Landon Donovan

I can't remember how many caps she's got.

She'll kill me for this.

But I'm failing in my job to do that.

And that's part of the reason why we've had to play so many less experienced players because we haven't always been thoughtful about getting players ready to... And so I think people like Lindsay will say, I understand that.

But she'll also say, I want to play and I say...

we want you to play but it will have to we will do it in this way and this is why we are doing it and I think if you give players the why and include them on that plan they can of course are disappointed but I will also turn around and say look this is important for you too that you remember being a 21 year old Lindsay Heap in the national team with player X at 32 being in front of you and you used to say why am I not getting a shot and

It's the same for that young Claire Hutton, for example.

But I think you need the combinations.

I don't believe in ageing players out after a certain period because if you don't have players that have been in the arena when it comes down to it, you foul.

You have to have that as much as you have to have high prospects.

Their first major tournament might not be their best one, but we have to create exposures to get that right.

No, listen, whenever you guys are in one of our towns, when we're around, when we're training, come down.

You're always welcome.

Come down.

All right.

We're there.

I'm there in February.

Oh, brilliant.

All right.

Welcome into Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan.