U.S. Soccer: Addressing the Demands for Bob Bradley’s Firing

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Published: June 26, 2011

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Now, I do not pretend to know too much about soccer. I just started watching it consistently last year, and that was only because of the World Cup.

However, the die-hard fans of U.S. Men's National Soccer Team are completely off about the coaching of the team. Since Bob Bradley took over the team after the 2006 World Cup disaster, they have experienced more success than I certainly could imagine.

They reached the finals of the 2009 Confederations Cup, and were just short of reaching the quarterfinals of the 2010 World Cup. Yet still fans call for the sacking of the manager who brought the team this success.

To be clear, fans should not expect much out of this team. We, addressing all Americans, created our own version of "Football," because we felt like we could not dominate the European version.

As someone who just went through childhood, soccer was the least enticing option to play as a kid. Outside of hockey, soccer was the only sport that I never played, or was even offered to play.

And unlike the other 206 country members of FIFA (excluding hockey-centric Canada), it is not the most popular sport. However, this fails to address why Bob Bradley should not be fired. Don't worry, I am getting there.

People point to the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup final as the last straw for his career as manager of the team. Granted, yesterday's match was embarrassing at times.

Giving up four unanswered goals to a team not named Brazil usually falls under that category. However, one key detail should actually explain it all.

Unless I missed something, Bob Bradley was not responsible for the injury and subsequent substitution of Steve Cherundolo, the man who has started every important game for years at right back for the national team.

Unfortunately for the U.S., the only player who was available to come in for Cherundolo was Jonathan Bornstein.

Bornstein was switched to left b...
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