Comments on: Landon Donovan is a Classy Guy

By: Diane

Diane — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:08:00 +0000

Jeff, it’s a quote from Donovan in Andrea Canales’ ESPN column today. Great quote, and better image!

Have only read teasing about Donovan being a sissy, hadn’t known much about him, but what he did yesterday took balls, and brains, and a LOT of class. Really nice work

By: Jeff Bull

Jeff Bull — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:00:04 +0000

Found the article: it's the one Andrea Canales wrote on Beckham's big night for ESPN.

By: Kenny

Kenny — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:53:07 +0000

Links to discussion of pointy boobs please.

Anyway, I was surprised that Landon would do that, but it makes sense, and Jeff Bull is dead on.

By: Ian

Ian — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:48:27 +0000

Well done, indeed. Landon is a great American player, and in an ideal world, he’d be as recognizable by Americans as an admittedly great player who’s just arrived, but that’s life. Nice to see it was his idea – I was a little mad that he’d been stripped for the newbie. Pointy. Classic.

By: Jeff Bull

Jeff Bull — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:47:03 +0000

Good post on an interesting subject. Here’s my theory, though: my suspicions that Donovan is something of a freelancer are growing and that’s a personality-type that doesn’t do well with the captaincy. Put in clearer terms, I think Donovan is a “lead-by-example” kind of guy, while, according to one thing I read, Beckham does on-field leading really well…but, dang me, I can’t find the article. If anyone reads an article with a quote from Donovan discussing Beckham’s considerable on-field chatter (e.g. “Edson, that’s your ball!” “Xavier, your ball!”, etc.) that’s the one I’m talking about.

Donovan lays it all out there when he wants to win, and he communicates as well, but it sounds like Beckham does it with more intensity…and, hell, may as well say it, that little extra bit of credibility.