Showing posts with label Landon Donovan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Landon Donovan. Show all posts
Donovan gets assist in Everton's 2-0 win over Chelsea
*Donovan got an assist and Howard kept a clean sheet in a 2-0 win over Chelsea.
*Highlights after the jump...
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Howard blunders in Everton's 1-1 draw with Wigan
*To be fair, it took a wicked bounce but he should have done better as they draw 1-1 with Wigan.
*Highlights after the jump...
szólj hozzá: W1-1E
Merseyside's Man
By Jared Launius
It's been kind of an interesting last 10 or so months for Donovan professionally, as his form was up-and-down – and injury-ridden – during his MLS season and, as you probably remember, he was benched for two knockout matches in the Gold Cup, which would have never been dreamed of a year before when he was scoring three goals in the World Cup. This all coincided with the finest run of Clint Dempsey's career, as the Cottager has scored a remarkable 22 goals across all competitions since the start of the Premier League's winter term in 2011.
For reasons perhaps unfair, but completely understandable, this has all lead to many proclaiming Dempsey's passing of Donovan in the U.S. best-player pecking order.* This is all, as the players like to say, media and fan created, and the players don't really care, or at least they say they don't. For me, personally, as a fan of the team and as someone who's dying to see the sport grow in this country, it doesn't really matter. I'm just smitten we've produced two attacking players of this caliber in one generation, and I hope they can both maintain their skills through 2014.
*For what it's worth, I find it hard to argue anything else. Dempsey has been a man possessed for about 14 months and, even if he's a different player than Donovan, seems to have been much more influential for a club in a much better league. National team form has bared similar results.
But I have to wonder if it does mean something to Donovan, not because of anything I know about him, but because of how I know I'd react if I were in his shoes. It's not fun being told you're not good enough, and it's not fun being told your teammate is better than you. Not because you don't want your teammates to do well, but it's just not fun being told this person is better than you, even if it's true.
Ultimately, for what matters most to us (the national team), this isn't exactly critical. The two occupy different spaces on the field, offer different things on the ball and have played effectively together for better than four years. But for us, the fans, this impressive seven-game run at Everton almost feels like Landon's response to Clint's year-plus of Premier League ascendancy. Or, at least, his reminder of exactly who he is and what he's about.
And it's given us plenty to talk about.
Saturday Morning Yanks Abroad Round Up
*He went the distance in a 0-0 draw with Chelsea.
Donovan and Howard with Everton
*Both went the distance in a 1-1 draw with Blackburn.
Williams and Johnson with Hoffenheim and Cherundolo with Hannover
*Williams and Dolo went the distance and Fabian was a 2nd half sub in a 1-1 draw.
Spector with Birmingham
*He went the full 90 in a 3-0 win over Watford.
Orozco with San Luis
*He went the full 90 in a 2-0 loss to Morelia.
szólj hozzá: BirmingWatford www.1Goals.com
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szólj hozzá: Hoffenheim 0-0 Hannover
David Moyes Happy With Donovan's Contributions.
Landon Donovan earned praise from Everton manager, David Moyes, for his play against Aston Villa this past weekend, as well as, his overall professionalism. Link after the jump.
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11671/7430452/Moyes-lauds-Donovan-display
Wednesday Yanks Abroad Round Up
Donovan & Howard with Everton and Friedel with Spurs
*All went the distance in Spurs' 2-0 win.
Spector with Birmingham
*He went the full 90 in a 2-1 win over Ipswich.
Onyewu with Sporting
*He got a yellow card in a 2-2 draw with Nacional.
szólj hozzá: T2-0E
www.1Goals.com - Birmingham City 2-1 Ipswich... by bwin888
Video: Donovan apparently the cause of Everton fans being thugs
Did he get a small clip or was it a dive? I love Landon, but it looks a bit like a dive to me. Beginning of video and music made me laugh though.
Donovan gets assist in Everton's 1-0 win over Tamworth
*Landycakes got an assist and Timmy earned a shutout in a 1-0 win over Tamworth.
*Highlights after the jump...
szólj hozzá: Everton v Tamworth 2:0 (FA Cup
Tim Howard scores (you read that correctly) in Everton's 2-1 loss to Bolton
*TImmy scored and both went the distance in a 2-1 loss to Bolton.
*Highlights after the jump...
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Donovan signs on for 2 month loan at Everton
Landon Donovan is headed back to Merseyside.The LA Galaxy announced on Thursday that the MLS superstar will join Everton on a two-month loan beginning on Jan. 1, reuniting him with the EPL club he represented during a similar loan two years ago.Donovan appeared in 13 games for Everton in 2010, scoring two goals and drawing rave reviews on his first shot at playing in the English Premier League. He used that loan largely to stay fit ahead of the World Cup in South Africa, and this time he’s eager to return to the club and reunite with his former teammates.
Donovan to return to Everton on two-month loan
Phil Neville Doesn't Expect Donovan to Return to Everton.
Friday Night Link Drop
*Three US vs France Post Game Thoughts
*US national team fell 1-0 to France on Friday night at Stade de France
*Klinsmann's MF choices are baffling
*U.S. player ratings against France
*Gomez's future up in the air
*US left looking for answers after another shutout loss
*Recap: US offense struggles again as Yanks fall in Paris
*Decision forces Donovan to favor MLS Cup over US
*Johnson's debut a bright spot for US in loss to France
*US MNT to face Antigua & Barbuda in World Cup Qualifying
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