Reader mailbag: Has benching Bernardeschi had the desired effect for TFC?

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TFC REPUBLICJohn Molinaro

Do you think Bob Bradley was right to bench Federico Bernardeschi last week? Seems to me that it wasn't the right way to handle a player who has spoken out.

– Renton S.

This is going to be an unpopular view with fans who have been calling for Bob Bradley to be fired, but I think he absolutely did the right thing in benching Bernardeschi. Funny enough TFC's coach said it wasn't a punishment, but rather a "coach's decision." But let's call it what it was – it was a disciplinary move.