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Serious question, besides Balogun, is there a single current USMNT 🇺🇸 player that can pull this off?

“There are a lot of people who just spew a lot of crap just to get likes and all that. I'm not into that. I don't need that. My life's good.” USMNT legend Landon Donovan says it’s nothing personal when he criticizes someone and talks about relationship with Christian Pulisic. 🗣️ “Am I friendly with them [current USMNT players]? Some of them, yes, that I have relationships with, or I know,” Donovan said. “Some of them who I've been critical of, certainly do not like me.” “Whether it's on the podcast or speaking to you or when I'm broadcasting, I'm never personal.” “I never take shots at people just because I will speak my mind if something bothers me, or if I see something I don't like, I don't do it in a malicious way. I'm giving my opinion, and if people don't like it, that's okay.” “But I've gotten to a point in my life where I don't need anything from anybody. I don't need anything from U.S. Soccer. I don't need anything from MLS. I don't need anything from the soccer world.” “It doesn't mean I'm just going to go, you know, burn the place down, but I am going to speak honestly. And I think there is value in former players speaking honestly when it's in an authentic way.” “There are a lot of people who just spew a lot of crap just to get likes and all that stuff. I'm not into that. I don't need that either. My life's good. I don't need any of that.” “But I do like to help inform people in an honest way as to what players and teams and coaches, etc, are going through.“ “ I was critical of him [Pulisic] last summer because he made a decision not to come play for the national team during the summer.” “And it was multi fold for me. It was one, the thought of declining a national team invite, declining to come play for your country because you basically didn't want to, I thought was the wrong decision.” “Also, his team was struggling, and he hadn't been around the team a lot, so I thought there are much better ways to handle it.” “Could have certainly gone into camp and just been around the guys and not play if you were exhausted physically.” “A lot of us did that at different times. We said, you know, yeah, we're coming in, but is it possible to maybe not start this game or maybe be on the bench, or that's totally fine.” “I just thought the way it was handled was very poor. Christian's a big boy. He can handle it. He didn't like it, and that's understandable, but I still have a ton of respect for him.” “I think he's a fantastic player, and I genuinely want him to succeed and do well this summer.” “What I care about is soccer in this country, and U.S. Soccer. I want this whole thing to keep growing, and he's a big part of that. That's why I'm critical when he's not there, because we need him.” [via Up & Adams Show with Kay Adams]

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