa America, and African Nation Cup are. It never has the same feel here. USA-Grenada in Seattle? Boring. In Costa Rica or Jamaica, it might be well worth watching, and would do a MUCH better job of preparing USA players to dealing with hostile crowds.

By: eplnfl

eplnfl — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:02:38 +0000

Love the Gold Cup and I’m really good with the schedule of it. Playing in the summer months lets all the US and Canada to be able to host games.

Can’t say I mind having B teams either from the US and Mexico. The player pool for the big 2 is large when it comes to CONCACAF play. It also gives the youngsters a chance to play.

The Gold Cup is a good third leg of our “summer of soccer” here in the US. Sounds like a good title for a book about how soccer has burst onto the American sports scene. Anyone want to write it? I’ll help!

By: Lars

Lars — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:08:12 +0000

Bullshit that hurts the smaller CONCACAF teams. They just want the US and Mexico to be successful because that’s where the money is at.