In the beginning it looked as if we were going to experience much more of what we have been seeing at Quakes games when they took on DC United this past Saturday at the SB San Siro. We gave up an early PK and a second goal to go down 2-nil, but the lads didn't react in the same way they have in the past. Ryan Johnson's goal late in the first half sparked the team. The Quakes would eventually comeback to tie with a late PK taken by Cornell Glen. It wasn't a win, but it also wasn't another loss. I'll take the 1 point and congratulate the team for niver giving up.
Mexico Tears Us Up
I am still not sure what happened yesterday in the Copo Oro final between the US and Mexico. The first half was played well by both teams ending in a nil-nil draw at half. But in the 2nd half - Mexico figured out some kind of weakness in the US defense and bombarded us with 5.....count 'em.....5 counter attack goals that made the US squad look like a middle school team. What I couldn't understand was why couldn't the team make an adjustment after the first 2-3 goals??? I was so bad - I think it pretty much erased the positives we gained in the Confed Cup. Yes - it was a different team then the one at the Confed Cup, but no team should be shredded like that at that level. The game next month in Mexico City is going place alot of pressure on the USA.
Podcasts
Just a quick review of the football podcasts that I subscribe to via ITunes:
World Soccer Daily - North America's #1 daily football show (Steven Cohen & Kenny Hassan)
5 Live Football Daily (UK) - Football news, interviews, and discussion (Mark Saggers and regulars John Motson, Steve Claridge, Ian McGarry and Mark Clemmitt )
5 Live World Football Phone-in (UK) - Expert answers to your questions in World Football (Tim Vickery)
ESPN Soccernet - all the news, views and analysis from the world of football (Adriano Russo, Jon Harris-Bass, Dan Mason, and more)
Centerline Soccer - source for news and features regarding the San Jose Earthquakes and WPS Bay Area FC Gold Pride (Jay Hipps and Keiran Downie )
The Guardian Football Weekly (UK) - news and banter from the Premier League, Championship, La Liga, Serie A, and Bundesliga (James Richardson, Barry Glendenning, Sid Lowe and the rest of the Football Weekly team)
Villa Park View (UK) - official Aston Villa podcast
Villa Podcast (UK) - Get all the best bits from Villa games (only during the EPL season)
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