American soccer player Landon Donovan, who also plays for American Los Angeles Galaxy club, is thinking about his retirement citing his prolonged distance from his family. Thirty year old American attacking midfielder is even thinking of taking a world tour to divert his mind from all soccer glitches. Meantime, he also hinted he may or may not participate in world cup 2014 also. His impressive two loan spells for Everton made him a front runner for a probable deal with Everton, but his surprise decision took everyone in a shock. At the moment, he is thinking about some time off the field whereby he could devote some quality time with his family and friends that may include a world tour too. He gave an interview to ESPN and told, “Right now, I need time to think and that is impossible to achieve while I am playing, I need to determine if I want to play, and if the answer is yes, I need to work out where and for how long.”
Telling about his wishes to cover some long distance tours, he said, “I plan to spend a lot of time travelling to distant places, alone. I am not sure where. I want to take time to have some freedom and not worry about my next game or being fit. It may take me two weeks, two months or a year. I don’t plan on worrying about the end result. I want to focus on being present and making the decision when I am ready.”
Though, he appreciates his two seasons stay at Goodison Park, but ruled out any chance for his return to Everton. He expressed his journey for the club as memorable and said, “Everton was a fling that grew into a full-blown affair. I do think about them because they really stole my heart when I walked into Goodison Park. Everyone was so unbelievably welcoming, from Mr Moyes to the tea lady. I have such affection for the club. But I’ve struggled with motivation at many points in my career. I’ve had times where it all came easily but there have been stretches where I have questioned it. I have some selfish things I need to do, and I have some things to work out.”
His interview clearly tip-offs about the stress he would have been taking every day during his playing sessions. If, he could regain his confidence within his holiday period; he may come back to Everton or he may also spot a final period on his soccer career.