Cancun Day 2 And The US Got Beat By England...Big Shocker

So I woke up yesterday and went to this meeting where they tried to sell me and mom a place in a vacation club. Sadly, we did not have the $55,000 they wanted for the top level of the club or the $32,000 for the lower level.

We went out and walked around for a bit and came across an open air mall where we were approached by two gentlemen who also tried to sell us membership in vacation clubs with their hotels. At one point I just wanted to tell them, "thunder's loud, guys." I came across a footy shop that had a very nice selection of kits and boots and balls. I could have easily spent $1,000 in there.

After dinner last night, we went up to the bar on the roof where I had a very interesting conversation about footy with the bartender, Jose. We talked mostly about the Mexican teams and Portugal and Argentina. I had a bit to drink and began to amaze one of the gentlemen who showed up with his drunk friends. We were talking about the program and the stuff that we did for our first project at the Hurst. All in all, it was a good evening.

In other news, the US lost to England. What else is new? John Terry scored the opening goal at 36'. His header was stunning and it scooted just past Tim Howard. Steven Gerrard netted the second goal of the evening. He punched the back of the net with a ground ball past Howard to send the Lions past the US in what I am sure will not be the last time the US will loose over the next year or so leading up to the 2010 World Cup.

Roughneck Rooney to Captain the Lions?

I was browsing through Soccernet today and I came across a rather interesting article on their front page about England manager Fabio Capello's statement that he can see Wayne Rooney as wearing the armband for England in the future. Capello, who is currently rotating things more than Rafa when it comes to the armband, feels that Rooney is good at everything. If by everything, Capello means that he can run up and down the pitch and score, then sure, Rooney is good at everything. I do not think Rooney is captain material. He is hyper-focused on his role as a striker and I do not think he had leadership potential. I think when picking a captain for a squad you need someone who can think in every position on the pitch. Apart from the manager, the captain is the main motivational force for most players and I do not think Rooney will have the ability to motivate England (in all honesty, I do not think God could motivate them at this point) into winning any kind of competition in the next ten years or so. Rooney is a striker, hands down. He belongs in the six yard box and not in the center of the team huddle before the walk out of the tunnel. Sorry, Wayne.