Yea, I think they were saving them for the Gold Cup. We did the same thing last time we went down for the Copa America, sent a B team. (B-, maybe a C team??)Neymar banned for4 matches, so the rest of Copa America...if Brazil advances that far, due to the head but and red card at end of Colombia game.
Mexico loses 2-1 to Ecuador to finish 4th in their group behind Chile, Bolivia, and Ecuador. Their Copa America is over (in fairness, a few of their top players did not play in this tournament).
I cannot wait for the Gold Cup. The US is coming in on a hot streak, CR is ranked #14 in the world, and played both Spain and Colombia pretty competitiviely in recent matches, and Mexico's B/C teams pulled 2 draws v. South American sides while sitting their stars to come in as fresh as possible.Yea, I think they were saving them for the Gold Cup. We did the same thing last time we went down for the Copa America, sent a B team. (B-, maybe a C team??)
Exactly. The same thing happened with us a few years ago. Can't take the players from their clubs (or their off-time) for two separate tourneys. They have to prioritize one. For CONCACAF it's usually the Gold Cup.In Mexico's case, I'm guessing they're prioritizing the Gold Cup over Copa America, since winning that would put them in a playoff w/ the U.S. to qualify for 2017 Confedration Cup (a pre World Cup tournament). So they're giving their European based players a little more time off, while giving their domestic players some quality time against very good competition to help their development. Not sure if that is the rationale, but it is a bigger "payoff" for them to win Gold Cup.
Why do the North American sides send B squads? It seems, from just glancing at some of the squads, that the South American teams play their A teams. Wouldn't it be a great way to continue building the North American squads confidence and gain some needed respect by holding their own against these teams? I get the reason why they need two North American teams because of the numbers but why bother if they aren't even going to bother showing up? I guess none of the South American teams want the competition from non-South American teams?
Yea, I think they were saving them for the Gold Cup. We did the same thing last time we went down for the Copa America, sent a B team. (B-, maybe a C team??)
Thanks for the feedback. Never really followed this until I started watching soccer more closely the past few years (probably since the last Copa America)
Why was Uruguay imitating the Seattle Sounders?
Why was Uruguay imitating the Seattle Sounders?
Argentina beats Colombia on PK's after finishing 0-0. Ospina was amazing in goal for Col making some huge saves to send it to PK's.They will play the Brazil-Paraguay winner.
Brazil falls to Paraguay on PK's. What is happening to the Canarinho's
We can. We have.And yet some folks (not me) think that Arsenal can do better than Ospina.