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El Floppo
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very cool. I'll try to get up there and see the kid- was a fan of what little I've seen of him, and felt like his skillset (more forward version of swagadams) was one needed for the US.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
I like this move as well. He is certainly not old but he is no longer young either. At 21 he needs to be playing in a decent first division league of which MLS is fine (if he can get on field).
If he can get time with NY, it should significantly raise his chances to play for the Olympic team.
El Floppo
Footballguy
NewlyRetired
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NewlyRetired
Footballguy
US U20 keeper Trey Muse is close to signing with Seattle.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Here is an article on the changes Berhalter is making in camp. I liked the part about the drone 
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The 28 men Gregg Berhalter called into his first camp with the U.S. national team hadn’t even had a chance to break a sweat before they learned things under the new coach were going to be different.
In years past, the team stayed in a hotel during the monthlong January camp. But as players arrived at the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center last weekend they were handed keys to spartan dorms, where they would sleep two to a room.
“It’s not like we don’t have a reason behind why we’re doing this,” Berhalter said after Monday’s first training session. “We mixed up the roommates on purpose. The guys are getting to know other people. And that’s all part of it.
“The most important thing we can focus on right now is building group cohesion and our style of play. And there’s no better place to do it than here.”
There may be some symbolism involved too because the last time Berhalter was at the 155-acre training complex was in 1998, when he was a young defender competing for a spot on that summer’s World Cup team. He didn’t make the cut that time, but he did play on the next two World Cup teams.
So now, as the coach tasked with getting the U.S. back to the World Cup, what better place to start than at the beginning, where his own national team journey began?
“We’re going to be together here,” he said. “It’s an intensive period but it’s a focused period. We’re really going to get quality time as a team.”
That’s important because Berhalter, a former Galaxy player and assistant coach, isn’t the only one new to the group. Thirteen of the 28 players called up have never played for the U.S.; nine others have six or fewer caps. And captain Michael Bradley’s 142 international appearances are five more than the rest of the roster has combined.
“The vibe is great,” said midfielder Paul Arriola, who along with Bradley is the only starter remaining from the team’s last competitive game in October 2017. “Any time new people come in, it’s obviously going to be different. Gregg is working on us to build the culture, to build this new fresh part for all of us.”
That camaraderie and team-building is so important, Berhalter told the players what happens on the field is only part of what they’re going to be evaluated on.
“It’s how they fit in culturally into what we’re doing. That is a big part of it,” he said. “We want them to get to know each other. We want them to enjoy this camp, enjoy the time they have together.”
The first practice was a brisk 90-minute session that was heavy on both conditioning and competition. Berhalter favors a short-passing, possession-oriented playing style so many of the early drills emphasized quick touches and ball control under pressure.
Berhalter is also an enthusiastic proponent of analytics, which have been slow to catch on in soccer when compared with sports like baseball and basketball. During Monday’s practice a drone hovered noisily overhead, recording the entire session for dissection later.
“It’s really going to help us get a better picture through data,” said Berhalter, who at 45 is the youngest coach to lead the national team since Steve Sampson, who was 38 when he took the job in 1995.
Everything about Monday’s session seemed familiar to former Galaxy forward Gyasi Zardes, who had a breakout 19-goal season under Berhalter with the Columbus Crew last season. As a result, Zardes said teammates have been pulling him aside, seeking insight into the new coach.
“Coaches are different,” said Zardes, who is playing under his fourth national team manager. “But with Gregg he makes things simple. I know exactly what’s expected of me.”
When Earnie Stewart, the newly appointed general manager for the men’s national team, began his careful search for a new coach last summer – the U.S. had been without a permanent replacement for Bruce Arena for more than a year -- Berhalter’s age, comfort with analytics and the aggressive attacking style he prefers made him the early favorite. Nor did it hurt that he and Stewart were once teammates.
But when he took the field for the first time Monday, he said that resume became irrelevant. Now, as with his players, everything starts anew.
“I’m extremely humbled to have this position,” he said. “I never started coaching saying I want to be the national team coach. You just work hard. And every day you try to do your best and you try to develop your ideas.”
“This is what we live for,” he added. “I told the guys when we first got on the field, ‘No more talk. Now we actually get to do it.’ And that’s the fun part.”
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The 28 men Gregg Berhalter called into his first camp with the U.S. national team hadn’t even had a chance to break a sweat before they learned things under the new coach were going to be different.
In years past, the team stayed in a hotel during the monthlong January camp. But as players arrived at the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center last weekend they were handed keys to spartan dorms, where they would sleep two to a room.
“It’s not like we don’t have a reason behind why we’re doing this,” Berhalter said after Monday’s first training session. “We mixed up the roommates on purpose. The guys are getting to know other people. And that’s all part of it.
“The most important thing we can focus on right now is building group cohesion and our style of play. And there’s no better place to do it than here.”
There may be some symbolism involved too because the last time Berhalter was at the 155-acre training complex was in 1998, when he was a young defender competing for a spot on that summer’s World Cup team. He didn’t make the cut that time, but he did play on the next two World Cup teams.
So now, as the coach tasked with getting the U.S. back to the World Cup, what better place to start than at the beginning, where his own national team journey began?
“We’re going to be together here,” he said. “It’s an intensive period but it’s a focused period. We’re really going to get quality time as a team.”
That’s important because Berhalter, a former Galaxy player and assistant coach, isn’t the only one new to the group. Thirteen of the 28 players called up have never played for the U.S.; nine others have six or fewer caps. And captain Michael Bradley’s 142 international appearances are five more than the rest of the roster has combined.
“The vibe is great,” said midfielder Paul Arriola, who along with Bradley is the only starter remaining from the team’s last competitive game in October 2017. “Any time new people come in, it’s obviously going to be different. Gregg is working on us to build the culture, to build this new fresh part for all of us.”
That camaraderie and team-building is so important, Berhalter told the players what happens on the field is only part of what they’re going to be evaluated on.
“It’s how they fit in culturally into what we’re doing. That is a big part of it,” he said. “We want them to get to know each other. We want them to enjoy this camp, enjoy the time they have together.”
The first practice was a brisk 90-minute session that was heavy on both conditioning and competition. Berhalter favors a short-passing, possession-oriented playing style so many of the early drills emphasized quick touches and ball control under pressure.
Berhalter is also an enthusiastic proponent of analytics, which have been slow to catch on in soccer when compared with sports like baseball and basketball. During Monday’s practice a drone hovered noisily overhead, recording the entire session for dissection later.
“It’s really going to help us get a better picture through data,” said Berhalter, who at 45 is the youngest coach to lead the national team since Steve Sampson, who was 38 when he took the job in 1995.
Everything about Monday’s session seemed familiar to former Galaxy forward Gyasi Zardes, who had a breakout 19-goal season under Berhalter with the Columbus Crew last season. As a result, Zardes said teammates have been pulling him aside, seeking insight into the new coach.
“Coaches are different,” said Zardes, who is playing under his fourth national team manager. “But with Gregg he makes things simple. I know exactly what’s expected of me.”
When Earnie Stewart, the newly appointed general manager for the men’s national team, began his careful search for a new coach last summer – the U.S. had been without a permanent replacement for Bruce Arena for more than a year -- Berhalter’s age, comfort with analytics and the aggressive attacking style he prefers made him the early favorite. Nor did it hurt that he and Stewart were once teammates.
But when he took the field for the first time Monday, he said that resume became irrelevant. Now, as with his players, everything starts anew.
“I’m extremely humbled to have this position,” he said. “I never started coaching saying I want to be the national team coach. You just work hard. And every day you try to do your best and you try to develop your ideas.”
“This is what we live for,” he added. “I told the guys when we first got on the field, ‘No more talk. Now we actually get to do it.’ And that’s the fun part.”
El Floppo
Footballguy
I like all of that.
If he can keep things simple for players so they know exactly what they need to be doing in his system- perfect. Especially if it's an aggressive attacking sysyem (that can also defend).
Plus, drones.
Ned
Footballguy
I was reading one of the soccer subreddits this morning about the move and some of the Benfica fans were saying he was playing more defensively as a #6 for Benfica B.
El Floppo
Footballguy
thanks- I saw something last time we were discussing him where they were trying to push him back into that role. I wonder if that's because they have enough guys to do the creative work that are better than him? or if they just think he lacks the creative skills or is just better suited to be a holding/defensive mf. will be interesting to see where he plays for NYC. he's not going to take maxi's role, so he'll be doing something else regardless
Ned
Footballguy
After seeing the news, I'm kind of pissed the Union didn't get him since they lost Dockal. Just another reason to hate NYFC even more.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Weah said that Brendan Rogers wants him to play the 9 at Celtic. I think that might work out for the US as his skill set should translate there and we need more help there than as a wide player.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
We may have to keep an eye on Scotland beyond Weah
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Brian Sciaretta @BrianSciaretta
As @PaulTenorio reports (and I can confirm), Andrew Gutman has an offer from Celtic in addition to Rangers. The IU left back recently won the Hermann Trophy as the best player in NCAA. Similarly, Matt Polster has the offer from Rangers - which I'd be surprised if he turned down
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Brian Sciaretta @BrianSciaretta
As @PaulTenorio reports (and I can confirm), Andrew Gutman has an offer from Celtic in addition to Rangers. The IU left back recently won the Hermann Trophy as the best player in NCAA. Similarly, Matt Polster has the offer from Rangers - which I'd be surprised if he turned down
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NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Looks like we will see KC host more US games. This is a big investment in the playing surface
https://twitter.com/SportingKC/status/1082674655557767168
https://twitter.com/SportingKC/status/1082674655557767168
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Kafka
Footballguy
No, no, no...you first try Pecorino Romano, & then punch a Laziale square in the face & wipe your ### with his scarf.
...or so I'm told...
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Sammy3469
Footballguy
One would think he would get time. I think the defensively MF is something like Ring, Castellanso, Sands, and him. Historically they’ve played 2-3 of those at once, though the roster is still in flux.
Poke_4_Life
Footballguy
Twitter rumor...
Not sure how I feel about this. Celtic are a powerhouse in Scotland, but is the Scottish league a step up from MLS? I guess if it gets him to a big 5 league in a few years it would be worth it.MLS Transfer Alerts
@MlsTransferFeed
Columbus Crew defensive midfielder Wil Trapp looks set to leave MLS! Scottish champions Celtic FC are reportedly interested in him. Trapp recently posted a photo on Instagram of his Greek passport. #Crew96 #Celtic #USMNT #MLS
Poke_4_Life
Footballguy
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
imo, it is not a step up. Celtic by themselves would be a top MLS team but the SPL is one of the most top heavy leagues in the world meaning that the teams Celtic play against are so much weaker. I think it is as important who you play with as who you play against for development.Poke_4_Life said:
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Poke_4_Life
Footballguy
SPL has always been a gateway to Championship and better leagues. I hope if Trapp does go to Europe it is Championship (top half pushing for promortion) or better.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
looks like the press is bored again in England
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Phil Banks @pbanksjourno
@Everton interest heating up for Michael Bradley. The @torontofc midfielder reportedly wants to come back to England
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Phil Banks @pbanksjourno
@Everton interest heating up for Michael Bradley. The @torontofc midfielder reportedly wants to come back to England
El Floppo
Footballguy
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
my favorite sarcastic comment that he is just what Everton needs to stop their midfield from getting over runyeah.. *ok*
NewlyRetired
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Future USMNT @FutureUsmnt
Looks like George Acosta has moved up to the Boca Juniors Reserve Team. The 18 year old had impressed with Boca's Quinta side during 2018 season. He's also eligible for the US U20 team that's going to Poland for the World Cup this year. Curious if Tab sees him as an option.
Looks like George Acosta has moved up to the Boca Juniors Reserve Team. The 18 year old had impressed with Boca's Quinta side during 2018 season. He's also eligible for the US U20 team that's going to Poland for the World Cup this year. Curious if Tab sees him as an option.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
This is REALLY good to see. Some of you may remember when this gaggle of players first went over to Germany, it was Tatatgue who was considered a really strong prospect but got immediately hurt.
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Ives GalarcepVerified account @SoccerByIves
Best player at the #USMNT U-20s today? Schalke’s Nick Taitague, his combination of speed and skill is something to see. Injuries have slowed him down over a chunk of the past two years, but if he can stay healthy he has the talent to be the next American success story at Schalke
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Ives GalarcepVerified account @SoccerByIves
Best player at the #USMNT U-20s today? Schalke’s Nick Taitague, his combination of speed and skill is something to see. Injuries have slowed him down over a chunk of the past two years, but if he can stay healthy he has the talent to be the next American success story at Schalke
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Poke_4_Life
Footballguy
urpledildo: time
El Floppo
Footballguy
Kafka
Footballguy
"gaggle" ....lol...instantly reminds of "Big Gay Al" & his gaggle of gay gooses...
El Floppo
Footballguy
I know we've talked about him, but my memory sucks (other than remembering a player who was in the Boca system)- has he represented the US before? or said anything about if he's interested? other nationalities?
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
he was born and raised in Miami. He has played for the US U17's in the World Cup. He went to Argentina when he was 18 to start his career. I am unaware if he is eligible to represent other countries.
El Floppo
Footballguy
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
You might be thinking of Joel Sonora who was born in the US but was raised in Argentina. He is Diego Sonora's (MLS) son.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Bobby Wood and Soto are starting together for Hannover up front in their friendly today. The good news for Soto is the Hannover team looks pretty strong with a lot of regulars playing.
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CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
Interesting piece on Ben Lederman at ESPN today, written with a nod toward the Pulisic situation.
We sacrificed our lives for this
We sacrificed our lives for this
El Floppo
Footballguy
El Floppo
Footballguy
Another CP article, from the NY times. Nothing too new, but a couple insights into things
By Andrew Keh
Jan. 9, 2019
MARBELLA, Spain — It was just after lunchtime on Tuesday, and Christian Pulisic was facing a rare free afternoon. There was a nap in his plans, for sure, and maybe dinner at a local restaurant afterward.
Pulisic was in this southern Spanish town, bracketed by mountains and the Mediterranean Sea, for a weeklong training camp with his German club, Borussia Dortmund. The sun was shining. Waves skimmed across the beach. Any leisure time was to be cherished.
“This is always fun,” he said about German soccer’s annual winter break, when most teams pack their bags and go in search of a week of warm-weather training abroad. “It’s a week to get away, get some sun, just to change things up a little bit.”
It was also, he acknowledged with a laugh, most likely the last time for a while that he would enjoy this particular type of holiday rest.
Last week, Pulisic announced that he would leave Dortmund — the only professional club he has known — at the end of the season to join Chelsea of the English Premier League. They have winter breaks in Germany; in England, they do not.
It is one of the countless changes, some small and many big, that the 20-year-old Pulisic will encounter in his planned move to the supercharged world of English soccer. It is a situation he says he relishes, a personal milestone in a young career already full of them.
“This was a big dream of mine,” Pulisic said of playing in England, “and I feel this was the right time to make this step.”
Pulisic announced his move himself on social media with an open letter to Borussia Dortmund fans. In it, he declared, with a “heavy heart,” that he would move to London after finishing the remainder of the season in Germany. He referred to Dortmund as “
our world-famous club,” the parentheses at once reflecting the deep ties he formed with the team, which signed him at age 16 and is the only professional club he has known, and his looming exit.
Pulisic, who was born in Hershey, Pa., said he took great care to get the wording of the letter right, working with a team staff member to make sure a German translation posted at the same time captured the message’s nuances — and made clear his deep gratitude to the club and its fans.
“The five years I’ve been at Dortmund have been unbelievable, and I don’t want them to think that I took any of that for granted,” Pulisic said. “It’s not going to be easy for me to leave. I’ll miss it here.”
In the United States, where every turn in Pulisic’s career can be viewed through the prism of what it means for the American national team, news of the transfer generated a splash befitting the country’s best player. The fee Chelsea paid for Pulisic, 64 million euros (about $73 million), was the highest ever paid for an American player, more than tripling the previous mark.
Pulisic acknowledged the enormousness of the figure, and the expectations that come with it, but he brushed aside the notion that it might burden him.
“In the soccer world, especially now with these numbers you have, who really knows who’s worth what?” Pulisic said. “It is what it is. They wanted me obviously enough to pay that much, but I’m just excited to go there and give my best.”
Pulisic said he worked with a Dortmund staff member to ensure his affection for the club and its fans wasn’t lost in translation in the German version of his farewell note to the team.CreditManu Fernandez/Associated Press
As transfers go, the deal was a congenial one. Borussia Dortmund had approached Pulisic last summer about extending his contract, which had two years remaining. But Pulisic signaled that he was hoping to move on.
Michael Zorc, the team’s technical director, was disappointed. But he also knew such a day would come: Pulisic had never been shy about his ambition to play in England.
So Dortmund and Pulisic quickly set about moving forward with parallel goals: the club hoping to maximize the value of an attractive young asset still under its control, the player trying to make sure his dream move landed him in the right place.
“There was a lot of trust in these talks,” said Zorc, who said multiple clubs expressed interest in Pulisic and that at least one other Premier League team was willing to pay Dortmund’s final asking price.
His transfer will bring an end to three remarkable years at Dortmund. As a 17-year-old, he broke into the club’s first team and promptly became the youngest non-German to score a Bundesliga goal. But his rise slowed somewhat this season as injuries and the emergence of other young players diminished Pulisic’s playing time. Zorc said he suspected the transfer negotiations had distracted Pulisic this season — “maybe his mind was not so clear” — but hopes the resolution will have a positive effect on the field. Pulisic agrees.
“I feel much, much clearer in my head now that all this is passed,” he said about making the deal public.
Pulisic has five more months to contribute at Dortmund, which leads the Bundesliga with 42 points — 6 ahead of Bayern Munich — through 17 games. After that, he will continue his development at Chelsea, a club not particularly known for nurturing young players.
Still, it was not lost on Pulisic — or his father, Mark, who worked closely with him to evaluate his transfer destination — that Chelsea’s roster situation, with several forwards potentially moving on this summer, could work in his favor.
“Of course that was part of the equation: You look at what a team is going to look like over the next few years,” Mark Pulisic said. “Chelsea will be having some turnover due to the ages of players. But, at the end of the day, that doesn’t matter. When you’re at the highest level of your sport, there’s going to be new competition coming in constantly.”
Mark Pulisic also said the recent narrative that his son’s acquisition by Chelsea had been completed without the knowledge of the club’s Italian coach, Maurizio Sarri — an impression fueled by a television interview in which Sarri implied he had been left in the dark about the move — was “far from the truth.”
“We obviously met with Sarri for quite a long time,” Mark Pulisic said. “We had a chat with him. Christian got to meet with him for a bit, and it just felt good.”
The resulting move will represent a return of sorts for Pulisic, who spent a year with his family in Tackley, England, when he was 7 years old.
His memories from that year are few, but vivid: winning a few tournaments with the youth team he joined, going to professional games with his father, wearing his soccer uniform all day at school, playing on a concrete soccer court afterward for hours.
And he noted one more, rather obvious, benefit to the move: “I’m excited to go be able to speak my first language on a day-to-day basis,” he said, laughing. “Something as simple as that, you don’t notice it, but it’s nice at times.”
Jan. 9, 2019
MARBELLA, Spain — It was just after lunchtime on Tuesday, and Christian Pulisic was facing a rare free afternoon. There was a nap in his plans, for sure, and maybe dinner at a local restaurant afterward.
Pulisic was in this southern Spanish town, bracketed by mountains and the Mediterranean Sea, for a weeklong training camp with his German club, Borussia Dortmund. The sun was shining. Waves skimmed across the beach. Any leisure time was to be cherished.
“This is always fun,” he said about German soccer’s annual winter break, when most teams pack their bags and go in search of a week of warm-weather training abroad. “It’s a week to get away, get some sun, just to change things up a little bit.”
It was also, he acknowledged with a laugh, most likely the last time for a while that he would enjoy this particular type of holiday rest.
Last week, Pulisic announced that he would leave Dortmund — the only professional club he has known — at the end of the season to join Chelsea of the English Premier League. They have winter breaks in Germany; in England, they do not.
It is one of the countless changes, some small and many big, that the 20-year-old Pulisic will encounter in his planned move to the supercharged world of English soccer. It is a situation he says he relishes, a personal milestone in a young career already full of them.
“This was a big dream of mine,” Pulisic said of playing in England, “and I feel this was the right time to make this step.”
Pulisic announced his move himself on social media with an open letter to Borussia Dortmund fans. In it, he declared, with a “heavy heart,” that he would move to London after finishing the remainder of the season in Germany. He referred to Dortmund as “
our world-famous club,” the parentheses at once reflecting the deep ties he formed with the team, which signed him at age 16 and is the only professional club he has known, and his looming exit.Pulisic, who was born in Hershey, Pa., said he took great care to get the wording of the letter right, working with a team staff member to make sure a German translation posted at the same time captured the message’s nuances — and made clear his deep gratitude to the club and its fans.
“The five years I’ve been at Dortmund have been unbelievable, and I don’t want them to think that I took any of that for granted,” Pulisic said. “It’s not going to be easy for me to leave. I’ll miss it here.”
In the United States, where every turn in Pulisic’s career can be viewed through the prism of what it means for the American national team, news of the transfer generated a splash befitting the country’s best player. The fee Chelsea paid for Pulisic, 64 million euros (about $73 million), was the highest ever paid for an American player, more than tripling the previous mark.
Pulisic acknowledged the enormousness of the figure, and the expectations that come with it, but he brushed aside the notion that it might burden him.
“In the soccer world, especially now with these numbers you have, who really knows who’s worth what?” Pulisic said. “It is what it is. They wanted me obviously enough to pay that much, but I’m just excited to go there and give my best.”
Pulisic said he worked with a Dortmund staff member to ensure his affection for the club and its fans wasn’t lost in translation in the German version of his farewell note to the team.CreditManu Fernandez/Associated Press
As transfers go, the deal was a congenial one. Borussia Dortmund had approached Pulisic last summer about extending his contract, which had two years remaining. But Pulisic signaled that he was hoping to move on.
Michael Zorc, the team’s technical director, was disappointed. But he also knew such a day would come: Pulisic had never been shy about his ambition to play in England.
So Dortmund and Pulisic quickly set about moving forward with parallel goals: the club hoping to maximize the value of an attractive young asset still under its control, the player trying to make sure his dream move landed him in the right place.
“There was a lot of trust in these talks,” said Zorc, who said multiple clubs expressed interest in Pulisic and that at least one other Premier League team was willing to pay Dortmund’s final asking price.
His transfer will bring an end to three remarkable years at Dortmund. As a 17-year-old, he broke into the club’s first team and promptly became the youngest non-German to score a Bundesliga goal. But his rise slowed somewhat this season as injuries and the emergence of other young players diminished Pulisic’s playing time. Zorc said he suspected the transfer negotiations had distracted Pulisic this season — “maybe his mind was not so clear” — but hopes the resolution will have a positive effect on the field. Pulisic agrees.
“I feel much, much clearer in my head now that all this is passed,” he said about making the deal public.
Pulisic has five more months to contribute at Dortmund, which leads the Bundesliga with 42 points — 6 ahead of Bayern Munich — through 17 games. After that, he will continue his development at Chelsea, a club not particularly known for nurturing young players.
Still, it was not lost on Pulisic — or his father, Mark, who worked closely with him to evaluate his transfer destination — that Chelsea’s roster situation, with several forwards potentially moving on this summer, could work in his favor.
“Of course that was part of the equation: You look at what a team is going to look like over the next few years,” Mark Pulisic said. “Chelsea will be having some turnover due to the ages of players. But, at the end of the day, that doesn’t matter. When you’re at the highest level of your sport, there’s going to be new competition coming in constantly.”
Mark Pulisic also said the recent narrative that his son’s acquisition by Chelsea had been completed without the knowledge of the club’s Italian coach, Maurizio Sarri — an impression fueled by a television interview in which Sarri implied he had been left in the dark about the move — was “far from the truth.”
“We obviously met with Sarri for quite a long time,” Mark Pulisic said. “We had a chat with him. Christian got to meet with him for a bit, and it just felt good.”
The resulting move will represent a return of sorts for Pulisic, who spent a year with his family in Tackley, England, when he was 7 years old.
His memories from that year are few, but vivid: winning a few tournaments with the youth team he joined, going to professional games with his father, wearing his soccer uniform all day at school, playing on a concrete soccer court afterward for hours.
And he noted one more, rather obvious, benefit to the move: “I’m excited to go be able to speak my first language on a day-to-day basis,” he said, laughing. “Something as simple as that, you don’t notice it, but it’s nice at times.”
NewlyRetired
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Brian Sciaretta @BrianSciaretta
Celtic now has 3 American players. #USMNT/U.S U-20 attacker Tim Weah, U.S. U-20 RB Manny Perez, and now Indiana University and Hermann Trophy winning left back Andrew Gutman
Celtic now has 3 American players. #USMNT/U.S U-20 attacker Tim Weah, U.S. U-20 RB Manny Perez, and now Indiana University and Hermann Trophy winning left back Andrew Gutman
Poke_4_Life
Footballguy
Love this, as Celtic should be able to field enough of a team to give all of them first team reps at times and also get them exposure to the rest of Europe as Celtic and the SPL are big feeder clubs.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
this graphic shows how Antonee Robinson compares to all the FB's in the Championship from an offensive point of view (elite dribbler, slightly above average crosser)
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DwktyiYWsAAobZG.jpg:large
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DwktyiYWsAAobZG.jpg:large
El Floppo
Footballguy
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Looks like Jesus is still awaiting his citizenship. This is taking a long time
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Brian Sciaretta @BrianSciaretta
I spoke with Jesus Ferreira from the U.S. U-20 camp. The forward is playing well for the U.S. team in Florida but still awaits U.S. citizenship. We talked about a lot including representing the U.S. team, his father, and a potentially big year ahead.
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Brian Sciaretta @BrianSciaretta
I spoke with Jesus Ferreira from the U.S. U-20 camp. The forward is playing well for the U.S. team in Florida but still awaits U.S. citizenship. We talked about a lot including representing the U.S. team, his father, and a potentially big year ahead.
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Footballguy
Sounds like a nice job for a technical director
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Charles BoehmVerified account @cboehm
Asked to comment on the state of the USMNT program, Vermes says "we've done ourselves a disservice by failing to vertically integrate across age groups to inculcate a style of play and way of working so that players can rise through the system and grow/evolve efficiently"
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Charles BoehmVerified account @cboehm
Asked to comment on the state of the USMNT program, Vermes says "we've done ourselves a disservice by failing to vertically integrate across age groups to inculcate a style of play and way of working so that players can rise through the system and grow/evolve efficiently"
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Footballguy
Pulisic started and went the full 90 for Dortmund in a 2-1 friendly win over Feyenoord.
Holmes started and went the full 90 for Derby in the loss to Leeds.
Holmes started and went the full 90 for Derby in the loss to Leeds.
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Footballguy
might be time for the FFA to invest in Haggis
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Scott Burns @ScottBurns75
@dundeeunitedfc have agreed a 2 year deal with out-of-contract @dcunited midfielder Ian Harkes. He is the son of US legend John Harkes. The midfielder, 23, has flown into Scotland for his medical and to take in the Dunfermline game, alongside American owner Mark Ogren
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Scott Burns @ScottBurns75
@dundeeunitedfc have agreed a 2 year deal with out-of-contract @dcunited midfielder Ian Harkes. He is the son of US legend John Harkes. The midfielder, 23, has flown into Scotland for his medical and to take in the Dunfermline game, alongside American owner Mark Ogren
