Bob Bradley had his squad back in training on Tuesday preparing to face the Vancouver Whitecaps (6:30p on Friday, April 13 | YouTube TV, UniMás 46) on the back of a short week. While consecutive defeats following LAFC's hot start has some people raising questions, Bradley stood by the work the Club has put in to this point.

"We’re building a team," Bradley said after training. "In all our games, I’ve seen good things. In all our games, I’ve seen things that must get better. As you’re building a team, as you’re developing a style of play, as you are establishing a mentality, these things come through different kinds of games."

Speaking specifically about the 5-0 loss to Atlanta last Saturday, Bradley was blunt.

"We weren’t good enough on the day in the attacking part of the field. Some of our timing, ideas, those things need to be sharper. As we pushed, they were able to take advantage again. They’re a good team," Bradley said.

But while he was critical of his squad on the day, specifically the team's precision in the offensive third and the reactions to decisions not going their way, the head coach reiterated that the foundation was in place. And now, the team has to continue to build off the foundation by putting the work in at training.

"Different situations call for different decisions. Do you play outside, do you play inside? Does your striker make a move across the front, does he hesitate for a second because he wants the ball the other way? This has a lot to do with building ideas, establishing understanding," Bradley said. "I think that that part is going in a good direction. Much of when we work in training, as work both attack and defense, we’re trying every day to build our attacking package to be more complete."

"In four games, I think we’ve seen enough good things to know we’re going in an excellent direction. Think we’ve seen enough things that still need work. Four games, all away, six points. Not totally satisfied by any means. But as a start, enough there that reinforces what we do every day."

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