Liga MX or El Tri?
After a prolonged nightmare, we Mexicans woke up to a Wednesday like any other, only to realize we didn´t have the national team we thought we had. The debate now centers on the Liga MX. There are those who say the level of competition in the league is not reflected in that of the national team. The league has a different reality.
Just hours after forcefully declaring that Mexico has one of the 10 best soccer leagues in the world, Miguel Herrera left Estadio Azteca with his head hung low after America --the club that is soon to be converted into the national team-- had been eliminated from the CONCACAF Champions League, and therefore from the Club World Championship, at the hands of the Costa Rican club Alajuelense.
Bam! Take that! In boxing, this would have been a crushing blow in the final round, without any possibility of responding or defending yourself. In America, the "Super America" of fairy tales with heroes who dominate the league at will, and rather disdainfully against its rivals, suffered its first failure. At the same time, they sent a clear message about the sickness suffered by Mexican soccer. This was refuted by Herrera on Sunday and could be part of a general framework where the national team is a product of the league, and where the league is a reflection of the national team.
A long time ago, there were symptoms of anomalous behavior in Mexican soccer: The severe crises of Chivas and Pumas, teams that historically depend on Mexican players and the work done in the farm system, and the crises of Monterrey and Tigres, teams that spend a lot and are hard pressed to compete in this league.
In recent years, the league has suffered a significant transformation in its level of competition and in its structure by putting priority on certain economic and commercial matters. And that is not all. The league has adapted to the new conditions of the world soccer industry. However, this phenomenon almost always is to be found in Mexican soccer. There is a significant imbalance between its being a commercial product and its being a sports product. When this sacred balance breaks down, and the object to sell is before any sports matter, things start to fall apart.
Mexicans woke up to a typical Wednesday, and then we realized we didn´t have the club we thought we had, and we didn´t have the league we thought we had.
We have something, which is prudent, but not much, and for now doesn´t do a whole lot.
After a prolonged nightmare, we Mexicans woke up to a Wednesday like any other, only to realize we didn´t have the national team we thought we had. The debate now centers on the Liga MX. There are those who say the level of competition in the league is not reflected in that of the national team. The league has a different reality.
Just hours after forcefully declaring that Mexico has one of the 10 best soccer leagues in the world, Miguel Herrera left Estadio Azteca with his head hung low after America --the club that is soon to be converted into the national team-- had been eliminated from the CONCACAF Champions League, and therefore from the Club World Championship, at the hands of the Costa Rican club Alajuelense.
Bam! Take that! In boxing, this would have been a crushing blow in the final round, without any possibility of responding or defending yourself. In America, the "Super America" of fairy tales with heroes who dominate the league at will, and rather disdainfully against its rivals, suffered its first failure. At the same time, they sent a clear message about the sickness suffered by Mexican soccer. This was refuted by Herrera on Sunday and could be part of a general framework where the national team is a product of the league, and where the league is a reflection of the national team.
A long time ago, there were symptoms of anomalous behavior in Mexican soccer: The severe crises of Chivas and Pumas, teams that historically depend on Mexican players and the work done in the farm system, and the crises of Monterrey and Tigres, teams that spend a lot and are hard pressed to compete in this league.
In recent years, the league has suffered a significant transformation in its level of competition and in its structure by putting priority on certain economic and commercial matters. And that is not all. The league has adapted to the new conditions of the world soccer industry. However, this phenomenon almost always is to be found in Mexican soccer. There is a significant imbalance between its being a commercial product and its being a sports product. When this sacred balance breaks down, and the object to sell is before any sports matter, things start to fall apart.
Mexicans woke up to a typical Wednesday, and then we realized we didn´t have the club we thought we had, and we didn´t have the league we thought we had.
We have something, which is prudent, but not much, and for now doesn´t do a whole lot.
Brasil: Flamengo, Vasco, Fluminense, Botafogo (100% Carioca) Rio > Säo Paulo
MENGÃO TRI DA AMÈRICA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RlVt8zJhXQ