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Bradley has become a middle class Beckerman by Irish 01

I don't see him in the MLS so I can't speak to his performance there, but ever since his superb play in the previous WCQ, he's been mediocre. He use to be a box to box guy that annoyed the ball handler. He was creative with the ball and showed great vision and awareness.

Now he doesn't seem to have the legs to get up and down. He lacks creativity and is more likely to spill an errant pass than find an open lane to set a guy up for a shot. He's still a workhorse, but perhaps past his prime and in need of a lesser, say Jermaine Jones-like role.