The best comment I've ever seen on SBI (re: Landon Donovan)

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Here’s a win/win scenario:

1. LD takes a half-season off, which he calls a retirment (end of 2012-December 2013), ends his contract with LA and MLS, grows a beard, goes on walkabout, learns to knit, etc…

2. the USMNT, resigned to a post LD world, turns to giving playing time and callups to some NextGen players during the hexagonal (MB, Zusi and beyond), giving them important match experience and time-to-be-a-hero opportunities that would be taken up by LD if he were around.

3. After ingesting some especially clarifying herbal products in a non-descript Peruvian Mountain valley, LD rediscovers his love for footy. Since he’s out of contract he signs a free January 2014 transfer to a non-MLS club (maybe in Peru? habbout Mexico? Ah the irony…), plays like a man possessed (think Gomez 2.0, only like on an epic scale) and storms back into National Team relevance.

4. Team USA enters the WC Finals Tournament in Brazil with an incredibly deeper and younger pool of young attacking midfielders plus a revitalized and healthy (and still bearded) LD.

Win/Win.

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