I attended Mexico's practice yesterday and then went to the team hotel later that night to interview Guillermo Ochoa. Something I've noticed about the Mexican team since seeing them practice at the World Cup is how they act like a bunch of frat guys around each other. I saw one player jump into another's arms and wrap his legs around the guy and I saw the team that won the scrimmage get in a circle with their arms around each other and jump up and down. At the hotel, Carlos Vela had a hitting contest with a teammate where they were supposed to take turns slapping each other in the chest. But after Carlos Vela hit the guy, he ran off and hid behind another teammate. They're like a team full of Cuauhtemoc Blancos. For being an exhibition against Peru, there was a good amount of local, national, and international media on hand...
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