Captain Sweatpants Rides Again

August 30th, 2010 | by: Melissa |

Well that was anti-climactic. Today US Soccer announced Bob Bradley’s contract has been extended four more years. Meaning, we’ve got him through the next World Cup. Huzzah. That’s right, we’ve got four more years of sideline scowls and the most magnificent sweatpants collection in FIFA. I definitely agree some of his selections have been a bit suspect,

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and perhaps he has a slight problem being the mastermind behind a few embarrassing terrible tactical blunders

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and maybe he hasn’t quite figured out it doesn’t necessarily make the USA look so good to play the newbies in games against the really good national teams

(Insert picture of the 2007 Copa America roster here or whoever the crap those guys were playing against Brazil earlier this month)

But hey – no matter what crazy dumb-ass thing our Bob has done over the past four years, it’s kinda moot because we’ve got him for another four so that’s four more years to make stupid mistakes and drive the USA to another World Cup of utter mediocrity OR that’s four years ahead for us with an experienced leader who has worked the college and professional systems in this country so that should count for something, you know, for picking out budding talent. Cause yeah, we could really use some more depth in the ranks.

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http://www.facebook.com/people/Aaron-Lammers/1169193386 Aaron Lammers

Since Bob is the manager then I think he needs an assistant that can help evaluate talent and fitness for games. I think Bob does a great job making changes in game and adjusting tactics on the fly, but he has a constant problem of putting the wrong people on the field. Maybe he needs an assistant to help him with that.
Bob

Piotr Nowak seemed like a good assistant for him. Seemed like when he left the NT Bradley started making alot of questionable decisions.
Buzzardroostus

Thanks USSF for taking 2 steps back. We have better players, but we can do no better than we did in 2002 with this kind of mentality. I'm so disappointed, that I can't see myself going to Brazil after attending the last 3 World Cups.
Alexinho

What a garbage decision. I wish he'd have gone to Villa and preside over their drop to the bottom half of the table. I don't care how American he is.
Alexinho

And while I appreciate the thinly-veiled outrage in this post (if that's what I'm reading), I think you should reconsider your implying that Robbie Findley was a “suspect” inclusion. The dude is a real prospect for the US as far as strikers go. I think the “suspect” inclusion was Hercules Gomez rather than Brian Ching.
boondock

Alexinho i completely disagree gomez was better and is better than findley and ching. he assisted in the michael bradley goal in the wc. bradley needs to bring in edgar castillo