That's the aspect of international play that many of us have never dealt with before. You just don't know what's going to happen. Canada came out smoking against us, and now Mexico comes out smoking against .
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When a manager speaks to a team, he's always looking around and checking eyes and seeing focus. Today, the eyes were focused and the jaws were set. There was no inane questioning -- no, 'How come we're here so early' or 'What about the team picture' There was none of that.
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