re: Is there a legitimate chance that Jurgen leaves Donovan off the final 23?

Jurgen's attitude towards the American players has always pissed me off. He specifically called out Benny Feilhaber for no reason, early in his tenure. He said something like "we shouldn't be at a point where we're relying on players like Benny Feilhaber for significant minutes.:

I have no idea why he said that. Did Benny frick his daughter without a condom or something? Feilhaber is 10 times more legit than many of the scrubs he called in to the USMNT the past 2 years (although I wouldn't have him in the final 30, either).

His treatment of Donovan, who is hands down the greatest player to ever play for the US, is also shameful. It's amazing how fast he forgets how well Landon played last summer. He had something like 6 goals and 7 assists in 8 games. That's an unbelievable performance. But he didn't run out the last two laps of a post-practice job.

CUT HIM AND GIVE HIS SPOT TO CASTILLO!!!!


If he doesn't put Donovan on the final 23, and the US doesn't make it out of the group, he should be fired on the spot for his arrogance.

I have no faith that we will make it out of the 23. And I don't think any coach in the world would improve our odds all that much. We got placed in the worst World Cup group of all time. It's bad luck, and it's a shame, but we shouldn't blame the coach as long as he picks a reasonable group to start and come off the bench.

However, if he decides to play politics and make the national team about himself rather than the players, including one who busted his arse for a dozen years at a level that is almost unprecedented in the history of soccer, that is embarrassing and a poor display of leadership that this team does not need going forward.