Archives: Landon Donovan

US National Team: Looking Ahead

Posted on February 15, 2008 by Kartik Krishnaiyer

The 2006 World Cup was a page turner for the United States. Not only because the result didn’t fulfill the pre-tournament expectations of many, but because of a coaching change and the departure of arguably four of the United States … Continue reading →

Posted in Arturo Alvarez, Ben Olsen, Benny Feilhaber, Bob Bradley, Bobby Convey, Brad Davis, Brad Guzan, Brian Ching, Brian McBride, Carlos Bocanegra, Claudio Reyna, Clint Dempsey, DaMarcus Beasley, Danny Szetela, Dax McCarty, Eddie Gavin, Eddie Johnson, Eddie Lewis, Frank Simek, Freddy Adu, Heath Pearce, Jay DeMerit, Jimmy Conrad, Jonathan Spector, Josh Wolff, Jozy Altidore, Justin Mapp, Kasey Keller, Landon Donovan, Lee Nguyen, Marcus Hannehman, Michael Bradley, Michael Parkhurst, MLS Talk, Oguchi Onyewu, Pablo Mastroeni, Ricardo Clark, Sal Zizzo, Stuart Holden, Taylor Twellman, Tim Howard, US National Team | 11 Comments

Developing Leadership for the US National Team

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Kartik Krishnaiyer

With the annual January training camp in full swing for the US, and January B+ friendly as I like to call it out of the way let’s look ahead towards qualifying. Here and now in 2008 the US has a … Continue reading →

Posted in Carlos Bocanegra, Clint Dempsey, DaMarcus Beasley, Landon Donovan, MLS Talk, Tim Howard | 4 Comments

Wynalda: Still the Best US Forward of Modern Times

Posted on January 20, 2008 by Kartik Krishnaiyer

The 2-0 scoreline in favor of the United States in last night’s friendly in Carson, CA was a nice scoreline for the United States, but mistakes in the final third and some breakdowns defensively will have to be corrected going … Continue reading →

Posted in Landon Donovan, MLS Talk, US National Team | 4 Comments

MLS Math: Does it Add Up?

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Kartik Krishnaiyer

I must admit despite the speculation I was mildly surprised by the news Carlos Ruiz has returned to the LA Galaxy. I understand that the Galaxy have Joe Cannon and Clint Mathis both off the books and that the three … Continue reading →

Posted in Carlos Ruiz, LA Galaxy, Landon Donovan, MLS Talk | 10 Comments

Best and Worst of 2007: US National Team

Posted on December 28, 2007 by Kartik Krishnaiyer

2007 was an interesting year for the US National Team. A transition year to say the least, at times the US looked worse than any point since prior to hosting the 1994 World Cup. The American performances in the Gold … Continue reading →

Posted in Carlos Bocanegra, Landon Donovan, Maurice Edu, MLS Talk, Oguchi Onyewu, Tim Howard, US National Team | 2 Comments

MLS Offseason Full of Excitement: Some Thoughts

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Kartik Krishnaiyer

What a crazy week it has been already within MLS. Juan Carlos Osorio ends up with the Red Bulls and Chicago is left without a coach. The franchise in its ten years of existence has had three head coaches and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bobby Boswell, Bruce Arena, Claudio Reyna, Florida International University, Juan Carlos Osorio, LA Galaxy, Landon Donovan, Major League Soccer, Mexican League, MLS Talk, Red Bull New York | 3 Comments

Grandfathering In Designated Players Smacks of Favortism

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Kartik Krishnaiyer

Landon Donovan/AP Major League Soccer has made several efforts in the past few seasons to eliminate the appearance of favoritism towards certain clubs that was often alleged in the early seasons of the league. Many fans of clubs in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Carlos Ruiz, Designated Player Rule, Eddie Johnson, Landon Donovan, MLS Talk | 5 Comments

Donovan scratched from South Africa Friendly

Posted on November 13, 2007 by Kartik Krishnaiyer

Landon Donovan has sustained an injury in Los Angeles’ friendly with Minnesota on Sunday and will not be flying to South Africa to join the US team.

Posted in Landon Donovan, MLS Talk | 2 Comments

Galaxy Lose Yet Again; RSL Crushes UEFA Cup Bound Everton

Posted on July 22, 2007 by Kartik Krishnaiyer

Another match, another loss for the Los Angeles Galaxy. Despite the red carpet, Hollywood setting and 19 ESPN cameras the Galaxy looked pedestrian in a 1-0 loss to Chelsea in front of a packed house at the Home Depot Center. … Continue reading →

Posted in LA Galaxy, Landon Donovan, MLS Talk, Real Salt Lake | 11 Comments

Halftime Thoughts on USA-El Salvador

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Kartik Krishnaiyer

Playing Michael Bradley, Benny Feilhaber and Pablo Mastroeni together is a mistake. You don’t have anyone remotely resembling a playmaker occupying space in the center of the midfield, thus a tendency to push the ball exclusively down the flanks or … Continue reading →

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