Mexico Bests US in Crucial Match: Analysis & Insights

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00:00What is your grade for the Mexican team?

00:02I mean, Mexico showed character.

00:04Finally, I think with Javier Aguirre,

00:05it was something that they finally got back.

00:07It was a 1-0 game.

00:09It was a very, sorry, it was a 2-1 game.

00:12It was very close, but at the end of the day,

00:13Mexico dominated the U.S. national team.

00:16A lot of people are saying that it's a B team of the U.S.,

00:18but, you know, a win is a win, and they got another goal cut.

00:22Nick.

00:22Yep.

00:23This was a very important game for Pochettino.

00:27He had very little room to experiment.

00:30He has a limited roster.

00:32Yep.

00:33What is your grade for the U.S. team?

00:35I would give them a B-.

00:37Two things can be true at the same time, I think,

00:39with this U.S. men's national team.

00:40This tournament was two things.

00:42It was a learning experience,

00:44and it was also a reality check at the same time.

00:47Reality check, we're not yet on the level

00:48of the great CONCACAF champions of Mexico.

00:51That midfield, that defense,

00:53they weren't creative enough to break through

00:55and level the score and then go on to win it.

00:57There was also a lot of easing of pressure on Pochettino.

01:00They did well.

01:01They did great.

01:02I'm not going to lie.

01:03Getting into the finals, that's not a small feat.

01:05These are all great teams.

01:06So we learned that the U.S. can find a way.

01:09Pochettino does have something up his sleeve.

01:11He's not the madman that we thought he was

01:14that had no idea what he was doing.

01:15No, he's got something going on there.

01:17It just wasn't quite enough.

01:20I mean, we are facing a Mexican team

01:22that has been improving game after game.

01:25This is the first time that Mexico beats the U.S.

01:28in high-stake games in a long, long time.

01:31So I believe that Mexico still has a long way to go,

01:35but there's bright, bright moments in this Victoria del Tri.

01:39Camila, talk to me about La Nueva Joya Mexicana,

01:43a young player that is, you know,

01:45in every headline after this win.

01:48Yes, absolutely.

01:49We have to talk about Gilberto Mora.

01:51He was a standout player in this tournament.

01:54He is, I can't believe I'm saying this, only 16 years old.

01:58And, I mean, you can't really tell it on the field.

02:00He is absolutely keeping up with these older players.

02:03Not only is he keeping up,

02:04but he is instrumental to this Mexican team.

02:07He is the youngest player ever

02:08to win an international trophy,

02:11and it is outstanding.

02:12Yeah, it was impressive to see.

02:14He got a lot of heat in the Honduras game.

02:18In the U.S. game,

02:19they were a little bit more respectful,

02:21but Honduras bautizo de fuego para el chamaco Mora.

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