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Toronto FC hoping to move Michael Bradley back to midfield role

The Star | June 7, 2018

Related Topics: CONCACAF Champions League, Mexico, Ager Aketxe, Gyasi Zardes, Nick Hagglund, Chris Mavinga, Drew Moor, Michael Bradley (soccer), Toronto FC, Greg Vanney

Michael Bradley’s adventure in defending started in Mexico, in the second leg of the CONCACAF Champions League final after Toronto FC Drew Moor went down in training.

“I looked at (Bradley) and we looked around. There was nobody else ... It was really a play out of necessity,” Toronto coach Greg Vanney recalled.

Michael Bradley, the 14th TFC player to feature on defence this season, has been forced to start in the backline for six games this season.
Michael Bradley, the 14th TFC player to feature on defence this season, has been forced to start in the backline for six games this season.

At the time, the move to move Bradley to centre back from his role as holding midfielder made strategic sense as well as filling a void.

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