Landon in London

It's not often that a man steps onto the pitch the field with an entire country on his back.
It's even rarer that this pressure comes during that man's first game in the world's strongest league...in the snow...in an opposing stadium...in London...against Arsenal.

No, Landon Donovan wasn't a focal point in the Everton attack today, but considering the circumstances, I'll take the optimistic road and say he was...a'ight.

He didn't contribute much (other than a lovely corner), but much wasn't asked of him.  Everton seemed to have a preference for the left side while Donovan was on the field.  It's really difficult to "grade" Toffee Cakes for his work, because off-ball movement is so critical to his game, especially playing so wide (a surprise to me), and that's almost impossible to judge on television.

What did you think?