By James  Nye New ESPN pundit Landon Donovan has wasted no time tearing into Jurgen Klinsmann, the coach who controversially dropped him last month. Appearing on the sports network on Wednesday for their World Cup Preview, former star Donovan lambasted defeatist coach Klinsmann for repeating for the second time in as many weeks that the USA has no chance at all of winning the trophy. 'This will come as a surprise to nobody, but I don't agree with Jurgen,' said Donovan who will work for ESPN for the duration of the 32-nation tournament which kicks-off on Thursday in Brazil. Scroll Down for Video
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Landon Donovan used his first appearance as a pundit on ESPN to criticize US Soccer coach Jurgen Klinsmann
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Soccer legend Donovan, 32, is confident his ex-teammates will succeed
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Klinsmann has played down the chances of the United States over the past week
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Repeated his claim that his squad has no chance of winning as he touched down in Brazil on Wednesday
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Klinsmann controversially dropped Donovan from his squad last month
But Donovan declined to speculate on additional possible factors in the decision: his recent soccer sabbatical, the coach’s decision to evaluate a versatile player solely as a forward, or the impact of the @placeholder’ difficult group draw on their long-term planning.