UPDATE: After the US’ 1-0 win over their Swiss hosts, Ian Plenderleith, who, you may remember, took Bob Bradley to task for his roster, calling it “yet one more wasted opportunity to begin molding the US team that will play in the World Cup qualifiers, actually blogged:

“Indeed Bob Bradley coached his side as though this was a game where there were three important road points at stake. Maybe that’s an ideal simulation of World Cup qualifiers.”

Huh. Imagine that.

Not only that, but “…Bradley now knows there are a few players he can rely on in tough road situations…”

And he accomplished that without Eddie Robinson. Remarkable.

So, over at ussoccerplayers.com, someone named Ian Plenderleith thinks it’s essential that Major League Soccer make adjustments to its season calendar to reduce the club vs. country conflicts so endemic to life in soccer.

That’s fine. It’s not the first time that sentiment has been expressed. Won’t be the last.

But Plenderleith’s supporting arguments are so incredibly weak, hyperbolic and fanboyish that it’s hard to take them seriously. (more…)