Is Bradley's Dismissal A Concern For The U.S. National Team?

Surprising news out of the world of soccer today, and this piece of news might be either the most concerning and the most surprising one people have heard in a while.

Bob Bradley's tenure with the US National Team is officially over, as Sunil Gulati, the President of US Soccer, told the media that Bradley has been relieved of his duties as the US coach. Although his immediate replacement has not yet been found, the US team has now gotten rid of a coach who had a very successful time with the US but ultimately has left a few dents in the road, especially ones in the Gold Cup and the World Cup.

He has a 43-25-12 record overall as a coach since being hired in January of 2007. 25 of those wins, however, came as exactly the wrong times, especially with two losses against Mexico and big upset World Cup losses against Ghana as well as the 2-1 close loss to Panama in the Round Robin tournament of the Gold Cup. So with all that said, will the new coach come in and put the team where it should be? The answer is, I don't know.

The US team has very many question marks concerning the team and with the new coach coming in, I'm not sure if all of it can be addressed. They'll certainly have to figure out a way to stop losing against poorer teams if they want to win the next World Cup and the next Gold Cup. This coach will have to know exactly what he's doing and what it honestly takes for this team to get far. Because let's face it, even though Bob Bradley was a good coach, it ultimately didn't translate to wins when the team needed them most.

This isn't really surprising, honestly, since I believed this would be coming, even though he signed a contract extension through the next World Cup. The US team needs to find a coach that can get them to their World Cup winners goal, because it hasn't really been much for the US team, except for the Gold Cup Finals when they had a pretty good run until losing to Mexico. But here's a name to look out for: Bruce Arena. He's a good coach and he knows exactly how to power this team to victories. With the Galaxy, he's doing pretty well. I wouldn't be surprised if that success translated with the US national team.

Whether or not the US team is ready for the next step, Bob Bradley will be manning the team. They'll have to find someone who can take this team far. Will the US team find a coach to get them to their goals? If so, who do you think might get there? We'll know soon enough, soccerheads.