Re: [nas] How Long Do We Ride Landon?

Agreed. Adu at 20 is not an impact player for club(s) or country despite his
talent. In 2002 WC both Donovan & Beasley were impact players at the world
cup.  Adu seems far behind both of them at this point.





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From: nas-bounces@americakicks.com [mailto:nas-bounces@americakicks.com] On
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Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 10:38 AM
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Subject: [nas] How Long Do We Ride Landon?

Tab Ramos started his final must-win game for the US at age 34. Claudio
Reyna had a World Cup team built around him as he was nearing 33. Looking
around our top Concacaf rivals right now, Costa Rica's playmaking
centerpiece is 34-year-old Walter Centeno and Honduras' is 33-year-old Amado
Guevara, while Mexico just went back to 36-year-old Cuauhtemoc Blanco.

This brings me to Landon Donovan, who in 2010 figures to be a healthy
28-year-old at the peak of his game. As a 32-year-old in 2014, he'd be a
much shakier proposition, but the only challenger I see on the radar is
Freddy Adu, still less than a sure thing.

As much as we're justifiably concerned about the weak links in our line-ups,
the impact of star performers is far bigger (this is why getting Rossi
would've helped so much). If the national team is stuck riding Donovan on
the downhill slope of his career, the entire program may stagnate as a
result. 

P

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