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ASN Morning Read: Go North, Young Man
And by north, we mean further up the field, which is where Michael Bradley's national team coach wants him to play, despite mounting evidence that perhaps that's not the best role for him.
BY
Noah Davis
Posted
December 11, 2014
8:20 AM
Jurgen Klinsmann thinks Michael Bradley should be an attacker: "The role that he ideally plays for me as a coach is an advanced role on the field, where he gets close to the opponent’s 18-yard box, gets into the 18 yards, maybe scores goals, maybe plays a decisive ball, and has these brilliant moments and connects the dots higher up the field." More brilliant moments.
Shots fired: The first player on our 23 for January Camp list wasn't even on the ASN radar six months ago: Major League Soccer Rookie of the Year Tesho Akindele. The Calgary native, currently ranked 88th in the ASN 100, was enjoying a solid-yet-unspectacular rookie season when he exploded for three goals against the San Jose Earthquakes on August 16.
Here's a nice bit on Robbie Rogers, who found success with the Los Angeles Galaxy: This time, Robbie Rogers looks happy. He's covered in sweat, grass stains, beer, and champagne. He has a large lump on the left side of his forehead from a knock he took while trying to slow down New England Revolution winger Teal Bunbury, and the sweaty, unbearable media scrum converging on him is desperate to get a few sound-bites from American sports first openly gay athlete to win a championship—the MLS Cup, as a member of the Los Angeles Galaxy. "I remember last time I won this it was here and totally different circumstances and I couldn't enjoy it."
MLS Expansion Draft Hot Takes edition:
A striker, a system and a shot at the New York Red Bulls from NYCFC
Swinging for the fences in the Expansion Draft for Orlando City
ASN Hot Take on the Hot Takes: more heat, shorter headlines.
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