http://www.espnfc.com/united-states...klinsmann-was-jockeying-for-my-us-job-in-2010 "From the day I got fired from the U.S., I've not said one thing publicly about that team. I don't appreciate the way it was done; I think they made a mistake," Bradley said. "I'm glad that Jurgen said some nice things now. When he did commentary on the 2010 World Cup, he was already jockeying for the job, so I shut my mouth, continued to support the team because I of course want to see the team do well, Michael [Bradley, his son] is the captain. "So if [Klinsmann] said something in a nice way I appreciate it and if at some point he chooses to try to work outside the U.S., I wish him the best."
He's coaching the EPL, I think he's moved on. As far as letting go, if you believe you have been wronged, I suppose you don't let it go. In Bob's own way he is likely just pointing out the hypocrisy of USSF (or more specifically Sunil Gulati's).
I doubt he's moved on because instead of talking about the upcoming match against Arsenal, he is talking about a Gold Cup match in 2010 and JK's commentary during the 2010 World Cup. However, YMMV.
I haven't seen the video of the conference, but I'm betting that wasn't his reply to "how are you preparing for Arsenal?" See, how it works at these type of things, press asks manager questions, manager gives as vanilla an answer (either by lying, or giving an honest answer) and moves on to the next question.
An EPL gig with a relegation threatened team - say Swansea goes down, Bob is looking for a job in May. LAFC starts play in 2018. You fill in the blank.
That's how it looks to me too. No diss meant toward OP, but comments are really about how BB "finally speaks" about Sunil (rather than JK).
I don't blame Bob for a moment for resenting the way USSF treated him. They only reluctantly hired him, only reluctantly gave him a long-term contract when he got results, played footsie with Klinsmann for much of his tenure, and then canned him at the first opportunity. We can quibble with whether that Gold Cup was bad enough to cost him his job, but I don't think there is any question that the fed treated him like he was nothing more than a caretaker.
Sounds like he wasn't simply talking about Sunil. JK's "jockeying for the job" etc. He got a few jabs in at Klinnsman too.
I don't doubt for a moment that Double B feels this way, but right now he needs all the support he can get. Just seems like an odd time to dredge all that up. Especially when you could argue he and the Swansee owners just did to Guidolin what he claims Sunil and Jurgen did to him!
There was an article on Michael Bradley in..I want to say Howler in 2012 or so when he was still in Italy where the writer of the piece tried to get Bob to weigh in on Michael or the US and I thought that Bob's seething about the way things went down in 2011 was pretty clear even though he ostensibly refused to comment. I don't blame him for being bitter at Jurgen or Sunil. Sunil jerked him around from the moment he was named interim manager to the day he was fired. Jurgen shamelessly spouting nonsense on ESPN after we lost to Ghana gunning for the job he turned down 3 year prior, and using the disappointment of the moment to angle for more control? I'd be pissed too, even after all this time. ETA: He's right about that 2011 final. It was a great game. It wasn't some sort of disastrous embarrassment. We were 4 inches from tying 3-3 and maybe if Chandler hadn't been jerking the US around we'd have had a better option for when 'Dolo went down than shifting Lichaj and putting in Bornstein, who very politely refused to hold the same high line as the rest of the defense.
The Dos Santos goal was the only part that was a little embarrassing. That's not on Bob though. That said, the rest of that tournament leading up to the final wasn't particularly encouraging.