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Pulisic is going to be first American superstar
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Last: 7 yr ago by Dre_00
He just got a bad looking tat on his arm. Hopefully he doesn't have a JFF future in him.
Rumor from a month ago that Barcelona was sniffing around seems much more legit now. He looks and moves like a Barcelona player. I didn't expect to say that about an American player anytime soon.
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He looks and moves like a Barcelona player.
As long as he doesnt start diving like barca player.
Messi is the Argentinian Pulisic
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Pulisic may be the United States' first ever true world-class player.
He may not quite be a Messi, Zidane, Cruyff, Best, Ronaldo, whatever, but no one will roll their eyes mentioning him in the same sentence.
Time will tell, but the product on the field for the BVB and now the USMNT is starting to look different.
If the US qualifies for Russia 2018, Pulisic's form will spell the difference between a group stage exit and a deep, competitive run.
He may not quite be a Messi, Zidane, Cruyff, Best, Ronaldo, whatever, but no one will roll their eyes mentioning him in the same sentence.
Time will tell, but the product on the field for the BVB and now the USMNT is starting to look different.
If the US qualifies for Russia 2018, Pulisic's form will spell the difference between a group stage exit and a deep, competitive run.
As excited as I am, I'm keeping in mind that Messi's team has some other great players and they still can't win the Copa or the World Cup.
I will admit that I've never before thought that the US could win the World Cup. The team that played last night has a chance in any game they play.
I will admit that I've never before thought that the US could win the World Cup. The team that played last night has a chance in any game they play.
Or biting.datrixstunna said:H.E. Pennypacker said:
He looks and moves like a Barcelona player.
As long as he doesnt start diving like barca player.
Did you see what Messi did to his hair? Abominations of personal style are rather frequent in soccer. I'd even argue it's a necessity to be a truly elite player. Pulisic's tattoo ensures greatness...it doesn't deter it.
No, this is the exact kind of eye rolling material we should expect after a game like yesterday.blindey said:
He may not quite be a Messi, Zidane, Cruyff, Best, Ronaldo, whatever, but no one will roll their eyes mentioning him in the same sentence.
Pulisic may end up that good, but to even be in that sentence he needs to be the best player of his generation. He will assuredly be very good - but the best of a generation? There's only the slightest of possibilities for that.
For BVB, Dembele is a prospect of similar age I would put ahead of Pulisic. That's not to say CP is a bad player. He's excellent. But you're essentially saying he will be the best player of the next 5-10 years, and that's absolutely absurd
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Did I not hedge the wording in my post enough to keep from drawing a condescending dewsh bag response like this? Sheesh.Kampfers said:No, this is the exact kind of eye rolling material we should expect after a game like yesterday.blindey said:
He may not quite be a Messi, Zidane, Cruyff, Best, Ronaldo, whatever, but no one will roll their eyes mentioning him in the same sentence.
Pulisic may end up that good, but to even be in that sentence he needs to be the best player of his generation. He will assuredly be very good - but the best of a generation? There's only the slightest of possibilities for that.
For BVB, Dembele is a prospect of similar age I would put ahead of Pulisic. That's not to say CP is a bad player. He's excellent. But you're essentially saying he will be the best player of the next 5-10 years, and that's absolutely absurd
I said the kid may be our first chance. Not he is assured to be among the footballing gods.
Well, if you ignore the first sentence, his response was pretty much just even-handed discussion. =D
I think the players you picked were a little extreme. I would say there is probably next to zero chance that Pulisic could achieve that status, so there's gonna be eyerolling.blindey said:
Did I not hedge the wording in my post enough to keep from drawing a condescending dewsh bag response like this? Sheesh.
I said the kid may be our first chance. Not he is assured to be among the footballing gods.
You'd be better off comparing him to players like say...Eden Hazard, Toni Kroos, or even Gareth Bale, Wayne Rooney, Arjen Robben etc. Saying he has a chance to reach those heights, and be one of the best attacking players in the world would be quite an amazing feat, but you went beyond that and named like legends of the game that almost no player can hope to reach. Only a player that is a young player and already a world superstar like Neymar or somebody is going to be somebody who you could take seriously and not eyeroll when mentioned that he "has a chance" to be like those guys. .
Found the Europhile.
Donovan mentioned on the broadcast Friday night that Pulisic is light years ahead of where he was at that age, so that says something as to where we think he could go. He is in a great place for a young player and is being cultivated in the proper manner. He seems to have a level head and a good family/support system, much like Jordan Spieth, so it seems like he has all the tools needed to develop into a wonderful player. But expecting him to be the best, or top 3, player in the world is asking a lot.
Let's get a player like Hazard, Rooney, Bale or someone of their level before we ask him to be the next Messi.
Let's get a player like Hazard, Rooney, Bale or someone of their level before we ask him to be the next Messi.
I foresee Pulisic's presence making the players around him better. Not just because of his vision, technical skills and off the ball runs but mostly because of the attention he will draw from the other team. We saw Friday night what he looks like with crafty veterans like Dempsey and Jozy in front of him. I can only imagine how scared defenses are going to be when the US also get guys like Morris and Woods up top and have FJ and Yedlin crashing down the wings.
The "best of a generation" talk is a bit much.
But could I see him making a World XI at some point in his career? Sure.
But could I see him making a World XI at some point in his career? Sure.
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The "best of a generation" talk is a bit much.
But could I see him making a World XI at some point in his career? Sure.
He's already making Champions League Best XI lists, in fact.
I remember when Stu Holden made a mid season Best XI for the premier league. Then he got his knee thugged out
thanks for bringing that up...freaking sad the USMNT never got the best StuPatAg said:
I remember when Stu Holden made a mid season Best XI for the premier league. Then he got his knee thugged out
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Fair enough. Thanks for the response.
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I remember when Stu Holden made a mid season Best XI for the premier league. Then he got his knee thugged out
Wow. Debbie Damn Downer.
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Guardian readers mid-season player of the year, at his peak: https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2010/dec/21/readers-premier-league-team-season-so-far
Stu is the best. Met him in person, and he's legitimately the nicest athlete I've ever met.
Stu is the best. Met him in person, and he's legitimately the nicest athlete I've ever met.
My god. Stu Holden playing at a top level. Coyle getting praise for his coaching ability. That article may as well be from an alternate universe.
I had the good fortune to interact with him on a couple of occasions outside of soccer. Stu is an extremely likable guy.
I had the good fortune to interact with him on a couple of occasions outside of soccer. Stu is an extremely likable guy.
He got another one. I hope you're right.Dre_00 said:
Did you see what Messi did to his hair? Abominations of personal style are rather frequent in soccer. I'd even argue it's a necessity to be a truly elite player. Pulisic's tattoo ensures greatness...it doesn't deter it.
Stu responded to one of my tweets today.
You framed it, didn't you?
Of course!
I print out all my tweets, but I have a special binder full to the very best ones.
I print out all my tweets, but I have a special binder full to the very best ones.
Be easier to just call that binder "Dre's Tweets"
I could call it that... I do appreciate good irony.
Don't think Pulisic will ever get the "star treatment" from the refs.
And I didn't even see it coming.
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