Landon Donovan

Bruce basically said, the senior players, you're not coming in.

Bruce basically said, the senior players, you're not coming in.

Bruce basically said, the senior players, you're not coming in.

Yeah. So the last game of the opening round, you're going to be around the team. Everyone's going to high five. We're going to cruise to the first round. And when the stuff really hits the fan, you boys are coming in. He said that to us. This isn't unprecedented.

Yeah. So the last game of the opening round, you're going to be around the team. Everyone's going to high five. We're going to cruise to the first round. And when the stuff really hits the fan, you boys are coming in. He said that to us. This isn't unprecedented.

Yeah. So the last game of the opening round, you're going to be around the team. Everyone's going to high five. We're going to cruise to the first round. And when the stuff really hits the fan, you boys are coming in. He said that to us. This isn't unprecedented.

So the fact that they can have their rest.

So the fact that they can have their rest.

So the fact that they can have their rest.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Well, don't play your last two club games.

Well, don't play your last two club games.

Well, don't play your last two club games.

And by the way, Yes, it is an easy conversation. Speaking of conversations, which is important to me, I'm not putting the blame necessarily on Marissa Pochettino. What I'm saying is all of these conversations needed to be had with the global sporting directors at these clubs. So I'm putting a ton of- And a long time ago. A long time ago. I'm putting a ton of this on US soccer.

And by the way, Yes, it is an easy conversation. Speaking of conversations, which is important to me, I'm not putting the blame necessarily on Marissa Pochettino. What I'm saying is all of these conversations needed to be had with the global sporting directors at these clubs. So I'm putting a ton of- And a long time ago. A long time ago. I'm putting a ton of this on US soccer.

And by the way, Yes, it is an easy conversation. Speaking of conversations, which is important to me, I'm not putting the blame necessarily on Marissa Pochettino. What I'm saying is all of these conversations needed to be had with the global sporting directors at these clubs. So I'm putting a ton of- And a long time ago. A long time ago. I'm putting a ton of this on US soccer.

There needed to be people on planes, at restaurants in Milan, at restaurants in London, buying bottles of red wine for sporting directors saying, listen- I understand you have priorities. Let me tell you about my priorities. My job's on the gold cup in 2025 is my priority. Now I know there's going to be a bunch of things in between there that you're going to say are hurdles.

There needed to be people on planes, at restaurants in Milan, at restaurants in London, buying bottles of red wine for sporting directors saying, listen- I understand you have priorities. Let me tell you about my priorities. My job's on the gold cup in 2025 is my priority. Now I know there's going to be a bunch of things in between there that you're going to say are hurdles.