🇺🇸 Christian Pulisic

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38 minutes ago, SUNZ said:

I just want to know why Pulisic was bought in the first place. He didn't have a great season(s), his goals & assists record is lacklustre and he certainly wasn't worth the amount Dortmund were asking for.

Everything about this transfer stinks.

Did you watch him play for Dortmund? Did you see the way the fans and club sent him off? He wasn't a bit player there and when healthy was one of their best and most loved players. The last few games of the season was their best. He had over 100 appearances for Dortmund and 30 in the Champions league, he also just turned 21. This was while Mason Mount was in the Championship and Hudson Odoi was playing in youth sides. The only thing that stinks and doesn't make sense is he's not being given a chance.

Doesn't have the defensive chops? He was Dortmunds emergency right and life back cover and had to play there a number of times over the last few seasons. Not seasoned enough for the Champions league or Premier league? He was tearing Marcelo to pieces at 17, did it again at 19, ran Athletico ragged last season and helped Dortmund beat them 4-0. Bayern would take him in a heartbeat after how he's played vs them over the last few season. It's frustrating as he seems like a logical fit and a player we need on the wing. Tammy up top, Hudson(understand hes coming back from injury) on the right and Pulisic on the left is a scary attack. Instead we play Mount out of position, an aging Willian and Pedro who both look almost past it and Pulisic is not making the bench. Doesn't add up.

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33 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

7 goals and 6 assists in 1700 minutes (equal half PL season ) last season was very solid. 

Was coming back from injury for half of that as well. Came on strong at the end, when healthy and almost pushed Dortmund to the title. Would have won it too, if Sancho and some other players hadn't faded.

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37 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

7 goals and 6 assists in 1700 minutes (equal half PL season ) last season was very solid. 

In Bundesliga, you have way more space and less physicality. He had much more time to dribble and a lot of space to make his runs. In PL, you don´t have that much time to make your decisions.

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28 minutes ago, Lutch said:

Tammy up top, Hudson(understand hes coming back from injury) on the right and Pulisic on the left is a scary attack.

I'd rather they stay in their natural positions, CHO LW and Pulisic RW.

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39 minutes ago, manpe said:

I'd rather they stay in their natural positions, CHO LW and Pulisic RW.

Pulisic is best on the left cutting inside so is Odoi and they can play both positions. Similar players in that sense. Start them both either way.

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I never knew Christian was emergency fullback cover for Dortmund.

In that case we should consider him a wingback option when we revert to 3atb, neither James nor Azpi are particularly natural fits in that position.

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Frank Lampard has told winger Christian Pulisic, 21, that his price tag is not enough for starting place. The American joined the Blues in January for £58m. (Mirror)

 

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6 hours ago, Tomo said:

I never knew Christian was emergency fullback cover for Dortmund.

In that case we should consider him a wingback option when we revert to 3atb, neither James nor Azpi are particularly natural fits in that position.

He is way too weak to play as wing back, with Azpi n Puli in the same side. Most team with big striker will target that sidd

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4 hours ago, communicate said:

He is way too weak to play as wing back, with Azpi n Puli in the same side. Most team with big striker will target that sidd

2:51 in the latest video posted by the club shows Kante knocks Pulisic to the ground easily in a duel. (He also gets dispossessed in the very next clip). If this is what's happening in training then it's clear to see why he isn't playing.

 

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12 hours ago, Tomo said:

I never knew Christian was emergency fullback cover for Dortmund.

In that case we should consider him a wingback option when we revert to 3atb, neither James nor Azpi are particularly natural fits in that position.

There's a reason why the fella above said "emergency". 

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1 hour ago, SUNZ said:

2:51 in the latest video posted by the club shows Kante knocks Pulisic to the ground easily in a duel. (He also gets dispossessed in the very next clip). If this is what's happening in training then it's clear to see why he isn't playing.

 

Yeah, he isn't physically strong right now but imagine thinking players have never lost the ball in training. Jesus christ! 

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37 minutes ago, Jason said:

Yeah, he isn't physically strong right now but imagine thinking players have never lost the ball in training. Jesus christ! 

I'm just going by what I see in the video. Being weak and getting easily dispossessed have been the hallmarks of his Premier League performances so far.

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1 hour ago, SUNZ said:

I'm just going by what I see in the video. Being weak and getting easily dispossessed have been the hallmarks of his Premier League performances so far.

Yes, imagine passing some sort of conclusive judgment on a player after like 5 games.

You would think after what happened with De Bruyne and Salah previously, people would have that little more patience with younger players but nope, not at all. 

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1 hour ago, Jason said:

Yes, imagine passing some sort of conclusive judgment on a player after like 5 games.

You would think after what happened with De Bruyne and Salah previously, people would have that little more patience with younger players but nope, not at all. 

While I do agree that Pulisic needs time to bed in bringing up De Bruyne and Salah everytime is getting a bit tiresome, even with Bakayoko the sentence was used by some.

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4 hours ago, Tomo said:

While I do agree that Pulisic needs time to bed in bringing up De Bruyne and Salah everytime is getting a bit tiresome, even with Bakayoko the sentence was used by some.

Well, you did say it goes both ways, no? And besides, Pulisic is nowhere near as bad as Bakayoko technical wise. His problem is a lot more fixable.

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11 minutes ago, Jason said:

Well, you did say it goes both ways, no? And besides, Pulisic isn't nowhere near as bad as Bakayoko technical wise. His problem is a lot more fixable.

 

Do you see it being fixed HERE though?

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While I do agree that Pulisic needs time to bed in bringing up De Bruyne and Salah everytime is getting a bit tiresome, even with Bakayoko the sentence was used by some.

They are arguably the two best players in the league, which we let go. Don't expect us to live it down.

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2 minutes ago, LAM09 said:

49 minutes ago, Tomo said:

While I do agree that Pulisic needs time to bed in bringing up De Bruyne and Salah everytime is getting a bit tiresome, even with Bakayoko the sentence was used by some.

They are arguably the two best players in the league, which we let go. Don't expect us to live it down.

Still, bringing them up whenever an under 23/24 leaves is tiresome. Like we could have a youngster who can barely kick a ball straight yet we can't let him go just incase.

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Still, bringing them up whenever an under 23/24 leaves is tiresome. Like we could have a youngster who can barely kick a ball straight yet we can't let him go just incase.

We can, just insert buy-back clauses to prevent getting burnt again.  

 

 

Saying that, Pulisic was brought in for the present & future rather than those two.

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1 minute ago, Tomo said:

Still, bringing them up whenever an under 23/24 leaves is tiresome. Like we could have a youngster who can barely kick a ball straight yet we can't let him go just incase.

In case of Salah, letting him leave was understandable. At the time he basically looked like Egyptian Walcott. De Bruyne, on the other hand, was very special from the moment he first kicked ball for this club. He was our best player during that 2013-14 preseason, and also man of the match in his PL debut game against Hull City if my memory serves me right. What happened after that game remains a mystery cause he was completely sidelined, played one crappy cup game and that was it.