If you slept through Sunday, you missed a bit of excitement. If you slept though Sunday and you're a United States Men's National Team fan, then not only is there something wrong with you, but you're probably kicking yourself this morning.

If you did miss it, and I'm not sure how that's possible, the US defeated Egypt 3-0 in their final Confederations Cup group stage match, and with a little bit of help from Brazil, somehow made it to the semi-finals of the tournament.

Alright, enough with the review of fact that you should already know. Let's talk a little about the fallout.

This is how the story goes:

All of the people who were calling for Bob Bradley's head, all of those people who were vociferous in their displeasure with the direction of the team, have gone suddenly silent, been suddenly shamed into backing down, and suddenly no longer have a leg to stand on. Bradley showed his worth, so the haters should all go away, should all crawl back into the holes from which they came.

Bullcrap.

I'm sorry; although I'm not leading the "Fire Bob!" charge, I simply don't think that one game against an Egypt side that was clearly a shell of themselves buys Bradley a reprieve. One reasonably good performance out of three still doesn't cut it; if Bradley was as good a manager as yesterday's match makes him look, then he should have been able to put out competitive sides against Italy and Brazil.

Granted, Brazil look to be a juggernaut after the thrashing they administered to Italy, so perhaps we can forgive the US effort against them, if even just a little.

But I remain convinced that Bradley's tactics, team selections, and ability to convince his team that they can win is sorely lacking. One game won't change that, and the US still look like a side that will get beat in Azteca, stumble home in the second half of qualifying, then be three and out in the 2010 World Cup. While what I saw yesterday was encouraging and shows that this team does have potential, it also serves to shine a glaring spotlight on their recent struggles/failures, indicating that Bradley has done a poor job preparing them to play.

So I'm not yet backing down. If one game becomes two, and they play well against the unbeatable Spaniards, I promise to review the situation again. Until then, consider me encouraged but not yet convinced.

Let me know, if you were on the "Fire Bob!" bandwagon, if the win over Egypt has changed your mind. If you were a Bob defender, go ahead and crow; it's your right, and it's as good a time as any to state your case that he deserves to stay on.

A much happier post, one that focuses on the match itself and the great effort by the players with zero Bob content, should be coming later today.