This is the full strength Mexican team sans Chicharito, who I happen to think is way past his prime anyway. This was a younger USA team that was a mix of young guys who haven't had a shot yet, or older guys getting a second chance.
The most important games for the USA, the World Cup Qualifiers, are still to come this fall, so Berhalter decided he wanted to see what sort of players he might have on the bench for those games. There might have been one, maybe two players on this USA team that make the bench for the qualifiers. Thats how much of a B team this is. After this tournament maybe more like 4 or 5 for the qualifiers. I like the confidence shown by Berhalter, who I haven't been a big fan of thus far, to really focus on the qualifiers and use all games before that to prepare for it.
It is still early, but this really could be the beginning of USA complete dominance in CONCACAF. It can't be stated strongly enough, how humiliating this loss is for Mexico. They absolutely hate losing to us already, but for our B team to beat them, it really shows how far along we are coming. This has been coming, but we may have finally arrived. 20 years ago,
I think it is also worth noting, our A team is younger. Our best players on the A team are mostly all below 23.
Finally, I really wish the American public would get behind this team. I am tired of seeing american stadiums filled with Mexican fans for games. Yes, there are a lot of Mexican fans here and that is part of it and a conversation for another day, however, the demand is low from Americans. There is still this "soccer is wussy" from a segment of Americans, although less now than before. I played college football and have nothing but respect for the game.
In conclusion, I assumed we would lose last night.
This team proved me wrong with heart and determination.