U.S. Soccer Greats Tear Into Star Player Pulisic After World Cup Flop
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U.S. soccer legends have torn into American star Christian Pulisic after his team's disappointing exit from the home World Cup.
The Pennsylvania native, currently at AC Milan, is seen by most as the USMNT's best player, with a stellar reputation earned from a decade of playing against the top teams in Europe.
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But his World Cup was underwhelming as the player nicknamed “Captain America” finished the tournament with no goals.
The 27-year-old could only watch the end of Monday night's error-filled 4-1 loss to Belgium from the bench after being replaced because of an injury.
“I just twisted my ankle and just sprained my ankle. It's just frustrating to end like that, of course. But now I've got time to rest, so it'll be OK,” Pulisic told Fox Sports after the round of 16 exit.
It was the comment about his injury that angered women's team great Carli Lloyd.
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“You rest when your playing career is over. Period,” the former USWNT star wrote Tuesday on X.
The barb followed her earlier scathing comments when she appeared as an analyst on Fox Sports in the immediate aftermath of the Belgium defeat.
“I gotta be honest, I was a bit disappointed with Christian Pulisic,” Lloyd said. “I think whether he wants to be the star of this team or not, we didn’t see enough from him in this particular game and really the whole World Cup.”
Other big names from U.S. soccer's past also ripped Pulisic, notably Landon Donovan and Tim Howard on their "Unfiltered Soccer" podcast, which was released Tuesday.
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A frustrated Donovan, who previously criticized Pulisic for sitting out of the Gold Cup last summer, said: “It's just disappointing. I was waiting for a moment from him, something special, something spectacular, and it just didn't happen.”
He added that Pulisic is the man “when the games are easy” but less so “in the big moments, in the big games.”
“He is who he is at this point,” the Fox Sports analyst added.
Howard, the former Manchester United goalkeeper, was more cryptic.
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"I think he's a nice footballer," he said. “I still think he's the best player on the team. Outside of that, you'd have to ask me very direct questions, to which I can give you very direct answers. But ultimately, he's a nice footballer.”
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