Landon Donovan

So we talk about medium and long-term planning or goals. Does it obstruct you in any way trying to build toward next summer, not having potentially a bulk of your team together as you start to push through the Gold Cup, use that competition as a kind of a precursor to the World Cup? With no World Cup qualifying, which everyone talks about, is a huge issue.

Does your staff and yourself see that as a problem?

Does your staff and yourself see that as a problem?

Does your staff and yourself see that as a problem?

You've talked about MLS and it being a strong league. How important is it to you that your players are playing? Because I think we see around some of the players who are in Europe maybe not playing the same amount of minutes.

You've talked about MLS and it being a strong league. How important is it to you that your players are playing? Because I think we see around some of the players who are in Europe maybe not playing the same amount of minutes.

You've talked about MLS and it being a strong league. How important is it to you that your players are playing? Because I think we see around some of the players who are in Europe maybe not playing the same amount of minutes.

As it goes into the next year in terms of selection and certainly for the World Cup, I would imagine it's vitally important to you that your players are playing big minutes, whether it's in MLS or not. Exactly.

As it goes into the next year in terms of selection and certainly for the World Cup, I would imagine it's vitally important to you that your players are playing big minutes, whether it's in MLS or not. Exactly.

As it goes into the next year in terms of selection and certainly for the World Cup, I would imagine it's vitally important to you that your players are playing big minutes, whether it's in MLS or not. Exactly.

As a follow up to that, you mentioned Matt Turner. So how are you feeling about the goalkeeper situation? If we looked at Zach Steffen and Matt Turner, in my opinion, the best two that we have, but you obviously have a bunch of goalkeepers in the pool. How do you feel that they're progressing and putting themselves in terms of the best set to start?

As a follow up to that, you mentioned Matt Turner. So how are you feeling about the goalkeeper situation? If we looked at Zach Steffen and Matt Turner, in my opinion, the best two that we have, but you obviously have a bunch of goalkeepers in the pool. How do you feel that they're progressing and putting themselves in terms of the best set to start?

As a follow up to that, you mentioned Matt Turner. So how are you feeling about the goalkeeper situation? If we looked at Zach Steffen and Matt Turner, in my opinion, the best two that we have, but you obviously have a bunch of goalkeepers in the pool. How do you feel that they're progressing and putting themselves in terms of the best set to start?

It's interesting that you said about players are surprised. We had Diego Luna on our podcast a couple weeks ago, and I think he surprised us as well. He's got a tough mentality. I didn't watch it. I need to watch. He's got a tough mentality. And I just wonder, going back to the January camp and everything that happened there, did he surprise you? Did his mentality shine through?

It's interesting that you said about players are surprised. We had Diego Luna on our podcast a couple weeks ago, and I think he surprised us as well. He's got a tough mentality. I didn't watch it. I need to watch. He's got a tough mentality. And I just wonder, going back to the January camp and everything that happened there, did he surprise you? Did his mentality shine through?

It's interesting that you said about players are surprised. We had Diego Luna on our podcast a couple weeks ago, and I think he surprised us as well. He's got a tough mentality. I didn't watch it. I need to watch. He's got a tough mentality. And I just wonder, going back to the January camp and everything that happened there, did he surprise you? Did his mentality shine through?

For sure, that's what you want.

For sure, that's what you want.

For sure, that's what you want.

For me, that's one of the best rivalries, Boca-River.