It’s time to soccer chant against the best:
Teams in Liga MX need to quit competing in the CONCACAF Champions League. The focus should be shifted to the Copa Libertadores of South America. Mexican teams have competed in Libertadores before. Tigres got to the final in 2015, but took a 3-0 shellacking from River Plate on the second leg. Cruz Azul (The Blue Cross) and Chivas (The Goats) also made it to the final in 2001 and 2010 respectively.
The sad part is that no Mexican team entered this time because the scheduling didn’t match up with the CONCACAF Champions League. I’m not making this up.
Boca Juniors? Maybe later…
Let’s not pretend that CONCACAF doesn’t have some of the weakest soccer teams in the world. It’s not entirely their fault. The people are more concerned with making enough for bread than they are about quality soccer. Is it fair for a Liga MX team to play against a starved Honduran League team? It would be competitive if 2018 Chivas play them (win a game).
To choose to rather play with Aguila instead of Boca Juniors or River Plate is the coward’s way. It’s basically Kramer at the martial arts dojo for kids. CONCACAF just doesn’t have what it takes to push for better playing. If we want to see soccer popularity increase in the USA, we’re going to need to see better competition. Argentina has a fantastic soccer league, but you need a whole new cable package to watch it.
Liga MX Chaos vs South American Chaos
Just like Liga MX, you cannot predict who will win a match in South America. This is especially true in Copa Libertadores. There’s a special aura to Libertadores that takes away all fear and intimidation. Meaning, a lowly Colombian side could go far if their hearts and legs desire. With every team having valor, it’s undeniable that they are ready to die on that grass. Their sacrifice brings us last minute goals and upsets that we are accustomed to seeing in Liga MX competition. Let’s spread chaos.
Demand Libertadores Glory
Mexican teams have always seen Libertadores as a side mission instead of going at it with valor. If they lose then one can say they didn’t try-this is unacceptable. So egregious is this thinking that even I, someone with no connections to Mexico, will not stand for it any longer.