The better pro-Donovan argument is that he was dropped for Wondo, who cost the team a shot at advancing. Donovan would’ve made a better impact sub than Wondo, and there’s no way Donovan doesn’t bury that gimmie in the Belgium game.

They beat Chelsea at home early on in the season.

We did have Jermaine Jones at Schalke, who were consistently in the Champions League. Without Jones, Schalke are... well, not so much. Infer what you like.