Archives: Mexican National Team

The End of Mexican Hegamony in CONCACAF?

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Kartik Krishnaiyer

Sven Goran Eriksson’s hiring by the FMF has been hailed as a dawn of a new era of Mexican dominance over CONCACAF. While this certainly may be the case, much evidence provides us with the possibility that this could be … Continue reading →

Posted in Mexican National Team, MLS Talk | 9 Comments

Sanchez Sacked: The Post-Mortem

Posted on March 31, 2008 by Kartik Krishnaiyer

After savaging his predecessor Ricardo LaVolpe in the Mexican press, Hugo Sanchez has suffered the same fate as LaVolpe and unlike his more capable predecessor he did not make through a world cup cycle. Mexico’s fortunes seem to have dipped … Continue reading →

Posted in Mexican National Team, MLS Talk | 13 Comments

US-Mexico Analysis

Posted on February 8, 2008 by Kartik Krishnaiyer

 Having been on hand in Houston for Wednesday’s mammoth and exciting clash and now having had over 24 hours to digest the outcome and impact let’s go through what we learned: Mexico has better talent and more skill than the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bobby Convey, Jozy Altidore, Mexican National Team, MLS Talk, Oguchi Onyewu, US National Team | 5 Comments

American Soccer Show @ US-Mexico

Posted on February 5, 2008 by Kartik Krishnaiyer

I’ll be traveling to Houston tomorrow morning to attend the US-Mexico friendly at Reliant Stadium. Anyone who wishes to meet up with me in Houston please email me at kartik@csrnusa.com or leave a comment here. I want to thank Brian … Continue reading →

Posted in Mexican National Team, MLS Talk, US National Team | 3 Comments

Mexico’s Squad for February 6th

Posted on January 31, 2008 by Kartik Krishnaiyer

Hugo Sanchez evidently feeling the heat for the continued failures against the U.S. has called a very good squad for this friendly- a squad which quite frankly the US cannot match in talent and technical skill even if the the … Continue reading →

Posted in Mexican National Team, MLS Talk | 1 Comment

Atlante: A Hollywood Story?

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Kartik Krishnaiyer

This summer when I visited the Yucatan Peninsula, I got a mild shock to my system. I was told Atlante, a traditional Mexican power who has fallen on hard times lately was coming to the region. I politely asked if … Continue reading →

Posted in Mexican League, Mexican National Team, MLS Talk | 1 Comment

Mendoza Could Get Call Up

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Kartik Krishnaiyer

Luis Bueno of SI.com is reporting that Panchito Mendoza of Chivas USA is under strong consideration to be called up for Mexico’s next friendly. If Mendoza does get a call up he will be first MLS player who has never … Continue reading →

Posted in Chivas USA, Mexican National Team, MLS Talk, Panchito Mendoza | Leave a comment

Mexico’s Pain and New Love for Lalas

Posted on June 24, 2007 by Kartik Krishnaiyer

I must admit having a new respect for the Mexican people today even if I still detest their national football team. They are a people who seemed to have so much hope that today they would finally remove the spell … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexi Lalas, Gold Cup, Mexican National Team, Mexican Trip, MLS Talk, US National Team | 3 Comments

“The result was unjust,” Hugo Sanchez said. “This is a unique game in that you can deserve to win and still lose.We deserved to win and they did not.”

Posted on February 11, 2007 by Kartik Krishnaiyer

Hugo Sanchez is a living contradiction. In same time he aspired to be a great tactical manager he constantly criticized every recent Mexico manager until he landed himself the job. On one hand he marvels at the play of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Hugo Sanchez, Landon Donovan, Mexican National Team, MLS Talk, US National Team | 2 Comments