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It's still early in the season for Mexican club soccer, but some key players, like Cuauhtemoc Blanco, for example, are in fine form, as Luis highlights in his latest article. Thing is, most MLS players have only training camp scrimmages to match up against a number of players competing regularly in tough league games.

I'm wondering if this will play a role. Preseason MLS teams traditionally do poorly against outside competition, which could explain why Bradley may rely heavily on his European callups in the next match.