Landon Donovan, Tim Howard & Cristian Roldan talk REAL football in San Francisco| Unfiltered Soccer
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
from the block in San Francisco. Put your hands together. Here's your hosts, Landon Donovan and Tim Howard.
We heard there's a lot of people in this room doing a lot of different shows, but they said that Unfiltered is the best.
The best show, so thank you guys. We appreciate you showing up. You guys made it all the best. Thank you.
And we have an incredible guest today, one that I'm delighted to sort of... Yeah, you guys, I think, will be excited about the guests we have.
Yeah, tuck into. Someone you might be seeing a lot this summer, we'll say.
Let's do a little tease. We hope so. Is that a Clint Dempsey jersey? Yeah, there it is.
How did Cristian Roldan's career with the Seattle Sounders shape his playstyle?
I like it.
Atta girl.
Yeah, that was a good one. That's it. Oh, my God. Donovan, I like it. Yes.
Did you say you saw 10 of his saves?
At least. At least 10.
Oh, I was going to say, what about the other ones? You didn't see the others? Yeah. Oh, got it, got it, got it.
Well, we certainly appreciate the love.
What insights does Cristian Roldan share about working with Mauricio Pochettino?
And when we started this thing, we didn't know what it was going to become. But it's blossomed into just an incredible, something beyond our wildest dreams. And Landon and I always talk about it. We like to talk about soccer, but we're constantly digging into what you all want to hear and what you all want to see from us. So that's the most important thing. We appreciate your support.
Yeah, we're very grateful, guys. And like he said, we didn't know where this thing was going to go, but you guys have made it really enjoyable for us. Tim says this all the time. We have things we like to talk about, but hearing from you guys is what we want. We want to talk about what you guys want to hear. So keep following, keep listening, keep sending in questions, all that. We really love it.
Let's kick this thing off and make it official. Welcome, everybody.
How do Landon Donovan and Tim Howard evaluate USMNT roster battles?
Thank you. Unfiltered soccer. He's Landon. I'm Tim. Today's show is presented by NHTSA. We all seem to be in a rush these days, but when you're behind the wheel, please do not speed. Follow the speed limit. A few minutes saved by going faster is never, ever worth the risk. Paid for by NHTSA.
Amen.
Welcome, guys, to the show. As I always say, raise your hand if you actually subscribed to the show. Oh, Landon loves this. Okay, if not, you're in a lot of trouble. All right, so why do you subscribe?
What challenges do players face heading into the 2026 World Cup?
Why do you need to subscribe? Every time I talk to someone about our show who has not listened, they say, okay, should I listen? I say, yeah, listen. So they listen to the show, and then they call me or they text me and say, God, I really loved it. When you subscribe, it helps other people find the show and fall in love with it, too. So... my plea to you please subscribe to the show follow us on all the social media channels you can get it everywhere you get your podcasts also she's not here today she's in New York but Jordan does all of our emails and does our AT&T fan connection which we love and you can always email us at feedback at unfiltered soccer dot com all right timmy without further ado we are joined today by a southern california native one of our own u.s men's national team midfielder let's see if you guys can get who this is based on the clues they will he won the gold cup he won the gold cup in 17 and 21. oh you already saw him
He has two MLS Cups, a CONCACAF Champions Cup, and the Leagues Cup. That's insane. All with his current club, the Seattle Sounders. Please welcome to the stage Mr. Christian Roldan. Good job, Chris. How we doing?
Good to see you, bud.
How does Cristian Roldan prepare mentally and physically for a World Cup year?
Really good to see you. Here's the crazy thing. We didn't even realize we were on the same 2017 Gold Cup team. Oh, interesting. Yeah, which was here. We won the final year. You played until 2017? He was a boy. I was a young man. I mean, now I'm just old and washed up, and he's still crushing it.
Yeah, okay. Do you remember that team?
Yeah, great team. I got kicked off the team a little early for guys like Michael Bradley.
Yeah, yeah, for sure.
What are the non-negotiables for players under Mauricio Pochettino?
Oh, that was right. That was the time where they could change the roster.
But he came to the party, so he's part of the team. Gets a medal.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:07–0:54
2
How did Cristian Roldan's career with the Seattle Sounders shape his playstyle?
0:54–1:14
3
What insights does Cristian Roldan share about working with Mauricio Pochettino?
1:14–2:00
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How do Landon Donovan and Tim Howard evaluate USMNT roster battles?
2:00–2:28
5
What challenges do players face heading into the 2026 World Cup?
2:28–3:46
6
How does Cristian Roldan prepare mentally and physically for a World Cup year?
3:46–4:12
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What are the non-negotiables for players under Mauricio Pochettino?
4:12–4:31
8
How does the change in MLS schedule affect player preparations?
4:31–53:02
Speakers
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