I have always been at the front of the line in taking shots at Landon Donovan - too soft, vanishes
in big games.
Well, Donovan has made me eat my words in his successful stint with Everton in the English Premier
League. His success is proving many of his critics wrong (starting with me), and his stock has gone
up significantly in world football.
Ruud Gullit's failure as the head coach of the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer was
another example of a foreign-based manager not taking the time to learn the system of MLS or to get
a handle on being able to identify the American player.
In reading Andrea Canales' column on Goal.
Like every other red-blooded, gun-toting, crescent-wrench-wielding American male too drunk
to get up and change the channel, I'm sure you did your patriotic duty and watched yourself a
heapin' helpin' of NCAA Football over the New Years weekend.
If you didn't, please don't say say anything, lest fans of American footie call you "parochial" for
refusing to enjoy the entirety of sport:
"You know, the reason you don't like football is because you don't understand it.
That's the question that Andrea Canales and Shane Evans of goal.com debated the other day-
Question: Could Bob Bradley be the right fit as coach of Aston Villa?Andrea Canales: Bob Bradley at Aston Villa - it's about time and overdue that
people see that Americans can coach.
There's something special about a player as electrifying as David Beckham. He's one of those
individuals who brings excitement wherever he goes. There was a completely different vibe in the
air this week. Fans all over the world were looking forward to his return. A player like that who
combines professionalism and style comes along once in a generation.
