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"The last 10 days he did everything right," Klinsmann said of Donovan. "He was always positive, he took it the best way possible. So his disappointment is huge. I totally understand that. He took it very professional, because he's an outstanding professional player and he knows that I have the highest respect for him."


I think it was half personal, and half that he wanted to move Donovan from a Winger/Second Striker, to only being a Second Striker. I can understand if he just doesn't like the guy, but I can't really understand him thinking Brad Davis belongs over him.

Edit to say; If it was because he was lazy and fat then come out and say it so us fans can have an explanation, and move on.

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Maybe he doesn't want to sully Donovan's reputation?

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This. Jurgen has done this in the classiest way possible.

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I love jurgy just wish Boyd had made it.

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Donovan's just one player.

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Mes que un player.

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Also why all this bs about "going young"

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I do not, nor will I ever, the 'going young' argument for a WORLD CUP. It's the World Cup for God's sake. I will assume that JK didn't do this to 'go young' – that he did it because he feels the other players he is bringing are better.

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Nothing good can come from leaving Donovan off the team. Plain and simple.

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That's a massive overstatement, and even if it were true, you'd have to be privy to knowledge that you aren't privy to to know it.

In other words, I call bullshite.

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My point is that the training camp should matter for guys like Diskerud. It really shouldn't matter much for LD

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That's where I'll disagree.

If he looked like the 24th best player there, or the 5th best forward, or whatever, then Jurgen HAS to make that call. It's his job.

If this were someone like Bradley, or Dempsey, or Jozy, who hasn't been flaky over the last two years and who was considered a lock coming in, I'd be a little more offput. But I, and I'll admit it, was slightly pissed at Landon for his sabbatical. Not from a personal perspective – do what you gotta do to be happy. But don't expect that your time away while the rest are busting arse won't have serious consequences.

All that to say, I think we're all on the same page. We'd have taken Landon, but we get that Jurgen has the better view of the situation. We also get that there could be something personal to this.

I'm just trying to generate a little less Chicken Little ranting and a little more "It's the World Cup, let's go fricking win this shite" mentality. Not that it'll make a difference on how our team does, but that's what the World Cup is supposed to feel like, and it didn't feel like that on this board yesterday.

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Landon certainly is in that tier.

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Even if he came into camp out of shape and in bad form?

In. Out with the balding, little, tubby man. Time to rip Ghana a new one.

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