This week the Cantina opens it’s doors to it’s panelist of self proclaimed soccer analysts, experts and armchair tacticians to discuss Mexican futbol. So pull up a chair, grab a pint of something special and join us for some old fashioned Episode 70 shenanigans.
Welcome to the Cantina MX where Mexican futbol is on tap and the conversations are always lit:
Audio Link to CantinaMX Podcast, Ep. 70
Matias Almeida playing 4D Chess – (min 1:58)
Resident Chivista Joely thinks the Argentina coach is playing some 4D Chess with his comments about Mexico having a squad worthy of World Cup glory. Is the golden haired Almeyda making a power move to coach the Tricolor? The Cantina crew give their take and even compare Chivas to Mexico’s B team! We also have a recording of Mati saying that working with Mexicans is three times the work!
The Love Cats – (min 10:00)
They move like cagey tigers, we couldn’t get closer than this, they slip through the streets while everyone sleeps getting bigger and sleeker and wider and brighter, they bite and scratch and scream all night.. Host Yon Jagou calls out fellow Pumas fan Albert ‘Chiquis’ Campa for keeping cose tabs on Tigres and Jaguares (cambia-gatos?). Chiquis gives his take on all things feline. And there’s even talk of relegation!
More sips of the Copa MX (min 13:30)
Julio chinGomez aka ‘La Momia,’ hero of the 2011 U-17 Championship squad, scored a screamer heard across the Cantina hall as he helped Coras to a 2-1 win over Santos in Copa MX action. Yon recommends la Momia play for Santos as talk of manager Jose ‘Chepo’ de la Torre ensues with Fernando claiming the team from la Comarca will get relegated. Santos fan Dan isn’t even worried tho as the ‘Guerreros’ are not as bad as they seem and undefeated in league play to boot.
Mexico boss Osorio visits Central America (min 18:00)
Juan Carlos Osorio was recently spotted in Panama where he went to spy on Mexico’s Hexagonal rivals as they dispute the Copa Centroamericana. National team talk begs the question can el Tri go 4 deep at every positio?Ron from Philly then observes how the national team that starts World Cup qualifiers is usually different from the one that actually ends up at the World Cup. Also, CONACACAF petitioning the Mexican Futbol Federation to send Chivas to the Gold Cup!
MORE: Listen to last week’s CantinaMX’s audio podcast Ep.69
America in crisis or nah? (min 27:00)
El Aguila mayor Ronaldo de Luna gives his take on America’s poor start of the season claiming it’s too early to turn on the emergency lights. The Cantina lads also noticed the saltiness from former Aguila coach and icon Carlos Reinoso who wants to hand Ame their third straight defeat of the season when they face the Red Sharks of Veracruz.
After-hours at the Cantina (min 51:20)
The lack of creativity with Mexico fans concerning their chants during Tricolor games was supposed to be last call at the Cantina however the topics extended to Yon’s research of the decrease of national team players playing at elevation in CDMX. We divert into discussion of hypnosis magic and its effects on “Hobbit” Bermudez, who in turn scores a goal with his head. Miracles do happen for the vertically challenged. Then the topic of retiring jerseys calls for a few more drinks as fellow panelist Juan returns from his USSF coaching class to talk about taking notes!
