Just one quick note of Tyler Adams, seeing as he is reportedly getting multiple interest from Premier League clubs. Aside from being a talent + the biggest soccer brain out of anyone in the USMNT, imo, he is also a great human. I’ve interviewed him a bunch of times and he is…
…honestly the best. Wise beyond his years. Also, big, big heart. After Nations League win celebrations on the pitch we had words as he was heading back to the dressing room. After saying congrats, etc, I said how I wish I could have seen him play against México and if he
was just dying to play after seeing the craziness that was that game. He just smiled and said nah, for him, seeing the team win was literally all he needed. He’s just a good, good person.
Any club would be lucky to have him.
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1/ The Donnarumma to PSG news is such a bewildering decision from Leonardo for obvious reasons, but once again - as I find myself doing it almost every season - I have to say it out loud:
It’s an absolute insult to Keylor Navas.
2/ I’m not even going to waste this thread with his resume to justify how good he is. Let’s be perfectly clear and keep it 100: Him being a brown Costa Rican is part of the reason cause you know damn well a white European doesn’t get treated with this type of disrespect.
3/ Yes, according to reports, Donnarumma’s arrival doesn’t mean his exit, but that doesn’t matter. Think of the message you’re sending to Navas. “Listen, thanks for what you’ve done so far but we want to spend a lot of money on another GK just cause we’re still not sure…”
1/ I purposely didn’t comment on the “Latino temperament” thing yesterday because if there’s one thing I’ve learned on this site, it’s that the worst type of discourse usually occurs immediately after something happens, followed by attacks and noise instead of a chance to learn.
2/ Don’t get me wrong, I’m 100% guilty of that, so I’m trying to do better & this situation called for it. I also teach a diverse range of journalism students every year & the one thing I always try and pass on, when it comes to conversations on social, is PRODUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT.
3/ First off. Jim Beglin and I have become friends on this site and aside from his public apology we have talked. I am not going to get into the actual conversation but I can tell you he feels terrible and most importantly, he is here willing to LEARN and that to me is the key.