If there was anything positive to glean from Argentina's thumping of the United States Men's National Team in Houston, it's that it wasn't all Michael Bradley's fault.
Make no mistake - Bradley was not good. He continuously turned the ball over. His passing percentage was a lowly 72% (38/53). And his coveted long ball, which so often leads to scoring attacking play? Only 5 were on target through 90 minutes.
And yet, it would be absurd to place the blame squarely on his shoulders. Everyone on the team played assorted shades of poor. We're talking about a match that featured a whopping total of zero shots (let alone any on target), so it's safe to say that while Bradley didn't fix a bad situation, he probably didn't make it considerably worse.