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Michael Bradley, Jozy Altidore, and Freddy Adu will end their soccer careers as 1, 2, and 3 on the US's alltime scoring list.

IrishR#1 | 03/31/08, 10:12 PM

I would love to see Bradley make a push for Serie A. The league is where midfielders either have nightmares or become superstars. Sure, it would be throwing Bradley into the fire right away, but think of it this way:

The EPL has become way too one-dimensional. While I think Bradley could succeed in the EPL given more seasoning, it won't be great for his US Nats career if he can't adapt to the varying styles of international play (whereas the EPL has one style, crammed down your throat every single time).

As for La Liga, unless your name is Madrid or Barca (it saddens me I can't include Sevilla), you're not going to see too much success. La Liga has become top heavy. Now that said, anything can happen in a single season and La Liga could even out, thus making this statement completely invalid.

Serie A offers an aggressive, speedy and defensive style that the other big two don't. Bradley won't put up the goals in Serie A, but he'll become a far greater well rounder player. Palermo might be a nice squad to fit in with.

Now, all of this said, I still think Bradley needs to spend one more year in Holland before he make the move.

JHopper2 | 04/01/08, 09:36 AM

in my opinon he is the closes thing we have to a potential superstar, i like him better than altidore and adu.

I do believe he should stay in holland one more year, say move to a bigger club like ajax, psv, or feyenoord though to get more exposure and then amke a big money move. he still needs to develop

jeevs BS | 04/01/08, 01:05 PM

He will play for big name europe club in the future. I think he is perfect for Fullham, maybe that would make them 7 american on the team, + Brian McBride is retiring but more usa star are coming they should all go to fullham or other club i would love to see fulham about 50% of roster being American.

Underdog Champion | 04/01/08, 03:14 PM

Bradley needs to stay in Holland and away from Fulham. I think the days of Fulhamerica is coming to an end, anyway.

As far as Bradley goes he should stay at H-veen for at least one more year then look to a league like Serie A. JHopper said it best, that Serie A won't turn him into a goal scorer but he will learn the game there.

Palermo isn't a bad choice either.

J. HOVA: IS GRIFF | 04/01/08, 03:53 PM

Go to Spain darling

jeevs BS | 04/01/08, 05:12 PM

I'm surprised by the responses so far. I thought some people would want him to leave to the EPL right away. The good thing is that we all seem to have patience for M.Bradley to develop, which is good. He has at least two World Cups to look forward too, and hopefully one day, a European Championship

Big Chaco | 04/01/08, 06:15 PM

Why rush it? He's just beginning to make a name for himself now. In a few years the big clubs will be at his door begging for him to come play for them. Personally as a Celtic fan I would love to see an American put on the Hoops (almost did with Brad Guzan in January but the deal fell thru) and Michael Bradley to Celtic would be an awesome move, I think. His style of play matches Gordon Strachan's coaching mentality and would compliment the offense perfectly.

But yes, stay in HEERENVEEN for another season or two until he fully matures. Really if you think about it most of the great players now stay at a smaller club for several years before they hit it huge at a giant club, just like former Heerenveen stars like Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (now with Ajax) and Ruud van Nistelrooy (Real Madrid) did.

Im really looking forward to see how Bradley does, though. Gotta be patient.

Stauff Nation TB | 04/01/08, 06:53 PM

ah, he's just beginning. why rush?

great blog, btw

EliManning's#1Fan is 5-16 | 04/01/08, 10:31 PM

Playing time, playing time, playing time. He won't get as much if he moves to a "bigger" club... stay at H-veen at *least* a year, develop further, and see what happens. Stauff's point is a good one...

KansasToonami | 04/02/08, 04:50 AM

Either Bradley signs for a dutch club like PSV or Ajax or he joins a big german club (Hamburg, Stuttgart or Werder Bremen).
Herenven is a decent club, but it doesn't belong to european top 50, so he can score as many goals as he wants, but the real test will be joining a club that competes for a domestic title and one of the european cups.

We saw what happened with Beasley who deserves better than the Rangers. He left Eindhoven way too early.
The EPL is a great league as long as you play for one of the 8 elite teams, If you end up on another team who traditionally favours local players, a foreigner, no matter where he comes from, will always have a hard time adjusting to his new team and finding some playing time.

You don't go to England to get better, you're headed there when you have already reached a high level...

Aymeric | 04/02/08, 05:56 PM

Stay in Holland a little longer and keep developing your game. Then make a move to a mid to upper level club in England, Spain or Italy. A move now would end up just like Feilhaber, no playing time. And no playing time would bring your game down, then when you finally did play you wouldn't look as good as you did when you came in the first place.

JMG84 | 04/05/08, 02:19 PM

Bradly your ajoke I think your going back to the retirement league (M.L.S.) remember the bradly question is will he be going to a big club . The anwser is easy NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Just rumors. Who is going to want a player like him he's one dimensional. (American.. ) If he goes so called to Italy or France he will be playing on the bottoms teams. Well Alemania or Switzerland he can't make it out there either. So save the world from seeing you play and hack everyone you play against the trouble just come home to the states where every american plays like you, Fast straight forward and just plays kick ball... One name for that "M.L.S."

breman9 | 04/09/08, 12:26 AM

Great article. I agree with Bradley's potential and am looking forward to it. See my blog on the year in review where I responded to your comments regarding rating being too high. Thanks man.

D-Wreck | 05/22/08, 08:05 PM