MATCH THREAD - Mexico 1 vs Cameroon 0 - Group A - 5PM KO (UK Time) - Friday 13th June

ijjysmith · June 13, 2014

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Mexico coach Miguel Herrera has confirmed that striker Javier Hernandez will not start against Cameroon, having gone nine matches without a goal.

Giovani dos Santos will instead partner Oribe Peralta in attack, while Guillermo Ochoa is preferred in goal to Jose Corona.

Cameroon captain Samuel Eto'o is a doubt, having trained intermittently during the last few weeks.

Jean Makoun has just returned from an ankle injury and is unlikely to start.

SMITHY'S PREDICTION: Mexico 1 Cameroon 1

Mikey_Fitzgerald · June 13, 2014

I'm with Ijjy here. 1-1 as the result

ijjysmith · June 13, 2014

The Mexico boss has come out and said he reckons his team can win the whole thing....

...as he prepares to drop Javier Hernandez.

OK MATE

Mikey_Fitzgerald · June 13, 2014

ijjysmith said:
The Mexico boss has come out and said he reckons his team can win the whole thing....

...as he prepares to drop Javier Hernandez.

OK MATE

He hasn't scored in 9 matches to be fair. I'd probably drop him at that point

ijjysmith · June 13, 2014

Mikey_Fitzgerald said:
He hasn't scored in 9 matches to be fair. I'd probably drop him at that point

For Gio Dos Santos though?!

Mikey_Fitzgerald · June 13, 2014

ijjysmith said:
For Gio Dos Santos though?!

Beggers can't be choosers?

I dunno, it's Mexico FFS. They're never going to win it anyway, so they might as well play the lad whose in better form

ijjysmith · June 13, 2014

Mikey_Fitzgerald said:
Beggers can't be choosers?

I dunno, it's Mexico FFS. They're never going to win it anyway, so they might as well play the lad whose in better form

I don't know like, but hard to believe that Dos Santos is in form!

From the little I do know, Mexico have had some shockers in their friendlies, so sounds like none of them are in form mate.

Cameroon could sneak this the more I think about it.

ijjysmith · June 13, 2014

I should point out that Hernandez is one of my fave players. I love a poacher like him.

Mikey_Fitzgerald · June 13, 2014

ijjysmith said:
I don't know like, but hard to believe that Dos Santos is in form!

From the little I do know, Mexico have had some shockers in their friendlies, so sounds like none of them are in form mate.

Cameroon could sneak this the more I think about it.

Maybe the manager thinks "I'll drop Hernandez and then bring him on with 20 minutes to go. He'll be fired up and then feel he has something to prove?"

ijjysmith · June 13, 2014

Mikey_Fitzgerald said:
Maybe the manager thinks "I'll drop Hernandez and then bring him on with 20 minutes to go. He'll be fired up and then feel he has something to prove?"

Maybe mate. Always seemed to do better when he came off the bench for United.

AggieToffee · June 13, 2014

ijjysmith said:
I don't know like, but hard to believe that Dos Santos is in form!

From the little I do know, Mexico have had some shockers in their friendlies, so sounds like none of them are in form mate.

Cameroon could sneak this the more I think about it.

Being a USMNMNMNMNT fan over here, I can say that Dos Santos has this weird way of showing up and playing really well for the national team. Even when he couldn't buy a game a spuds and all the loans he's was out on, he would still play well for Mexico. Besides that, he seems like a good tourney player. Always lights us up in the gold cups and played really well in the confederations cup last year. And chicharito has been crap for Mexico for awhile now. Maybe there is something to that super sub tag...seems like whenever he starts games he sucks.

ijjysmith · June 13, 2014

AggieToffee said:
Being a USMNMNMNMNT fan over here, I can say that Dos Santos has this weird way of showing up and playing really well for the national team. Even when he couldn't buy a game a spuds and all the loans he's was out on, he would still play well for Mexico. Besides that, he seems like a good tourney player. Always lights us up in the gold cups and played really well in the confederations cup last year. And chicharito has been crap for Mexico for awhile now. Maybe there is something to that super sub tag...seems like whenever he starts games he sucks.

I imagine you've seen more of them than me mate.

Mexico are pretty crap though yeah?

AggieToffee · June 13, 2014

ijjysmith said:
I imagine you've seen more of them than me mate.

Mexico are pretty crap though yeah?

Yeah they're not very good I'd say. I'm still pissed off we let them in the back door. They were so bad during qualifying-couldn't buy a goal. That being said, credit to them for bringing in and playing some youngsters after that. Not that they had much choice really. Still can't believe Marquez is back in the team. Dude moves slower than a glacier.