“As the most complete player on the U.S. roster, there is little Bradley can't do. He drops perfectly weighted passes in front of streaking forwards. He is calm on the ball in traffic. He is one of the few American players who can create goals out of nothing. His decision making is so steady and reliable that it's easy to bestow upon him that tired basketball trope—that he is an extension of his coach on the field.”
And then Jurgen Klinsmann and the World Cup in 2014 happened.
It’s been discussed and critiqued in detail, but Klinsmann was the first manager who destroyed a bit of the lustre around Michael Bradley.