Heat about to turn up on US

As much as we would all love to keep reliving Friday?s amazing moment, alas, we must move on.

And the reality is thus: Tuesday?s late night kickoff inside cauldron Azteca will look 100 percent different, and in so many ways.

So, let?s start two days of talk about the bitter border rivalry with a roundup of what?s going on.

The game is sold-out, which means a crowd of 100,000-plus for the 10:30 p.m. kickoff. According to Soccer America, only 1,300 tickets remained on sale Sunday.

Make no mistake, the tension will be cranked up to 11 when Jurgen Klinsmann?s team enters the ground. But the greater pressure will fall on El Tri. Easily so. Jose Manuel ?El Chepo? de la Torre?s team has two points out of a possible six to begin final round qualifying. If the Mexicans don?t get all three points from Tuesday?s match against their hated rival, it could certainly cost El Chepo his job.

Clearly, the heat is on already, and that heat will go nuclear in a hurry if things don?t go as planned against the Yanks.

Adding even greater tension is that surprising result from last August, one of Klinsmann?s high-water marks over 19 months in charge of the United States. Hard to see Chepo surviving yet another loss to his fellow CONCACAF power.

The Americans escaped snowy Denver on Sunday, making their way over the border in plenty of time for an afternoon training. If you didn?t know how big a deal this match is to Mexican media, consider the lengths to which local reporters went ?just to get a look at the U.S. session. ?They went all Jason Bourne on the U.S. proceedings, and here?s an Instagram from U.S. Soccer as proof. Case closed.

Police were called; the legendary rivalry grows.

Speculation about Jermaine Jones? replacement will continue to be a topic for discussion. We laid out the options yesterday at PST, although one reader suggested that Sacha Klejstan has also played in a holding role, as well. Yes, he has ? but not often, and its clearly not his best spot.

Ives Galarcep targets Maurice Edu as the U.S. holding mid.

Meanwhile, Goal.com looks at lineup projections on the other side. With Francisco ?Maza? Rodriguez ineligible due to yellow card accumulation, this is how Tom Marshall sees El Tri?s lineup coming together.

Source: http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/25/moving-forward-launching-the-u-s-mexico-build-up/related/

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