Italian star Federico Bernardeschi's emotional outburst after Toronto FC's weekend 1-0 loss in Austin was 'out of line,' says coach Bob Bradley.
Federico Bernardeschi's emotional outburst after Toronto FC's weekend 1-0 loss in Austin"Fede was wrong for speaking that way after the game," Bradley told The Canadian Press. "It was a tough loss, a late goal after we had defended in a really good way. So he was wrong to speak that way after the game, 100 per cent. And we've now discussed it inside the team. So made it clear that that was out of line.
For a team struggling on the field and already drawing plenty of negative chatter off it, it was an unwelcome bombshell. "I think we had some good moments of good football but still I don't think in the attack we're anywhere near as efficient, as good, effective as we need to be," Bob Bradley said. "For the most part defensively, as a group, we've been better.
"I've said a few times that a huge part of my responsibility is to get the best out of those two," he said. "I've also said we're not where we need to be. The record's not good enough. We've left points on the table. And as you know, I take always full responsibility. So the idea of how to take more out of them, yeah, that's the work every day."
On Friday, during a light training session before the flight to Austin, Bradley said Insigne felt something from the midweek 0-0 draw with the New York Red Bulls. The 65-year-old Bradley challenges his players to identify opportunities and then take advantage of them.
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