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Pulisic benched for tonight’s game. Critical game too.

Arsenal might have zero strikers going into the next transfer window.

These are the conditions that Iron Christian Pulisic is playing in tonight. Get the medical staff on alert. The National Weather Service (NWS) forecast a low of minus-13 for the qualifying game between the USMNT and Honduras at St. Paul, with a northwest wind up to 10 mph. The game is expected to be played in extreme weather conditions because FIFA doesn’t have any rules about playing in extreme cold. If the NWS is correct about the freezing temperatures, the game on Wednesday between the United States and Honduras will beat the coldest Major League Soccer game in history. The record was set on 20 February of 2018 between the Colorado Rapids and Toronto FC and it was three degrees with a wind chill of -16 degrees.

There are better options available for less money. It makes no sense at all.

Playing the rest of the season with one striker in your depth who is not exactly lighting it on fire is a bold strategy.

Chelsea was never in for him. Barca probably using us to try to get Spurs to up the offer or match his wages.

Sounds like Spurs was the last attempt for Barca

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If it does, we better hire a few more physios.

Quiet day expected at Chelsea Sky Sports News' Gary Cotterill at Stamford Bridge: "We'll keep tabs on things, but it's expected to be pretty quiet in terms on incomings at Chelsea. "They're still looking for a replacement for Ben Chilwell down the left-hand side, but it seems pretty unlikely now given that he is out injured until the end of the season. "Kenedy may be well going out again on loan and perhaps Ross Barkley, if he's offered more minutes by anybody. "In terms of big names coming into Chelsea, I don't think they're going to happen."

Lampard will need more than Van de Bench

If I were local, I know I would be attending some women's matches.

File this under please be true, please be true, please be true…..its not true, but please be true.

Goodison Park better start learning the Super Frank Lampard chant!!

I am going to attempt AFCON tomorrow. I mean the referees could not be any worse than CONCACAF. Last night there was a phantom foul called that just changed possession. They never came close to touching each other.

It could be, he tracks back well but not very effective defending in or near the box.

I think Juve were just not good moreso than Pulisic being anything special. He has lost his burst and confidence since the injury he sustained with the USMNT. He was a shell of his former play for the USMNT and pulled at 60 minutes last night. El Salvador shifted their defence to the center and left to stop him, which opened it up for Mckennie and Dest on the right and that is where the attack came from all night. He has to get his game back, but he really doesnt talk shit like Lukaku. He is a pretty humble guy.

MLS teams could not afford his contract. He plays primarily on the left or 10 for the USMNT. I imagine his comments had more to do with being played in those games as a false nine, which he is never going to do well.