Landon Donovan vs. Algeria – World Cup ‘10 | Unfiltered Soccer

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[00:00:08]We're cheersing the greatest US World Cup moments in history. And today we're focusing on the most dramatic moments in US soccer history. Landon Donovan, you your goal.

[00:00:19]>> Our goal.

[00:00:20]>> Okay, that's true. I appreciate that.

[00:00:22]Your goal against Algeria in the 2010 World Cup.

[00:00:26]>> Wow.

[00:00:26]>> Oh, what a moment.

[00:00:27]>> Memory lane.

[00:00:28]>> Okay, so Let's just for I mean we'll get into all the stuff but just so people remember June 23rd that that number is like etched in my brain forever.

[00:00:36]>> Is it June 23rd? Yeah.

[00:00:38]>> At Loftus Fairfield Stadium in Ptoria.

[00:00:41]Um we needed to win to get out of the group.

[00:00:43]>> Yep.

[00:00:44]>> Uh in the sixth minute. I remember this well when I talk about it. Um Algeria's Rafi Jabur gets in and he's alone and he smashes a ball, hits the crossbar. You remember that? Well, I'll tell you what I tell you what I don't remember. No, no, it's true. Let's I'm gonna stop you. So, there are certain games, okay? And you you I know you feel this way. There are certain games, LD, that are crystal clear every moment of the game.

[00:01:12]>> Yeah.

[00:01:12]>> Can I tell you if I I'm reading through the notes. I don't remember one thing about this game.

[00:01:18]>> It's amazing.

[00:01:18]>> Seriously. But like two moments. Don't remember hitting the crossbar. Don't remember our chances, which we'll go.

[00:01:23]Right.

[00:01:24]>> Right.

[00:01:25]Also cuz I don't watch games back. I've never watched I've never once watched a singular game back of my own.

[00:01:30]>> So like >> Yeah. Keep going. It's amazing.

[00:01:33]>> Okay. So that happens then.

[00:01:35]>> I do sort of remember it was good goalkeeping. I came out. I made myself big. Gave him nothing to look at.

[00:01:40]>> He gave him everything to look at.

[00:01:42]>> Uh all right. So then 21st minute. I do like remember this when I watch it back.

[00:01:46]So Hurt gets in.

[00:01:48]>> He shoots.

[00:01:49]>> It gets saved. It comes back to him. He shoots again. He'll tell everyone he was crossing. he never crossed once in his life.

[00:01:56]>> He shoots it and it goes across the goalmouth to Clint who smashes it in and they call him offside and in the moment you have no idea there was no V at the time. When you watch back he's never offside like never ever ever. So it should have been a goal. Then later in the game in second half >> second half yeah >> Clint gets a chance he comes inside hits the post. It bounces back to him and then he kind of skies it over and wide.

[00:02:19]Yeah. And so then there's just this chaotic like 20 minutes of like we're all cheating up the field and you guys are just defending for your lives.

[00:02:27]Algeria has nothing to play for. So they're like let's just go for it too.

[00:02:30]>> It's just this back and forth ping pong match.

[00:02:32]>> Let me just let me just pause for a second cuz I think we've talked about this on the show.

[00:02:36]>> There are moments in a soccer game where you cannot stop the flow. Like >> so good.

[00:02:42]>> You're watching you're going this is this is a tennis match. Someone just stick their foot on the ball and the other team doesn't play according to the rules. So they're flying out of position. So you got to fly out of position.

[00:02:51]>> And so then you like you get the ball and and everyone's thinking like you should just calm down, take a breath, get control, but now you look up and it's 4v4 and I'm like, well, we got to go score, >> right? And then they get it and they're like, well, we got to go.

[00:03:05]>> It's the same. It's crazy, man. It's chaos.

[00:03:08]>> All right. And then the moment. So it's 00 91st plus minute. I remember they get a ball on the right and they cross it and the guy is a what is he like eight yards out or something?

[00:03:18]>> Yeah, a pretty free header.

[00:03:20]>> It was hard. Stuck stung my hands. Stung my hands. It was >> Stop it. It wasn't that hard. You're so dumb.

[00:03:27]>> So, uh, he heads it. I'm not sure it would have even gotten to the goal line, but it falls into your hands.

[00:03:33]>> And then, well, you take people through.

[00:03:34]So yeah, >> this I I do say in all seriousness, >> you always were seeing the picture before the ball ever got to you. And I tell goalies this now, like when I was coaching, you should have an idea. Of course, you're trying to save the ball and whatever, but if you're like elite mentally, you have a picture of what the field looks like so that if you get the ball, you've seen the picture already.

[00:03:56]>> Yeah.

[00:03:56]>> And so many goalies catch it, look around, look to their right, move around, and they look up, and there was a guy wide open, and now they missed him.

[00:04:03]>> Yeah. And so you always had that picture, right? So you had an idea that there was something on. So walk through that moment.

[00:04:10]>> You know, sort of you and I you and Clint, you and I and me and Clint because you guys were mostly on the wing. Every time I sort of got the ball just in general, we played I don't know 100 times together. I was always looking for that outlet, right? Because you guys always wanted the ball. You didn't like turn your back. You didn't walk. You were like the body language is like if I'm on like play me the ball. And I learned early on, you know, when you get the ball, you sprint to the edge of the box, right? It's like it's like a point guard. You push the ball. You don't have to doesn't have to be a fast break. Push the ball, get the team in the offense.

[00:04:39]So, I my thing was always sprint to the edge of the box. If nothing's on, all right, cool. We'll just hang out for a minute, right? But like try try and get the game going. And it's also goalkeeper 101. You you sort of wherever the ball comes from, you go out the opposite side. So, >> I get the ball. And by the way, that outlet to I'd have to go back and watch, but we this was a tennis match like like you and I talked about, right? So that wasn't the first time in that last 20 minutes of the game that I got the ball and we quickly transitioned, right?

[00:05:08]>> Like that this game was just like chaos.

[00:05:11]So we scored the goal on that on this, but there was other moments where >> I got the ball out of the back or the ball sort of squ squeaked out the other side and we just pushed it. So, so yeah, it was uh you know it was the game was so like there was there was nobody the I mean remember the midfield was empty so they had a back >> nobody around me.

[00:05:29]>> No, they had a back four and we had a back four and then the both midfields were like either squeezed to one end or the other. There was literally no nobody in the midfield like the whole last 25 minutes. So when I got the ball sprinted out threw it.

[00:05:41]>> I mean it was a great throw but guess what? I could have put that anywhere.

[00:05:44]There was no one around you. Like I just tossed it out there and then and then you took it and went go. Your turn.

[00:05:49]>> Yeah. So, I get it. And and this is if you watch closely, I think I take one touch and then I take a second touch and my second touch is a total donkey touch. Like I definitely put it too far. And if the defender was alert, he sort of steps and then he backs off. But if he had committed to it, he would have smashed me and it would have been like a 50/50 and it wouldn't ever happen. But he backs off.

[00:06:10]>> And then the way I always played was I knew my best attributes.

[00:06:15]>> Yeah. if I was one v one with someone wide or whatever, I could get a yard and get across or get a yard and get a shot, but I wasn't going to run by three guys.

[00:06:22]I wasn't like Mbappe or Messi or whatever. So, my thought was always get it to someone and run cuz me running without the ball was way faster than with the ball. And I I like the timing of my runs and how I did that. So, my thought was get it to Josie and let's get in front of the goal. and Josie makes there's a lot of underrated plays in this moment that people don't realize and it's why I tell um I used to say this when I was coaching loyal >> put pressure on teams right like put the play or put the ball in a place where it puts pressure on a backline so Josie gets it Clint does what he always did which was just being a nuisance in front of goal and Josie puts it in a great spot that puts them under pressure >> and they have to make a play >> can I stop you before you continue shout out to Josie Aldor I know he's a dear friend of ours. He's listening.

[00:07:07]>> He's a monster because Josie had this ability like he he he'll never get enough credit for sort of like >> his football IQ, his ability to see a P.

[00:07:16]Like he was strong.

[00:07:17]>> He could hold the ball up. He could run you. He could drag you. He scored goals, >> but his ability to sort of like find players like really cheeky and clever in those moments. So yeah. Anyway, shout out to >> No, he's he was he it's hard to say this, but he was underrated as a player in general. He was so clever, man.

[00:07:33]>> So good.

[00:07:33]>> So he rolls it. Clint goes in front of the goal, bounces off the goalie. And someone was asking me the other day like, "Do I still see that goal through that lens?" I don't because it only happened once, >> right? I see it through the the TV angle now. And that's how I remember it.

[00:07:49]>> But I swear Tim, sometimes, like, as a goal scorer, anybody who who's scored goals will understand this, sometimes the goal looks like 3 in wide, and sometimes it looks three miles wide.

[00:08:01]>> Yeah. And I feel like the goal was so massive, like it was impossible in that moment to miss. It felt so big, >> so amazing.

[00:08:09]>> Um, and then scoring and then turning the corner.

[00:08:13]>> And this is what people don't understand. Like a lot of times people have pre-planned celebration. When you're in a game like that and then you score, >> the last thing you're thinking about is like some pre-planned thing, so you just react.

[00:08:26]>> Yeah.

[00:08:26]>> And I just sprinted to the corner and then got dog piled on and >> it's amazing. chaos ensued.

[00:08:31]>> Bro, I'm I'm looking at So I have it I have like I've got pictures pulled up on my phone, right? And I've seen all of these like you you're sprinting away.

[00:08:43]There's a there's one of Benny Fel Hyber behind you like screaming to the gods.

[00:08:47]Oh, and then Josie the my favorite one my favorite one is Josie. He's like 10 feet in the air. The dog piles there and like I don't know where he lands, but he he lands on somebody. He's literally 10 ft in the air.

[00:09:00]>> That's amazing. The other thing is when I turned the corner, I I caught eyes with Stu Holden.

[00:09:05]>> Yeah.

[00:09:05]>> And he Stu, I swear to God, he was halfway down the sideline before the ball hit the net. Like he was And you talk about like great teams, right? And great teammates. Stu was on the bench.

[00:09:15]>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

[00:09:16]>> But he was just as excited as we all were. And I think that was the fastest I ever saw Stu run in his life. Um we met at the corner flag and just slid and then dog pile ensued. Oh my gosh, dude.

[00:09:27]I'm looking I'm looking at pictures and it's crazy. Yeah, you slid in and he was like I think Stu was at the corner flag sliding before you did. He >> He was waiting for me to get there.

[00:09:37]>> Stu Stu Holden was thinking if I get there first the world's going to think I scored.

[00:09:43]>> I actually thought he scored when I turned the corner. I'm like, did you score or did we?

[00:09:48]>> Amazing. Amazing.

[00:09:49]>> Brilliant.

[00:09:50]>> Um All right, Andrew put some trivia up.

[00:09:52]Can we answer some trivia? I you know I love trivia because I'm I'm I'm really good at it.

[00:09:56]>> I know you are.

[00:09:57]>> Oh wait, go back. I I think I said this to you off camera, but I think we have to for the record say, can you imagine >> if I ran to the edge of the box and I w and I instead of throwing it, I waved you off.

[00:10:08]>> Told everyone to get off >> and I just hold held it and went calm down. Calm let's get up the pitch.

[00:10:12]>> You just wanted the shut out.

[00:10:14]>> This moment would win. This moment would have never happened.

[00:10:17]>> Okay, so it's all about you. Tell us more.

[00:10:19]>> No, keep >> What if you had done what every goalie does in the 90th minute? He just fell on the ball and like waited 12 seconds >> in this day in US soccer history.

[00:10:28]>> US bow out cuz I'd be working at McDonald's.

[00:10:33]>> All right, trivia number one. We have not read any of these. According to us.com, who was named man of the match from this game?

[00:10:42]Oh, >> cheerio.

[00:10:44]>> Well, I know the games I was man of the match obviously, so it wasn't this one.

[00:10:47]Um, I mean, I'm guessing match.

[00:10:55]>> You didn't get it.

[00:10:56]>> Well, I don't I feel like Andrew wouldn't have put that in there if it was me.

[00:11:01]>> I'm going to say Michael Bradley.

[00:11:07]>> That was That was going to be my guess.

[00:11:09]Um, Clint >> Clinty. Yeah. Okay, go ahead. Josie >> was he >> really >> see Josie's underrated. We don't even pick him.

[00:11:17]>> Very under I know. All right. Congrats, Josie. You know what's cool? In the World Cup, you get these I have some >> szies, bro. Sameies. Show you mine. I got three.

[00:11:26]>> Yeah, you have these like cool little like you get an actual trophy. It's really cool.

[00:11:30]>> Yeah, it's funny.

[00:11:30]>> Okay, next.

[00:11:33]>> Landon, my goal is the latest match-winning goal in US men's national team World Cup history. What is number two? The latest Oh, match winning.

[00:11:42]>> Match match.

[00:11:43]>> Latest matchwinning goal.

[00:11:46]>> All right, so let's go through this. How many? We didn't win. don't have many wins.

[00:11:50]>> So we have Colombia.

[00:11:52]>> Mexico's happened early against in 2002.

[00:11:55]Colia >> Colia we didn't win any in ' 98.

[00:11:59]>> 2002 was early.

[00:12:02]>> 2006 we didn't win.

[00:12:03]>> Match winning was early. Yeah.

[00:12:04]>> 2010. This was that one.

[00:12:06]>> 14.

[00:12:07]>> Oh, John Brooks was Yeah, John Brooks.

[00:12:09]>> When was that one?

[00:12:10]>> Ghana. It was late.

[00:12:11]>> Was that late?

[00:12:12]>> Okay. John Brooks.

[00:12:13]>> Let's go, Tim.

[00:12:15]>> Yep. Versus Ghana. 86th minute. Wow. I didn't realize it was that late.

[00:12:20]>> Oh, it was late. What was it? 9 what?

[00:12:22]>> 86.

[00:12:23]>> 86. Bang.

[00:12:25]>> We scored early and late. What a game.

[00:12:27]>> Okay. All right. Last one. The Algerian goalkeeper that we scored on was Rice Emboli.

[00:12:34]What MLS team signed him four years later? Yes. You know this?

[00:12:40]>> Really?

[00:12:42]>> Philadelphia Union.

[00:12:43]>> I was going to say Philly.

[00:12:44]>> So good. I am so good. my guess. Yep.

[00:12:47]Well, he's a goalkeeper. You better know this. I was going to say Philly. That's where my mind went.

[00:12:50]>> Why would I?

[00:12:51]>> Was that before Andre Blake then?

[00:12:53]>> Yeah, >> that was before Andre Blake.

[00:12:56]>> Wow.

[00:12:56]>> I'm so good at trivia.

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