Last word to Scott Martin: “In the referee’s defense, He has a solid ‘not a foul’ signal, and it would be a shame not to use it.”
I warm up for games by yelling “advantage” a lot. I should probably stop using that as a crutch.
But these games are incredibly difficult to officiate, and it would’ve taken some baffling decisions to give the USA a chance in this one against a superlative Mexican team.
Good night to those in the USA, and happy Monday to those in other time zones.
Topic A for the USA is …
… who took advantage of their teammates’ absences to stake a claim for the World Cup roster?
I don’t know that anyone surprised us with their standout play here except perhaps Alex Freeman. Malik Tillman and Diego Luna already have a decent amount of buzz.
Maybe Matt Freese, with his penalty shootout heroics against Costa Rica?
Still a very long way to go.
