Pulisic starts: Chelsea vs Crystal Palace

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  1. FC Tallavana

    FC Tallavana Member+

    Jul 1, 2004
    La Quinta
    Limping a little coming off. Maybe not interested in playing Cuba.
     
  2. FC Tallavana

    FC Tallavana Member+

    Jul 1, 2004
    La Quinta
    In turn, Pulisic could show him how to do everything else.
     
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  3. Centennial

    Centennial Member+

    Apr 4, 2003
    Centennial
    Man City next
     
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  4. HockeytownHeel

    HockeytownHeel Member+

    Dortmund
    United States
    Jul 23, 2018
    Certainly not but Pulisic is a likeable kid too.

    He has an infectious personality and usually is smiling and having fun on the pitch. Thats the typical athlete I am drawn to watch in most of the sports I play and coach. Its a game after all and seeing someone enjoy it certainly makes it more enjoyable for me.

    I love watching my kid in college always smile on the field. Makes me happy.
     
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  5. bungadiri

    bungadiri Super Moderator
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    Jan 25, 2002
    Acnestia
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    United States
    Still limping. And Willian chants USA, USA as he hugs him.
     
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  6. Noriega7

    Noriega7 Member

    Newcastle United
    Dec 27, 2017
    5 goals for CP in the past 3 PL matches...wow...After the poor start, never expected to turn around in such a way.
     
  7. wrench

    wrench Member+

    May 12, 2007
    NYC
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    Arsenal FC
    Please, take the week off and repair. What is happening with his, IDK how to put it, his career, is much more important than 2 long plane rides and some frustration in smoking hot weather. Please.
     
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  8. autobus39

    autobus39 Member+

    Jun 28, 2006
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  9. Naughtius Maximus

    Jul 10, 2001
    Shropshire
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    He looked to clatter into the post when he scored. Looked OK afterwards though and celebrated like he'd won the world cup but it knocked the wind out of him by the looks of it.

    Hopefully no damage done.
     
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  10. wellno

    wellno Member+

    Jul 31, 2016
    Horses for courses, players for positions. Trying to get Abraham to play like Pulisic would be a bad idea (not that it stopped a few England youth coaches playing him on the wing).
     
  11. lmorin

    lmorin Member+

    Mar 29, 2000
    New Hampshire
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    Come now. That is nothing more than basic soccer training that starts at the U10 age. Follow up on the shots. Little kids playing in back yards know this. Don't try to explain soccer in terms of another sport.
     
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  12. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yes, the risk is too great.

    In fact, he should never play for us until we play for the World Cup trophy. Any other strategy is stupid and risky and anti-American.
     
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  13. wrench

    wrench Member+

    May 12, 2007
    NYC
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    He gets it from two different perspectives. Apparently, he is a big basketball fan. He is always quick to follow up. Sports is sports.
     
  14. FirstStar

    FirstStar Hustlin' for the USA

    Fulham Football Club
    Feb 1, 2005
    Time's Arrow
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    CP says- I don’t get the assist??? I GET THE GOAL!!!!
     
  15. smokarz

    smokarz Member+

    Aug 9, 2006
    Hartford, CT
    Mount was ball watching, Bats was ball watching after his shot was blocked.

    This is what distinguish Pulisic from the rest...never give up on the play.
     
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  16. Noriega7

    Noriega7 Member

    Newcastle United
    Dec 27, 2017
    Yup...Dempsey picked up so many goals keeping his movement forward into the 6 yard box, after the pass.

    I used to get so frustrated with Jozy's lack of movement into the 6 yard box and ball-watching during his time at Sunderland...Never scored much.

    Glad to see CP showing poacher's movement and picking up poacher's goals.
     
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  17. Sufjan Guzan

    Sufjan Guzan Member+

    Feb 13, 2016
    This is why he scored so much at the youth level and why it hasn't (to this point translated) to the senior level. He:

    • hasn't played in and around the box as much as he did when he was basically a 10 at the youth level
    • has never really had strong shooting skills
    • a ton of his goals at the youth level which we are now seeing at the senior level is following rebounds or dribbling to put himself in a position for a one on one within the 6
    • At Dortmund he really didn't get a lot of opportunity to do any of the above, because he was rarely central enough to make those runs (like his last two goals) where he was following up on something

    Here's a video of all his youth goals. Watch and tell me that he was deployed like this at Dortmund, because you can't.

     
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  18. autobus39

    autobus39 Member+

    Jun 28, 2006
    Scranton, PA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

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