re: Jurgen says NO to GMO

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Landy was lazy as frick the two years leading up to the WC.

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He must be presenting this MVP trophy to somebody else.

I love the narrative re-writing from the Jurgy sycophants.

He was the best American player in 2010, after a great spell at Everton. His form *did* dip a bit in the middle of 2011 - but Everton still wanted him back. He took three whole months (yeeeeaaaarrrzzzz) off from soccer (after playing basically non-stop from the start of the 2009 MLS season until the end of the 2012 season) and came back. He was the best American player (again) in 2013, and appeared to be the best American again immediately after the WC selection. But somehow (apparently), Jurgen picked the 4 days in the last 15 years that Landon wasn't among the best 23 American players to make his roster selection.

For me, it is so much less of a pro-Landon stance as it is an exposure of how full of shite Jurgen is. Look at every example of saying one thing and doing another. Read Tim Howard's book and read between the lines a bit about the group's reactions to Jurgen. (And hey, look - Timmy took a step back from the Nats, too.)

Interestingly enough, the Jurgen tenure has been covered with long stretches of shite play (as crazy4lsu pointed out). His seat was REALLY warm after we got skull-fricked by Belgium right before the Gold Cup. What helped Jurgen the most? Cruising through the Gold Cup and finishing strong in WC qualifying. The team really was clicking in the back half of 2013.

It must have been Nick Rimando's locker room presence that made all the difference in 2013, right?