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Michael Bradley is Toronto FC’s heartbeat and the USMNT’s scapegoat

Of all the takes flying around following the United States’ failure to qualify for the World Cup, this was one of the more common ones:

Next friendly. Just do it, man. Clear it out. Have fun. Be weird. pic.twitter.com/DaY63JxcK2

— Will Parchman (@WillParchman) October 11, 2017

It’s tongue-in-cheek, of course, but the general idea - that the U.S. should tear apart its current lineup completely, discard anyone who will be older than 28 by the time the 2022 World Cup comes around and throw in the kids - is an enticing one.