United States World Cup Soccer Shirt

Landon Donavon Says

On whether it is imperative that the U.S. train at altitude prior to the World Cup:
“A mile high, in my experience, is about the point where it can affect you a little bit. It’s not going to be as dramatic as it would be in Mexico City. But certainly any advantage you have with the altitude, you want to take. Heading into a World Cup, there are a lot of things you can’t control. The draw, you can’t control, where you play and who you play, how your opponent plays, you can’t always control that stuff. But the things you can control, you want to control. We’ve always done a great job of this. We want to be, mentally, as prepared as possible and physically as prepared as possible. The game dictates what happens but if you can control those two things it gives you a really big boost in helping you qualify for the next round.”

On whether he will expect a circus-like atmosphere as the U.S. and English media prepare for the USA-England match:
“I’m sure it will get pretty intense, especially in the world we live in today with blogs and the internet and stuff like that. I’m sure it will be a lot of fun. Our job is to, obviously, to try to stay insulated and just worry about the team. It’s going to be a lot of fun. I’m excited as much as a fan of this game, for this game as I am a player. I’ve already had a chance to interact with some fans of ours and you can see how excited they are and how passionate they are. A lot of our fans are showing up in numbers in South Africa so we might have, I’m hoping we have some sort of advantage there and that can help us.”

On his initial reaction to drawing England, Algeria and Slovenia:
“First, we saw we’re with England, which is interesting and exciting on its own. The other two we don’t know that much about. Algeria and Slovenia, we kind of have to do some research to figure out what they’re about.”

On his reaction to drawing England due to being a teammate of David Beckham’s:
“It’s going to be fun. David was there at the Draw so I’m sure he recognized it right away. I hope we’re both there. Obviously we have to stay healthy and get there. It’s going to be a lot of fun.”

No related posts.