bct81

I can see where you're coming from, I just don't think it's fair to Donovan to tee off on him for things that are innate to his personality. It's one thing to criticize him for deliberated choices he makes (i.e. not sticking it out at Leverkusen either time he was there) and another to criticize him for who he is (i.e. not an assassin on the field). I'm not saying he shouldn't be constructively criticized to encourage him to try to make better choices on the field, but I don't think calling him "cakes" is constructive.

Yes, it's an ongoing crusade. I was willing to bear it until Donovan went to Bayern, but I think that and his performance in the current Confederations Cup render the nickname completely ridiculous. I think it's very bad form to insult the guy who is clearly our best field player. It's not worth derailing whatever thread to go into it, so I use the "constructive feedback".