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Michael Bradley
Michael Bradley has been having a wonderful year in the Eredivisie. He took some time to talk about his past year playing in the Dutch league and on the US Men's national side. You can here it here at usscoccer.com.
Well it looks as though Michael Bradley will be leaving Dutch football at the end of the season. Bradley, who has done very well in Holland, hasn’t signed a new contract which the club has offered. His current contract is up in 2009, and the club understands they need to sell him before Michael get’s away for less than he is worth. Bradley has scored seven times in the eighteen matches he has played in, including a hat trick. Not a bad return considering he is being played predominately in a holding midfield role for Heerenveen.
Michael Bradley has Impressed
for both Club and Country
Bradley has a desire that I haven’t seen in any other young player in the United States. He eats, drinks, and dreams football, and then he goes and plays the game. The most revealing example that convinced me that Michael was serious about playing in Europe, and staying there, was this interview below. When a twenty year old American kid goes abroad to the Netherlands, the last thing you would expect is him to do is learn the native language and use it? I can’t wait to watch this young player’s career progress and evolve, because I see something special in him.
Reports have him linked with a move to the Bundesliga with club side Hamburg.
PSV Eindhoven has been disqualified from this season's Dutch Cup because they fielded an ineligible player during Wednesday's 3-0 win over Heerenveen's reserve team.
The player, defender Manuel da Costa, was suspended for this match after receiving two yellow cards in last season's competition. He's suspension was to carry over, yet he played in the reserve game.
It seems Michael Bradley is on a scoring streak. The U.S. National Team midfielder notched yet another goal for Heerenveen in the team's 3-2 loss to FC Utrecht. That's number four in three games, just in case you are keeping count. Check out the highlights to that game.
Bradley really seems to be making a name for himself overseas. If he continues playing like this, don't be surprised to see a move to the Premiership.
Spectacular bicycle kick from Klaas-Jan Huntelaar of Ajax.
More video of the young Dutch striker.