DONOVAN UNSURE ON LOAN

The LA Galaxy striker Landon Donovan has said that it is highly unlikely that he will be joining Everton on a loan deal in January like in the previous seasons. The US international striker has had a lot of success during his two loan spells with Everton in the past. Hence, there has been a lot of expectations that he would once again be back to the club in the coming January transfer window as well. However, he has all but ruled out of such a loan deal by saying that he does not have the same enthusiasm for the sport as he did a few years ago.

Meanwhile, it has been a number of years since he had more than two weeks of rest. Hence, he will be taking the time off when the regular season comes to a close this season. Landon Donovan has not had the best of European career during his early stage, but that has all changed with the two loan spells with Everton. David Moyes will be more disappointed than anyone else because the arrival of Landon Donovan would have provided the team with the third dimension. Everton have made a good start to the new season.

“The chances of me playing again this off-season are very slim. I’ve had, not since this January but last January [2011], a total of two weeks off. My soccer enthusiasm is not as high as it was two years ago. I’m kind of ready for a break when this [MLS] season is over. It’s possible. That’s why I’m really focused on doing my best this year and finishing up the year and then reevaluating. It could very well be,” said Landon Donovan in a recent interview. LA Galaxy are currently third in the Western Conference table.

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LANDON NAMED IN SQUAD

The skipper of Los Angeles Galaxy, Landon Donovan, has been included in the USA team for the friendly match against Mexico which is going to be held on 15^th of August. The manager of USA team, Jurgen Klinsmann, has included five strikers in the team and Donovan is one of them. So, Danovan, who has scored the most number of goals for USA in the international matches, would not be able to play for Galaxy against Columbus Crew. That match is also scheduled on 15^th of August.

Many young players are selected in the USA squad for this match and Danovan is one of the few experienced players who have found a place in the squad. After being selected in the squad, Danovan said that nothing is more important than playing for the country. He is happy that he has got a place in the side and it would be wonderful to represent US again. On being asked about the Mexico team, he said that Mexico is a fantastic team and they have shown that in the London Olympics. Winning the Gold medal in the Olympics is not easy by any means. And, also, the Mexico team would be playing on their home soil. So, it would be tough for the relatively inexperienced US team to give a tough fight to Mexico.

In the last few days, there have been reports that Danovan might announce his retirement at the end of this season. On being asked about that, Danovan said that he hasn’t taken any decision about the retirement yet. At the end of the season, he would re-assess the things and then decide whether he should continue playing or not. As per Danovan, he is losing his interest in the game which might prompt him to retire at the end of this season.

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CAHILL WILL BE A SUCCESS

Former Everton loan star Landon Donovan has said that he is confident that the new arrival to MLS – Tim Cahill – can be a huge success in the United States. Everton recently agreed a deal to sell their star midfielder Tim Cahill to MLS club New York red Bulls for around £ 1 million. Tim Cahill has been extremely crucial in the success that Everton have achieved in the last eight seasons. He initially joined the club back in 2004 for a transfer fee of just £ 1.5 million from Millwall. Even though he is a midfielder, he is known for his goal scoring abilities, although he managed only three goals last season.

Despite this, Landon Donovan is extremely confident that he is a player to provide a new dimension of an attacking player within MLS. Landon Donovan knows Tim Cahill better than anyone else after having spent two seasons on loan at Everton. The former Arsenal great Thierry Henry also said that he is confident that Tim Cahill can prove to be a success at his club. Henry recently started the 3-2 win for the MLS all-star against Chelsea in a pre-season friendly match. He is excited to combine with Tim Cahill to great effect.

“I didn’t speak to Tim about this particularly. I would have preferred to have him in LA but it’s a great opportunity for him and fingers crossed everything works out for him. He always spoke very fondly of our league. Most players and their families enjoy the prospect of living in America. There are a lot of pluses to playing here, and now when the league has made the sort of financial commitments they have made to players it sweetens the pot even more,” Donovan said after it was announced that Tim Cahill would be moving to the MLS.

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DONOVAN WARY OF GUATEMALA

LA Galaxy striker Landon Donovan has said that the team should be extremely wary of the threat given by Guatemala. The United States national team will be taking on Guatemala in the first World Cup qualifier knowing that they are the favourites to win the match. Landon Donovan, though, has said that the team should not allow their tag as the favourites to affect them in the match. There have been suggestions that United States national team manager Jurgen Klinsmann will be naming a weak squad for this match, but Landon Donovan resisted such speculation by saying that they are extremely wary of the threat posed by Guatemala.

The LA Galaxy star has also said that the surprise loss that the under 20 team suffered at the hands of Guatemala is the perfect example that they should not take their opponents lightly. The under 20 team from the United States was once again the favourite last year to win the match against Guatemala. However, the failure to do so meant that they also failed to qualify for the World Cup that took place in Colombia. Paraguayan coach Ever Hugo Almeida has done an extremely good job with Guatemala according to Landon Donovan.

“[The U-20 team’s] elimination helped us wake up a bit. We learned from that and got better, and it’s clear to us that teams in the region are getting better too. Many of the faces are the same, if you look at ‘Pescadito’ Ruiz or [Marco] Pappa, I think that now with their new coach they’re more organized and for me, this is a better team than before. We saw the match against Jamaica, and we know that at home this is a different side,” said Donovan ahead of the crucial World Cup qualifier with Guatemala.

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