LONDON - Just before the start of the next act of his saga, took Bob Bradley a few minutes to himself.
Around him, on Saturday in the bright autumn sun Emirates Stadium have observed Prematch traditional rituals of the Premier League. Bradley Swansea City players shook hands with their counterparts Arsenal. The referee Jon Moss and be involved in a late-night talk wizard. Some fans rushed to their seats; another is already installed sure they have selfies monument.
In his black sweatshirt, black pants and black patent leather shoes, Bradley said. With folded arms, which were in their technical areas. He turned around 180 degrees with respect to the serried ranks of home help Swansea fans in their back pocket to his right, as if every inch of the stadium to scan.
It seemed partly looking for someone. It is an old habit, he later explained, in his time of the year in scenarios least another gem environment when you might be able to choose his wife and daughters in the stands. The lights of the Premier League does not allow such familiarity. "I was able to do before, but I could today," he said. In a sea of 60,000, he missed their faces.
More than that, however, seemed to take everything. "It's not like I spend all day thinking about it, but it was a sense of pride walking go there," he said. "It was a proud moment."
This is ultimately where Bradley, an American who has always wanted. It was the goal he had in mind, as the national team of the United States Education in 2011 stopped working in one of the leagues elite of Europe, one of the landmarks of Europe, against one of the big teams in Europe.
Now finally there, the first manager of North America in the Premier League was. When it looked as if he could escape forever, had realized his ambition. He wanted to try. resounded from the whistle, knew Bradley that hard work would begin. If you had to get the Premier League challenge, showing that it is no less impressive.
Upon arrival, it is fair to say that it was with a certain skepticism, which is not likely to diminish after the 3-2 defeat by Arsenal on Saturday, the "two poor goals," Bradley closes in the estimate.
His first goal in England manager Arsene Wenger considered the challenge. A Frenchman who had worked in Japan, Wenger saw his exoticism in his debut with Arsenal used against him. "Arsene Who?" A title played.
Bradley career history in the US - and Egypt, and with the Norwegian club Stabaek and French club Le Havre - was examined and found was want of some people. Many former players to ask in place, whether they had been neglected, most local candidates either Nationality Bradley the American owners Swansea had persuaded name, instead of its history.
The latter accusation is unfounded. He was chairman of the Welsh Club Huw Jenkins, who had the casting vote.
As Wenger celebrates 20 years in the amount of Arsenal seemed provincialism a relic from a dark and distant past. Coaches from all over Europe and South America arrived bands England in the last two decades. The trend among fans and executives increasingly banal avoid premises for importing glamor.
The response to the arrival of Bradley suggests that the opening does not extend to North America. Within 10 days after his arrival he was careful to minimize his passport and insisted that there is only a "football coach" is not an emissary of football.
There is an understandable approach, but ultimately useless. Bradley could have to be a standard-bearer asked, but as with all these years Wenger, that is exactly how it will look. If it fails to deepen long suspected, whether correct or not; if successful, the picture could begin to change.
The first signs of accumulation is in its infancy, is encouraging. His players have taken their training methods, enjoying their shorter, more intense sessions rather more than his Italian predecessor, Francesco Guidolin, who focuses much of the resistance. He won applause for its opening, with the participation of style with the media.
Part of the new base of fans were less convinced Bradley, Swansea impressed that the owners have not advised the trust of followers - the 21 percent of the association owns - either on departure or arrival of Guidolin Bradley. Bradley is smart enough to know that only the results and superior performance, quiet rumors.
Strictly speaking, then, the game on Saturday is classified as setback. Wenger's team now shares first place in the Premier League scant consolation for Swansea fans who saw their side sits directly in the Division relegation zone.
It is the same for the players, Bradley and his staff, be natural.
"None of us feel good about it," he said was not discouraged, though - .. In the distance he had seen enough to feel that he had a certain influence: Gylfi Sigurdsson and goals from Borja Baston; Excess chances of finding a lost object, raw promise Modou Barrow, a young Bradley born intensively in the second half to save end.
"I've seen some things where we can say that we like what we see," he said.
Thus, had a moment to enjoy all he did, because as they arrived. Now he knows it's time to see how far you can go.
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