Moenchengladbach --
He slid north bend, jumped into the air and had celebrated. "The timing of Thorben through ball was perfectly and if the shot is on goal, it is always dangerous for the keeper, described Borussia U.S. boy his hammer through the wall kick. The Bradley-Explosion: The 22-year-old has cemented his place in central midfield.
It was different at the beginning of the season. In the first few games he showed gruselschwache services, flew to the 0:3 in Bremen flew out of the starting XI. By that decision, Bradley did not agree and made this clear to the trainer. The result: Nelson Mandela makes it completely deleted from the squad against Mainz. Bradley: "The coach has to think to the whole team and knows what he's doing. That is why it was so good. "
He hit himself in practice even more purely and fought back. Together with Marx, Bradley now forms Gladbachs Mittelfeldzentrale. "Thorben and I help each other to seal the spaces for the opponent. If he switches on the front, I back it off and vice versa. This works fine. Important games are won in the center. "
That is what will work out well Saturday at the undefeated league leaders Leverkusen. "We need have no fear of Leverkusen. Clearly, this is an outstanding team that is not undefeated for nothing yet, "admits Bradley. "But we have great confidence in us, looked against the top teams are usually good, and have also been brought against them a few points. We travel without fear to Leverkusen, where they are run through our game. "Torben Marx (re) launched the ball and Michael Bradley goes off: Gladbach 4:1 against Hanover. Photo: Ovelgönne