http://soccernista.com/2006/06/20/willkommen-back/ Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:17:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://soccernista.com/2006/06/20/willkommen-back/comment-page-1/#comment-2747 soccernista.com » Position paper: Landon Donovan Fri, 09 Feb 2007 00:22:28 +0000 http://soccernista.com/?p=3#comment-2747 [...] From the beginning, I thought it best to “short” the stock of Landon Donovan. When he was “the best player in the world” at the U-17 World Cup, I thought to myself, “Yeah, and he’s also a grown man. When everyone else’s pubes fill out, he’ll be just another player.” Even after Donovan’s surprise contribution to the successes of 2002 , I remained unimpressed - a couple of poached goals and a lucky deflection does not a legend make. I was also willing to predict the egg he laid in Germany. Since, I’ve been more than happy to kick Donovan while he’s down. [...] [...] From the beginning, I thought it best to “short” the stock of Landon Donovan. When he was “the best player in the world” at the U-17 World Cup, I thought to myself, “Yeah, and he’s also a grown man. When everyone else’s pubes fill out, he’ll be just another player.” Even after Donovan’s surprise contribution to the successes of 2002 , I remained unimpressed – a couple of poached goals and a lucky deflection does not a legend make. I was also willing to predict the egg he laid in Germany. Since, I’ve been more than happy to kick Donovan while he’s down. [...]

]]> http://soccernista.com/2006/06/20/willkommen-back/comment-page-1/#comment-52 soccernista.com » Landon’s “comfort” Given it’s own show Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:45:38 +0000 http://soccernista.com/?p=3#comment-52 [...] Before the World Cup, we made known our concerns regarding Landon Donovan and his apparent obsession with comfort. Our fears were confirmed when Landocrap let loose a string of unbelievably bad performances, and we pretty much eliminated the guy from our consciousness. But now he’s back, and he’s more comfortable than ever. [...] [...] Before the World Cup, we made known our concerns regarding Landon Donovan and his apparent obsession with comfort. Our fears were confirmed when Landocrap let loose a string of unbelievably bad performances, and we pretty much eliminated the guy from our consciousness. But now he’s back, and he’s more comfortable than ever. [...]

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