Landon Donovan
Landon Donovan
Landon Timothy Donovanis an American retired professional soccer player, who played as a forward...
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth4 March 1982
CityOntario, CA
ball teams walking
I think too often we let teams off the hook. When you get fouled, there's a lot of times you can put the ball down and play, and teams are kind of walking back. At this level, it can make a difference.
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Having Claudio and John makes it easy on me because they do all the work. I don't have to worry about getting the ball and moving it from side to side or finding people. They do that. I just get in front of the goal and try to score, so it's going to be fun for me.
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We give teams too much respect sometimes, ... We wanted to come out and put them under pressure. If they were good enough to beat it and get out of it, fine, but I didn't think they would be and sure enough getting the ball behind them, getting fouls and putting them in uncomfortable positions and next you know you're in control of the game.
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He's just a good soccer player, ... He's been around for a long time. He knows where the ball should go, and he makes it happen. And I know that if I make a good run and get in the right position, he's going to find me.
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The hard thing was seeing. There was a period of 15-20 minutes where you couldn't see more than 10 yards. The other thing is you are trying to run with the ball and it just keeps popping up, popping up and it's hard to get your momentum going.
excuse excuses game
We've had excuses for part of the year, but we don't have excuses now. This is a game we need to win, period.
continue goal
Our goal is to continue progressing in the World Cup,
bit easier expected
I'm so happy, man. They made it a little bit easier on us. I expected more. After we got the first one, they were never in the game.
deserves extremely happy impressed
I'm stunned, impressed and extremely happy for him. He deserves his reward.
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The only thing sweeter would have been to score. At least for three or four more years they will shut up and can't say anything and I love it.
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I would not say it is greatest moment. I would say it is the most gratifying, ... It's been strange. I am used to everyone telling me how great I am and how wonderful things are. This year has been the complete opposite. It's validating and gratifying at the same time.
drama literally
Literally from the first minute, they went down, ... They wanted to make a big drama out of the game.
best chicago final teams
We and Chicago have consistently been the two best teams all year, and this is what you want in a final -- the two best teams.
playing
We were getting slaughtered, ... We weren't playing well at all yet we're up, two-zero. But that's soccer.