Landon Donovan

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

I think the format's slightly different. Point taken. Absolutely point taken.

I think the format's slightly different. Point taken. Absolutely point taken.

I think the format's slightly different. Point taken. Absolutely point taken.

Yeah. We need to probably know how many teams were in that World Cup just to give us some sort of context. But yes.

Yeah. We need to probably know how many teams were in that World Cup just to give us some sort of context. But yes.

Yeah. We need to probably know how many teams were in that World Cup just to give us some sort of context. But yes.

Yeah, I mean, look, Landon, I'm not on the fence with this. I agree with the one side of it where this is just hard. This is just hard.

Yeah, I mean, look, Landon, I'm not on the fence with this. I agree with the one side of it where this is just hard. This is just hard.

Yeah, I mean, look, Landon, I'm not on the fence with this. I agree with the one side of it where this is just hard. This is just hard.

I think if you have a, you know, you yourself were a prodigy and a generational talent, and I think when you see a young boy or girl who's starting to go down that road where they look different, they're better than everybody else, and they start to kind of ascend to that level, you have to ask them a conversation. You have to have a conversation with them, both coaches and parents, right?

I think if you have a, you know, you yourself were a prodigy and a generational talent, and I think when you see a young boy or girl who's starting to go down that road where they look different, they're better than everybody else, and they start to kind of ascend to that level, you have to ask them a conversation. You have to have a conversation with them, both coaches and parents, right?

I think if you have a, you know, you yourself were a prodigy and a generational talent, and I think when you see a young boy or girl who's starting to go down that road where they look different, they're better than everybody else, and they start to kind of ascend to that level, you have to ask them a conversation. You have to have a conversation with them, both coaches and parents, right?

And you have to have a conversation and say, look, do you want this? If you want this, this row is going to get hard. And by the way, you don't have to choose it. You can play club soccer, ODP, go to a smaller college party, use soccer as a vehicle, no doubt. But if you want it, this is going to get really difficult.

And you have to have a conversation and say, look, do you want this? If you want this, this row is going to get hard. And by the way, you don't have to choose it. You can play club soccer, ODP, go to a smaller college party, use soccer as a vehicle, no doubt. But if you want it, this is going to get really difficult.

And you have to have a conversation and say, look, do you want this? If you want this, this row is going to get hard. And by the way, you don't have to choose it. You can play club soccer, ODP, go to a smaller college party, use soccer as a vehicle, no doubt. But if you want it, this is going to get really difficult.

And the fact of the matter is you have to be – in order to be a professional, you have to have a good skill set. You have to be a good decision maker. And you have to be able to handle pressure. That's it. Those are the things that will make you a successful professional. So I don't think we're too hard. I think what I would say is – and I've done this and I use my –

And the fact of the matter is you have to be – in order to be a professional, you have to have a good skill set. You have to be a good decision maker. And you have to be able to handle pressure. That's it. Those are the things that will make you a successful professional. So I don't think we're too hard. I think what I would say is – and I've done this and I use my –

And the fact of the matter is you have to be – in order to be a professional, you have to have a good skill set. You have to be a good decision maker. And you have to be able to handle pressure. That's it. Those are the things that will make you a successful professional. So I don't think we're too hard. I think what I would say is – and I've done this and I use my –