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Landon Donovan understands. He gets why certain narratives popped up the moment it was reported that San Diego Wave FC had hired him as interim head coach. If there are two things soccer fans revolt against when it comes to coaching hires, it is a big name swooping into a job, and a man getting a head job in the women’s game sans any practical experience. Donovan fits both of those criteria to a tee.
Donovan, who acknowledged his learning curve to get up to speed on the Wave’s competition was “steep,” addressed the media Monday from Panama where the club will open the inaugural Concacaf W Champions League on Tuesday against Santa Fe. He calmly laid out how he became the club’s surprise choice to navigate them through the rest of the season and offered assurances that he was doing it for the right reasons.
“I’ve been offered four MLS jobs in my life since I started coaching,” Donovan said, not specifying whether or not they were head coaching roles, but…
