In a new book detailing David Beckham’s time in the MLS, U.S. forward Landon Donovan took an opportunity to do what he does best — whine about things. Donovan chastisted Beckham for his lack of commitment to the Galaxy, among other things.
Make no mistake, Beckham is now a largely overrated player. But, Landon Donovan is by far the most overrated player in U.S. team history (sorry, second-most after Freddy Adu). He is not even in the same stratosphere as Beckham in terms of ability or accomplishment. (Beckham has twice been runner up to FIFA player of the year and won the Treble in 1999. Donovan has MVP’s at the MLS All-Star game and the MLS Cup and has never scored a goal in club soccer outside of the MLS.) If Landon cared as much about improving his game as he did about crying about it, he may have actually lived up to his potential.