Widely hailed as a soccer messiah in the United States Dortmund heavily relied on Pulisic's American star power when travelling to the United States this summer to play at the International Champions Cup. In response to Pulisic's performance against Schalke, team manager Thomas Tuchel said, "He's a teenager in his first year of professional football.

While the U.S.’s odds to qualify for the tournament are promising, the quality of players in many of the top national teams in the world surpasses that of the U.S.’s homegrown talents greatly. The U.S. will play Honduras whenever the tournament recommences, and if the Americans prevail, will play either Costa Rica or Mexico in the final. West Brom vs. Chelsea, Premier League: Preferred lineup, Everton Women vs. Chelsea FCW, Women’s FA Cup: Team news, preview, how to watch, WATCH: Tammy Abraham equalizes for Chelsea against West Brom, WATCH: Havertz, Hudson-Odoi combine to make it 2-3 for Chelsea against West Brom, WATCH: Mason Mount opens Chelsea scoring against West Brom, makes it 1-3. And I am sure: he will use it. When his father was general manager of indoor club Detroit [41], On August 11, 2019, Pulisic made his Premier League debut for Chelsea in a 4–0 defeat against Manchester United. [55], Ahead of his second season at Chelsea, Pulisic was given the number 10 shirt after Willian, who wore the number the previous season, departed in the offseason. But the other US boys in Europe are also doing great. [25], Pulisic made his first Bundesliga start on February 21, against Bayer Leverkusen before eventually being substituted for Marco Reus. (Photo by TF-Images/TF-Images via Getty Images), Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and Borussia Moenchengladbach at Signal Iduna Park on December 21, 2018 in Dortmund, Germany. It was a rather slow start for the American winger at Stamford Bridge , but the 21-year-old showed some sensational form after the Premier League’s restart in June. 2020-2021 Premier League Rankings, Predictions and Preview, Soccer Academy 105: World Cup 101 (Beginners Guide). Both the anglicized pronunciation (/pəˈlɪsɪk/) and the original Croatian pronunciation (/ˈpʊlɪʃɪtʃ/) have been used by commentators, and Pulisic confirmed that either form is acceptable. Just to reiterate, Pulisic is 100% the main guy.

He has the talent to pass through defenders and run inside the box which is a great trait in the modern game." pic.twitter.com/ghbCmFK2Jk. To top it all off, Chelsea appointed former midfielder Frank Lampard as its manager in only his second year as a coach, leading the soccer world to acknowledge the transitional nature of Chelsea’s upcoming season. [77], 2019–20: Debut season, injury and Premier League breakthrough, Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, three in UEFA Europa League, most expensive North American player of all time, U.S. Soccer Young Male Athlete of the Year, Premier League Young Player of the Season, "Updated squad lists for 2018/19 Premier League", "FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015 List of Players", "Masters of Modern Soccer: Christian Pulisic and the Craft of the Attacking Midfielder", "Christian Pulisic – USMNT – US Mens Soccer Official Site", "Can Christian Pulisic Possibly Live Up To The Hype? Pulisic has scored 14 goals in 34 games as a U.S. international player. In truth and reality, however, it’s pretty unlikely. Further down the pecking order sits Sergio Gómez. The #USMNT keeper comes up with a HUGE double save to preserve Düsseldorf's lead at Gladbach.