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Stu Holden

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Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

In this case, Miami, without Messi, they still were pretty good for a large chunk of the year. Now, it does help that they have Suarez and Alba and Busquets and all these studs. But the reason I voted for Messi is because Miami were the best team in the league in the regular season. They set a record for the supporter shield.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

I feel that the most valuable player in the league should come from the best team in the league. And Messi, when he was on the field... was undoubtedly the best player in the league. His stats were insane, the goals, the assists.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

I feel that the most valuable player in the league should come from the best team in the league. And Messi, when he was on the field... was undoubtedly the best player in the league. His stats were insane, the goals, the assists.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

I feel that the most valuable player in the league should come from the best team in the league. And Messi, when he was on the field... was undoubtedly the best player in the league. His stats were insane, the goals, the assists.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

I mean, he was on pace at the beginning of the season to absolutely shatter every single record, and then he picks up the injury in the Copa America and had to miss some time. But he's the best player in the league, guys. I mean, he's the best player in the world. He's the best player to have ever played soccer. That doesn't default you into winning the Landon Donovan MVP award.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

I mean, he was on pace at the beginning of the season to absolutely shatter every single record, and then he picks up the injury in the Copa America and had to miss some time. But he's the best player in the league, guys. I mean, he's the best player in the world. He's the best player to have ever played soccer. That doesn't default you into winning the Landon Donovan MVP award.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

I mean, he was on pace at the beginning of the season to absolutely shatter every single record, and then he picks up the injury in the Copa America and had to miss some time. But he's the best player in the league, guys. I mean, he's the best player in the world. He's the best player to have ever played soccer. That doesn't default you into winning the Landon Donovan MVP award.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

But it also, when you're scoring and doing what you've done on the field, he's the best player. You can't argue that. Kucho Hernandez is a phenomenal player, but the crew, you know, they didn't have as good of a year this year. They go out in the first round of the playoffs. Like the playoffs doesn't count in this award, but yeah, I'm okay with it.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

But it also, when you're scoring and doing what you've done on the field, he's the best player. You can't argue that. Kucho Hernandez is a phenomenal player, but the crew, you know, they didn't have as good of a year this year. They go out in the first round of the playoffs. Like the playoffs doesn't count in this award, but yeah, I'm okay with it.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

But it also, when you're scoring and doing what you've done on the field, he's the best player. You can't argue that. Kucho Hernandez is a phenomenal player, but the crew, you know, they didn't have as good of a year this year. They go out in the first round of the playoffs. Like the playoffs doesn't count in this award, but yeah, I'm okay with it.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

Guys, I mean, remember the uproar when Pochettino and AC Milan requested Ballistic to come back for that second game? And I would have loved to have seen Christian play against Mexico. And I didn't think it set the greatest precedent, but I also understood...

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

Guys, I mean, remember the uproar when Pochettino and AC Milan requested Ballistic to come back for that second game? And I would have loved to have seen Christian play against Mexico. And I didn't think it set the greatest precedent, but I also understood...

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

Guys, I mean, remember the uproar when Pochettino and AC Milan requested Ballistic to come back for that second game? And I would have loved to have seen Christian play against Mexico. And I didn't think it set the greatest precedent, but I also understood...

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

these guys these days are being asked to play more minutes more games travel more miles than in the history of of soccer and there's a reason that like sports scientists and you know these these medical teams have a really hard job now to try to understand like how can we get a guy rest before they they hit that they're in the red zone right now can we push them a little more do we need them for the champions league do we need them for that international game and

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

these guys these days are being asked to play more minutes more games travel more miles than in the history of of soccer and there's a reason that like sports scientists and you know these these medical teams have a really hard job now to try to understand like how can we get a guy rest before they they hit that they're in the red zone right now can we push them a little more do we need them for the champions league do we need them for that international game and

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

these guys these days are being asked to play more minutes more games travel more miles than in the history of of soccer and there's a reason that like sports scientists and you know these these medical teams have a really hard job now to try to understand like how can we get a guy rest before they they hit that they're in the red zone right now can we push them a little more do we need them for the champions league do we need them for that international game and

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

Look, Christian had a period of a couple of years ago when he was at Chelsea where it was like he was in and out of the team. He'd get in the team. He was injured. And then his rhythm, his flow, everything was interrupted. And so my fear is that we get back to that again. I believe that's in Christian's past. He's played so many more games now. His body's... adapted more. He's more grown up.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

Look, Christian had a period of a couple of years ago when he was at Chelsea where it was like he was in and out of the team. He'd get in the team. He was injured. And then his rhythm, his flow, everything was interrupted. And so my fear is that we get back to that again. I believe that's in Christian's past. He's played so many more games now. His body's... adapted more. He's more grown up.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

Look, Christian had a period of a couple of years ago when he was at Chelsea where it was like he was in and out of the team. He'd get in the team. He was injured. And then his rhythm, his flow, everything was interrupted. And so my fear is that we get back to that again. I believe that's in Christian's past. He's played so many more games now. His body's... adapted more. He's more grown up.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
LA Galaxy Wins 6th MLS Cup, Pulisic Injured, and Chelsea's EPL Chase

He's grown into his body, but it is a little bit concerning and you hope that they handle this in the right way because he was in such great form. His fitness was off the charts. He was just, he's in that zone, you know, where you're just, you're playing game, playing game, you're feeling good. It's like the best feeling in the world. Nothing can go wrong.