If the U.S. men's national team is to take a pair of World Cup qualifying results off of Jamaica, it will have to do so without the services of integral midfielder Michael Bradley.
Bradley's agent told FOX Soccer that he will miss the Sept. 7 and 11 matches against Jamaica after picking up a right thigh injury in training with AS Roma on Tuesday, one that is expected to keep him out for the next 2-to-3 weeks.
"The hope is that Michael can return after the international break or very soon thereafter," New York-based agent Ron Waxman said.
Bradley's absence means that the onus will likely fall on the likes of Jermaine Jones and Kyle Beckerman, who started in the midfield against Mexico with Bradley unavailable a couple of weeks ago, to control things in the center of the field against the Reggae Boyz.
What do you think of this development? Do you think the USA will have a problem against Jamaica without Bradley.
Share your thoughts below.
I agree. how many times can you loose the ball in a game?
wow…really??!!! Just dont get why people are enamored with Torres, he is NOT A NUMBER 10!!!!..he doesn’t even play that role in his respective league and to state that he controls the midfield better than Bradley, is just a ridiculous statement. He is a turnover machine and doesn’t track back to recover or defend. He is there because Klinsi feels that he has to fullfill his Mexican-American quota. It’s like trying to hammer a square peg into a round hole. In fact Colombians, Hondurans, Costaricans, Brazilians and Argentinians are recruited in the MLS over Mexican-American players, which come from the largests hispanic demographic in this country (30 million plus). There are plenty of creative midfielders…Benny feilheber (World Cup experience), Farfan (Mexican-American not capped yet), Freddy Adu(as super sub…just saying.
I meant “is NOT”
That is the biggest crock of stuff I have heard–absolutely not true. He played 90m and he played well and he helped the team score two late goals to move to the CL group phase. If he had played poorly the coach would have subbed him.
although qualifier is the time or place to try new things. we may have to. With JK you really don’t know which way he is going to go next. Already he has Ream coming, is it to get a better look or actually give him playing time, if the latter, then it means other CBs are not available or not playing at their best. I wonder where Edu will be playing time.
I did not hate his dad but glad he is out. Michael Bradley is his own man. Get well soon Michael and show the ITIES what we have in the USA!
We could well be down with this group of players. Please not Beckerman. Jones is a red card waiting to be issued. Torres is not strong enough. The Jamaicans will be looking to muscle us all night and we need to tough players to handle them. Dempsey is a must, Donovan has to step up his game and Howard better be in top form. I am predicting 1-0 Jamaica. It will be sad indeed.
NOT BECKERMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. He is a waste of time!!! CAll me, I can do more than Beckerman, other that foul as much as he does.
Probably never, because it’s so statistically unlikely.
Especially for a team like ours with such a clear gap between the first XI and the next tier of players.
Torres looked really good over the weekend against a strong Santos side. The announcers were saying he deserved man of the match.
It certainly wasn’t his strongest game against Mexico but he was out of position with really no one moving off the ball. I will take the passing of Torres over the passing of Bradley any day.
anyone who does not understand how important Bradley is to the USA national team just has lingering hate for his Dad.
yeh there’s hope and my vote for Benny. as a Revs fan i agree he hasn’t been stellar, doesn’t always start even, but his quality is still apparent.
I just thought Mikey was unbreakable. Some players seem to never go down, and I thought he was one of them. Get well soon, Mikey!
Good, put in a player with ball possession skills and one that wants to go at a defender instead of passing it backwards.
When was the last time the USMNT had our best 11 on the field, in form and healthy at the same time?
1-0 at home and 1-1 away
Sometimes I feel like people just throw names out there because they sound cool.
Feilhaber? Has been very poor.
Sacha? He is not a national team caliber player and has been AWFUL.
B-b-b-Benny! BENNY! Benny and the rest.
A la “Why not Taylor” before the 2006 World Cup. WHY NOT BENNY? He can ball, has all the technical skills. It just seems like for some reason (being on the NE Revolution) he is light years away from even getting a look by Klinnsmann.
+1
ya, he has been a steady and constant part of the US lineup forever. I can’t remember the last time he was injured..
Did you see him in Champion’s league qualifier? He was terrible. He did absolutely nothing. Even the TV commentator made the same remark about Klejstan.
i wish he would, he would make things happen in the 10 role
Give Corona a shot?
It all seems to be unraveling at the wrong time…
Quick FIFA, clear Ossie Allanso to play for the US
Very good point!
Pretty sure JJ drew (not earned) an RC against Jamaica in the last matchup.
Statistically, Feilhaber is one of the leaders in MLS for chances created.
Any idea when the roster’s gonna be announced?
Bradley is a key peice, but lets remember this is Jamaica. Yes, concacaf road games are tough, but we should come out of this with 4 points. Beckerman helped shut down a very potent Mexican attack, he can handle himself against Jamaica. Also you have to assume Jones is going to play better than he did against Mexico (might be the worst ive seen him play, and we still won!). Stop freaking out everyone. If we lose to Jamaica because Bradley is out, then we have MUCH more to worry about than just Bradley being out.
Who? Feilhaber’s ship has sailed. Has he done anything in MLS lately? I would much rather see Sacha get a call.
RIGHT! {trying to be positive}
What jb said
Is it time to take a look at Sacha? Sounds like it.
Ouch
I don’t think Jamaica will be easy, but I don’t see why all the concern if we are missing Bradley and Dempsey. Against Mexico were we missing six regular starters — Carlos Bocanegra, Steve Cherundolo, Michael Bradley, Clint Dempsey, Jozy Altidore, and Clarence Goodson (and Timothy Chandler, if you want to count him) — and we achieved the Miracle of Mexico City. And, who knows, maybe we would not have won with all those starters. Personally, I would like to see Klinsmann reward those Mexico guys for their valliant effort by calling all of them back up, and any that are injured try out some new faces–such as Tim Ream. I think that the Mexico friendly roster can beat Jamaica 2X next week.
Also, I think Klinsmann should name Tim Howard captain again, even if he calls Boca back. Howard did a good job in Mexico City, he’s a top goalkeeper in the Premier League and he certainly commands respect. Klinsmann has been head coach now a year and has earned the right to name his own captain.
Cameron playing in front of the CBs? Looked pretty good last weekend.
I can’t remember the last time he was injured. Has it been that long? That’s pretty impressive for (usually) playing as a d-mid.
Red card countdown starts now….
Put Zusi in the middle, better upside compared to Beckerman and more stable then Jones
That…..blows.
can feilhaber get a look???
with bradley out, and potentially donovan and dempsey out, and torres looking less than stellar, why not get benny in there???
to be honest, we should have enough depth (and i think we do) to beat Jamaica either way.
“Next man up”…as my coach used to say.
yup
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This is awful news, especially with Torres looking so poor last match. I don’t see any combination of CMs able to string together passes.
I’m ok with Beckerman and Jones in central midfield against Jamaica. However, if you add Bradley’s absence to a possibly out-of-form Dempsey, then add that Edu hasnt played in awhile, Boca has been playing against lesser competition, who knows what we get from Donovan…it begins to make me nervous.
This isn’t great news, but our depth at CM should be enough to get us through these next two games, right? Right??
/swigging a bottle of Maalox.
Dangit Roma.