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How do you solve a problem like Michael Bradley?

Ever since Jurgen Klinsmann pushed Michael Bradley into the central attacking midfield role, the U.S. Men’s National Team captain has faced scorching criticism from fans and at times strong but less incendiary criticism from the media. While Bradley had built a career at several clubs in Europe, eventually leading MLS to bring him back to the league for a record $10 million fee, under Klinsmann with the National Team his deficiencies in a position he didn’t usually play were laid bare. In trying to push Bradley into the attacking midfield role, the manager of the Von Trapp’s, as the Men in Blazers named them, wrote a song that never needed to be sung in the first place: How do you solve a problem like Michael Bradley?