Bob Bradley and USSF Re-up through 2014

It took 65 days, but Bob Bradley's future is certain.  His contract has been extended until December 2014.  This is eliciting an uproar from the casual to the most hardcore if US Soccer supporters, who wanted to see, if not a big, sexy name, at least a willingness from Sunil Gulati to try something different, ala Juergen Klinsmann.  But as per usual, US Soccer has chosen the safe, the known, and the tested. 

My initial reaction is vile hatred.  Not at Bob Bradley, but at the spineless Sunil Gulati and the USSF.

Bob Bradley though, has his merits:

2007 Gold Cup- Champions
2009 Confederations Cup- Runners-up
World Cup Qualifying- 1st place
World Cup Group- 1st place

Bob Bradley's shortcomings come in his in-game tactics and line-up choices.  Players like Jonathan Bornstein, Ricardo Clark, and Robbie Findley continue to get calls, when they've all shown time and again that they simply cannot cut it on the international level.  If Bradley can stop being a homer, with these three especially, I'll be a much happier camper, but until I see the roster for the upcoming matches against Poland and Columbia, I'll be bitter.