Mexico editor Luis Bueno is sick of frantic fans e-mailing him saying United States head coach Bob Bradley should be fired immediately. He decided to get his take on the issue out in the open by debating associate editor Zac Lee Rigg.

Here's the deal: the U.S. has a decent squad, one probably good enough to make it out of the group stages in the World Cup. The weak link is Bob Bradley's inability to change things successfully in the middle of a match that is going the wrong way. An easy fix is to swiftly switch out the coach before the World Cup to give the team a chance.Perhaps you could further clarify how those steps would instantly vanish to more ignorant folk such as myself?I think I see it slightly differently. When new coaches come in, especially ones not entirely familiar with a team, they usually stick to the base that the previous manager laid. I would expect a new manager to keep the same platform that Bob Bradley built his team on. That's one thing Bradley does well: he sets out his squad in a highly organized manner. Every player knows his role. The issue comes when, against good teams, that initial plan isn't the correct one. Bradley has shown an inability to properly shift things once his initial game-plan proves ineffective. That's where someone with more tactical nous comes in.I also think the Confederations Cup has done a great deal to patch over those deficiencies he holds as a coach. But three of five matches in that competition were lost, largely to the U.S. looking handily tactically outmatched.I am either less pessimistic than you or more apprehensive of peaks and troughs – and probably cycles in general. I keep thinking that if an aware tactician is brought in he'll see the proper blend: staying with what has worked in CONCACAF while adding what's needed to bring the U.S. as far as it can go.I would also like to mention the Brazil team of 2002. They lost a record number of games (for Brazil) in qualifying, went through something like three managers and a series of different personnel. But in the weeks leading up to the WC, Scolari shaped a squad out of the various personalities he had and won the whole thing. Different teams take different lengths to gel. The U.S. is not Brazil, but, at the same time, I don't think things that happen 3-4 years ago have much effect on the current team as its identity will have changed too much.I was suggesting the U.S. hire a competent coach; I did not suggest it rehire Sampson.