Christian Pulisic EXCLUSIVE: AC Milan transfer, Italian lineage, Chelsea career & USMNT | ESPN FC
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- čas přidán 12. 07. 2023
- Christian Pulisic sits down with ESPN’s Graham Hunter to speak about his transfer from Chelsea to AC Milan.
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I'm actually so excited for him to be playing for a club that actually appreciates him
yes. I think he gonna be fine. if lukaku,morata, smalling can make it there. ofc pulisic can too. if it doesn't work I hope he have a good agent to secure some of the Saudi riches. footballer only have a few good year to secure the bag. he just need to know his place and accept that he will not be elite like mbappe and Haaland. and follow the money
As an Italian American and Milan fan I am so proud and pump to see him shine!!!!
@@danielballarin9084 me too. and we all know that if he flop he can go back to mls to play with messi. hope he won't go to Saudi cos they are building something special. the media circus that came with captain murica will be bad esp when they are mad at the Saudis after they humiliate biden publicly. who can forget that infamous fist bump lol
So apparently Pulisic is gonna be playing as a true 10 in this AC Milan system, which should be interesting. I only ever seen him gradually play in the middle during games but always moving back to a wing spot. So seeing start and finish a game in the middle should be interesting, gg and good luck Pulisic.
Leao likes drift central sometimes if he’s being double teamed so pulisic will likely cover the position when that happens
Makes sense since real recalled Brahim Diaz after 3 years on loan. He operates as a winger for the US as well as a CAM. Should be interesting to see how it goes for him.
does Milan play double pivot?
@@jlb74a yes
I think he is gonna play wide on the right and cut inside
I am very happy to have Pulisic in our team.
I am very happy he left. Nice guy but not on that level
@@hrdyromak3263 I think he is gonna prove otherwise at Milan
@@hrdyromak3263most attackers at Chelsea weren’t then, they haven’t had a consistent attacking player since Hazard. Most creative, dynamic attackers regress at Chelsea, Pulisic got more stick than most unfortunately because of where he’s from…
He signed my jersey in Tokyo, Japan in 2019! I won't forget the goals and big contribution he made during the Champions league winning run! Unfortunately his constant injuries and sometimes ineffectiveness really hurt him and stopped him from being a consistent player. Thanks for everything at Chelsea and all the best Christian!
He wasn't inconsistent or ineffective she wasn't managed properly just like havertz and mount where management continues to rotate them them and deprive them of consistency together and individually. It's hard to play hurt and if he were a clown like Neymar and dove all the time yet he might not get hurt but he wouldn't be as good as he is or have any honor. I love the Chelsea fans and how classy they are just like this post coming from America I appreciate that a great deal thank you even though I have nothing to do with pulisic it's great to see how you are still being supportive!
He honestly was only consistently ineffective when he was played out of position. Sure he had some ineffective games in his preferred position, but when he had a consistent run of games in his preferred position he always came through…until he would get injured lol
@@LJ_S1KWhat's his preferred position? I think its left wing. If that's the case he's not gonna play ahead Rafael leao once again
@@anilkc4936I heard that he’s gonna slot in the middle as a 10 to replace Bennacer
Imagined that when the coach told him that he would start the next match, and when the time came, the coach said, 'Nope, you are not going to start
I really enjoyed the way Mr. Hunter asked the questions; great interview!
Will be a good fit for Milan and CP. He’s at a club that genuinely wants him and a fan base that will support him. Don’t ever look in the rear view mirror despite everything not going to plan at Chelsea. The reality is CP has upgraded clubs. Stay healthy Christian!
Good lad! I think he will pivotal in winning the league and CL
It may have not ended well, but I don’t think his time at Chelsea was unsuccessful. He scored some important goals and was a crucial player in Chelsea winning the biggest trophy you can possibly win. He might not be a star on a big European team, but he’s proven he’s a good enough to positively impact a game. Hopefully he starts playing more consistently and stays healthy with this fresh start.
Exactly. He really is Captain America. Only American to ever play in a champions league final and he played a crucial part in winning it.
I think he just wants to start over, all he wanted was a fair shot to play
If he can stay healthy, he’ll score 10-15 goals per season wherever he goes. Ppl underestimate him as he is GREATLY improved from his first years at Dortmund, and even since he joined the Premier League.
I love Christian Pulisic so much. I enjoyed all the matches that he played and am looking forward to watching him play in his Milan shirt. He made my days better, even he got to play for a few minutes in some games. As a big fan, I’m always here to support him in good and bad times, and wherever he plays soccer. You’ve made the right decision to join Milan Christian. Now just keep working hard for your bright future, try to get back to your best. Success is yours Christian! Forget about bad experiences with Chelsea and negative comments by their fans. Love you always!😊😊
❤❤
😂😂😂 you Americans are funny
@@hazard1080 What’s so funny about?
Hey Pulisic, it was fun having you, and thanks for your efforts + contributions with Chelsea.
Best wishes with your next chapter.
Now this is how are true supporter of a club behaves and humbly moves along. He wasn’t great consistently although he had moments. Everyone gets so offended when someone leaves their club, even if they don’t rate or want the player. Good on you mate @syedhasan4572
ESPN taking interview of AC Milan player, I'm so proud that AC Milan can expand his brand more and more
He's a good kid and super talented, hopefully the fans here are nothing like Chelsea "fans" and he will be allowed to have ups and downs and still be supported. The fans really ruined Chelsea this past year and made people like him and Mason want nothing to do with the club, always show these players love and support people, they feel it.
The supporters here are angry and we have our pride. We want our Tonali, not an American who can’t score more than one goal for his former club. Pulisic should go to MLS or Fulham. He’s not right for Milan. That money should have been used for Davide Fratessi.
@@miked2075 you aren't even a milan fan
So you having a player who doesn’t play every season is Chelsea fans the reason for that no Chelsea is just bigger than him how many managers did he work with how many of them believe in him no one
@@miked2075cringe my g
@@miked2075 You are just a frustrated Inter fan. You're not fooling anyone buddy. Enjoy your overrated Sassuolo player which you can't even spell the name, maybe he will be the next Sensi 🤣We at Milan we are thrilled to have Pulisic in our team.
Hopefully this will help ac Milan’s reputation in America, I was extremely disappointed when I saw the Milan derby got barely any views on in America. I know this country is full of prem fans that don’t know anything outside of England but it was still very disappointing
That is the only reason why they’ve brought him here.
Yeah you’re totally right one of the main reason the prem has gotten so big is because of the English language
They will have an instant following. Also some rejuvenated interest from casuals
Also it's kinda hard to watch serie a games
@@derrekmcfarlane7872 id expect some new TV deals real soon
👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿thanks for your time at CFC
The other half of his family (dad) is Croatian - the reason he was able to go to Borussia Dortmund at age 16 was because he was able to get a Croatian passport, which meant he was a citizen of the EU.
I knew I liked him for a reason. I am part Italian and part Croatian too, along with from Pennsylvania.
Welcome to Milan Christian! Excited to have you with us! Forza Christian! Forza Milan!!! ❤️👏⭐️
All the best pulsic hope you rlc tomroi giroud are lifting seria a 💙
American soccer fans love Christian Pulisic.
Yes we do
called football but ok
As long as him and the coach want to play he took a huge pay cut. I think he’ll make a splash this year
Such a humble man. SO glad we have these newer guys as U.S. ambassadors for our great nation, throughout Europe. Congrats fellas. GO GO USA
I love this move. AC Milan wow so happy
Thanks for everything Captain America 💙
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@davinalopez-oz1ez Fact 👽
Feels like Christian Pulisic's PR team wrote the interview questions, and then he used chatgpt to answer them. That aside, I hope that his career can progress at the club level. Serie A is not what it used to be but maybe he can be a catalyst for making the league competitive again. There have been moments of brilliance from this guy. Hope that he can inspire some younger soccer players through production and not branding.
Why does it take longer for the interviewer to ASK the question, than for Christian to answer it?
Because he’s shy I think
Totally agree! And why no questions about the actual game?
All the best to Christian at Milan!
1st, this bouta be a juicy interview
Pullistic is gonna be captain in AC millan period cause he's the best in the game
It’ll take him time to find his perfect spot and gameplay at ac Milan, Italian football is very different from what he is used to. But once he figures things out I think he’ll do wonders! Forza Milan!
Italian football is easy for anyone coming from the Prem. He’ll be just fine.
He played Bundesliga and premier league , he’s ready to go to a new level bro
@@clvn9jaman origi failed...man bruno fernades man used to flop at udinese
@@clvn9ja Your football knowledge seems pretty low, dude. Vidić (one of the best PL defenders ever) was mediocre in Inter, Eriksen (the most creative Tottenham player at that time) was flop, just like Bergkamp (one of the best Arsenal players in history), Keane or Kanu, while Alexis Sanchez and Vieira were a little bit below average in the capital of fashion. Henry (probably the best PL player ever) was invisible in Juve, as well as Pogba last season. Bruno Fernandes (Man Utd. captain) was just a regular player in Udinese and Sampdoria. All-mighty Salah was decent at Roma but Rudiger was so sloppy. Marcos Alonso was nothing special in Fiorentina, as well as Abraham in Roma now. Joe Hart was comical in Torino just like Smalling before Mourinho’s arrival at Rome. Lukaku scored less goals in Inter last season (14) than in Chelsea season before that (15). One of the favorite Reds ever (Coutinho) wasn’t look so promising in Inter. Aaron Ramsey was one of the worst Juventus reinforcements ever. Cancelo and Jorginho were just OK in Serie A, while Platt, Kulusevski and Bentancur were dreadful in Juve. Gazza, Ian Rush, Ashley Cole, Des Walker, Lee Sharpe, beloved Micah Richards lol, Mark Hately, Asmir Begović, Van der Sar, Carlo Cudicini, Origi, Wijnaldum… the list of flops goes on and on…
@@andjelkozlotvor bueno es bien sabido que dependiendo de la liga cambia abrutamente los atributos, la premier league depende mucho del físico, el español del regate y contra golpe y en Italia lo que premia es la velocidad y el desplazamiento, icardi, lautaro, Leao, kvicha no destacan mucho por su físico (todos excepto kvicha) se han lesionado muy poco, Pulisic es perfecto para el milan, es vertical y juega por ambas bandas algo muy deseable en italia... además si bien hay lesiones en la serie a no son tan seguidas como en la premier
Pulisic and Olivier Giroud were good together on a team that never fed them the ball. I cannot wait to see what happens now
can wait to see Ac Milan now
I'm really excited for this move tbh
Good luck. I think this is a great move for him.
Good questions from the interviewer!
Also...
Pulisic understands:
English (US & UK lol), Spanish, German, and soon to be Italian.... As a guy who travels for work, I respect that. Not easy
So happy for Captain America.
Get em kid
Good luck C.P hope u get to show your full arsenal of balling skills plus goal scoring skills 🎉
That shirt is dope
Now i dont feel bad about losing Tonali. Forza Milan!
Gesu Cristo
@@miked2075 que quazza qui?
@@miked2075sono musulmano e ho deto lo stesso 😂
Pulisic is a fantastic player
@@ibexking69 Tonali> pulisic.
Birkir Bjarnsson >Pulisic
Pulisic Uno gol a Liga Ingihlterra a 2023.
❤️🖤
Forza Christian, multi successo a Milano!!! 🙏🏼⚽️🇮🇹❤️
welcome to our legendary club! wish you the best to become one of our unforgettable players!
He is a humble guy and those are the types of athletes that I like the best. He is a great representation for American football. I hope he succeeds in Italy. American players need to play in Europe if they want to improve and compete with the best.
He MUST become the top level footballer at Milan or else
Really hope he does well at AC. Can finally support him now that’s he’s outta Chelsea!
Chelsea got rid of like half of the team... and they aint done yet.
Chelsea is a graveyard of many talents
As a Chelsea fan I’m starting to think so too
Dude spent 80% of his Chelsea career in the medical room😂😂
@@dealz5197 Learn to count, then worry about percentages, etc.
Not Pulisic
@@ConanTheContrarian1 he did miss 59 games over 3 seasons due to injury, I know there are cup competitions but just think that there's 38 games in a premier league season so by that logic he basically missed half the available league games or atleast almost one whole season of games available for all competitions overall, the only thing pulisic should blame for his Chelsea time not planning out as he imagined is literally his own body!
I hope he finds a home in Milan. It's time American players raise their reputation around the world
🎉🎉🎉
Hey, he's part paesano! Sicilian, too... I like this guy more every year.
I'm happy for Pulisic and I wish him the best. I know he's injury prone. The Italian league has always been known for being very physical... I don't know if they still do but in the early 90s my Grandpa once told me they always wet the field 2 hours before every game 😮 MY GRAMPS WITH BIG SMILE ON HIS FACE. -The ball moves faster, better tackles and a wet field... 😅
Actualmente la liga italiana tiene a hacer más vertical, prueba de ellos es que los mejores extremos de izquierda están ahí (Leao y Kvicha) también tienen a los mejores porteros (maignam y onana aunque este última ahora estará en Inglaterra) y tienen a los mejores laterales (quitando a Davie) si bien el ac milan está en reconstrucción tienen un proyecto a futuro prometedor, a uno de los 3 mejores porteros, al mejor lateral izquierdo (theo hernandez) y al 2 mejor extremo izquierdo (pelean el título junto a vinicius y kvicha y por encima de rashford)
👍👍👍
Aside from what happens on the field, this was a great choice from Milan commercially. It'll help to put milan on the map in the US.
American fans aren’t going to watch a team in a diving league. We want to see a player get up and chase the ball when fouled
@@elmatuttle5812 ugh just shut up
@@elmatuttle5812
We want to watch the Huff and Puff League where there is no tactical accumen, going 100 MPH like headless chickens.
There. Fixed it for you. 😘
PS: don't forget the most widely used phrases "PACE!!!!" and "Get stuck in"
@@CrociatoAzzurro I think you’re joking, but I would genuinely rather watch amateurs play with pride than watch millionaires roll around on the ground pretending to be injured.
@@elmatuttle5812
PACE !!!!! PACE !!!!!
That's all your favorite league is. This is why more Italian Managers have won a EPL Title than English ones.
Good luck Christian!
Why does Graham Hunter sound like he has an Italian accent?
Ac Milan is bigger then Chelsea and Borussia Dortmund
Good for him! Really should have left chelsea ages ago! They made it plenty clear that he was never gonna be a key piece to them.
He spent 80% of his Chelsea career in the medical room, dunno how he can be pivotal to the squad...
@@dealz5197 even if he didnt, every chelsea fan knows he was not their end goal. They gonna compete for a title right now with him leading them?
@@dealz5197 Still trying to learn math?
Milan should have given him the number 10 and kept Leão at the number 17, though the smartest decision would have been if they gave Leão the number 7 in the 2022-23 season after they sold Samu Castillejo instead of giving it to Yacine Adli. I hope they will fix the whole number thing in the 2024-25 season.
Forza Milan
"The first US born player to start for AC Milan", isn't it too specific? The fact is that two US players have already played for the club. One of them didn't start any matches. The other did, but he was not born in the USA. So, ESPN did what ESPN does the best and came up with very specific conditions do make Pulisic "the first" of something.
Exactly so he’ll be the first actual American born in the USA to start 😂😂
@@Scalper10001exactly
They are trying their hardest to sell him.
i just wish Pulisic would have left Chelsea sooner. it was pretty clear early on that there is a pro-English/European and anti-American bias there.
No there isnt. Dont be stupid. He was great during covid but then got injured and could find his form again. It was just unfortunate for both sides.
@@yuriydee its ok. sometimes the truth is hard to accept but its still the truth.
@@yuriydee Funny, I remember Tuchel gave him his first start in several weeks, he scored a goal, then didn't start for another three or four weeks, and then it was out of position. I wonder why he couldn't "find his form"?
I can see an American bias in every comment section regarding video related to Pulisic
Actualmente la federal de usa tiene planes ambiciosos, quieren formar una cantera del prestigio de Argentina o Brasil y aunque les falta mucho van por buen camino, en comcacaf ya le quedan chico y ahora aspiran en ser campeones del mundo... todo lo que se proponen usa lo logra
He’s too young to know Milan in those days. I remember seeing inzaghi for the first time on fifa 1998 and got to know world players with a set of old World Cup VHS tapes. Pretty sure he was born 1999
But he has seen the 2003-2007 AC Milan probably. They were amazing
He commented a few daya ago he remembered the Kaka-led days of the club.
The Pulisic and Leao link up 🔥🔥
why are many of the comments repeated??? is ESPN juicing the algorithm?
Man, strange interviewer! Wasn't even sure if Pulisic was being interviewed or just there to justify Graham Hunter's literary aspirations with this monologue. I would like to hear more about skills and tactics rather than faith and lore poetically spun. No oxygen left for Pulisic.
Perfect fit, he’s a great player
He's Patrick Cutrone disguise as Pulisic.....
He’s going to play for 1 or 2 seasons and thrive, then he will sign for a big club is the premier league or Spain. Because almost every Chelsea player is better playing for other clubs
Milan is a big club 🤦🏽♂️
Tabla de equipos históricos.
1. Real Madrid
2. Ac milan
3. Bayern/liverpool
5. Barcelona
Pulisic no llego a un aquipo "nuevo" si no a unos histórico por encima del bayern y el liverpool más grande que el Barcelona y así toda la premier junta, además el milan siempre es favorito a ganar el scudetto y actualmente su objetivo el la champions sin importar que que el Madrid sea su rival, y eso es mucho decir considerando que tiene a los mejores en su posición
this interviewer talks too dam much, we get it, he has Italian lineage
awful interviewer subjecting everyone (including Christina) to his poetic monologue about everything but soccer.
It's crazy how much attention he gets for being American. In reality I view him as like on a candreva level. Guisssepe Rossi (US born) was legit a potential world class player, he had injury problems.
Could have a least said Grazie 😂
As a USMNT fan, I'm a huge fan of Pulisic, but was is this interviewer hand picked by his camp?? This is the same guy who interviewed him a few months ago and the way he sets up the questions and asks the softest of softball questions lends me to believe he's been hired to show Christian in the best light possible. Or he's such a huge CP fan that he is afraid to say/ask anything that might upset CP. This doesn't sound like a real interview but more like a PR episode.
Let us remember that the club has an interest in this, also.
Probably but; many people do that some people even approve questions
A Sicilian grandma happy for him to play in Milan? Probably not. Not if she was really Sicilian
That’s like saying, not really American if a grandma followed the Cowboys. Dafuk … gtfoh 😂
Haha. It is different in USA.
Well she wasn’t into football so I doubt that she would care and would be happy he’s just playing in Italy
@@SMychal25 🤣🤣🤣
We like it better with AC Millan than Chelsea
Quitarle a abramovich y el chelsea no es nada comparado con el ac milan, de echo quita al liverpool y históricamente el milan es mas grande que toda la premier league
Why didn't he play in the Gold Cup?
None of the main guys did
Most of the guys playing in Europe are starting their pre seasons, so they went to those
Pre season + clubs have to release their players for these competitions + he’s just played in the Nations League with USMNT
@@Webhinho7 What!!!! This is the Gold Cup. It's the Concacaf equivalent to the Euros, a place to show up for your national team!!!! And they all bailed???
What a bunch of no-good losers. They should never be allowed to play for the national team, ever. Total disgrace
I’ll never get those brain cells back. Wish him luck though
The Lebron James of soccer🙌🏽
😂😂😂😂
Could timing 😂
Chelsea was always bigger than him and Goodluck man hope he stay fit
Pulisic ESPN.
Let's hope that he won't be a FLOP
And also Let's hope Milan won't be playing in MLS in the coming years!
This is the most smartest decision made by pullistic, cause I don't even like it in Chelsea like that cause Chelsea is not an organized club and you wonder why Chelsea is always unstable their front office, just like yo see how lionel messi and c'ronaldo said enough is enough and both walk out on their team to play somewhere else not in Europe no more. I think the European League is getting prejudicial against foreigners.
Good player but injured every day
Isn't dest in Milan 😂
Nope he’s back at Barcelona
Didn’t Bob Bradley’s son play for AC Milan? Pretty good midfielder for them if I remember correctly. Why are they saying he’s the first American?
he played for roma, not milan
@@dannyfragoso4582 I could have just googled it. Lol. Thanks.
Chievo Verona first.
Bro really gave the most bland PR response for every single question
go cry to your step dad
He’s introvert
to be fair, the problem was the interviewer did not ask any questions. he just made statements. not sure anyone could answers these irrelevant questions.
Finally he joins a real club not a plastic one
He played in a real club Dortmund still flopped
@@utsavbasu1048How did he flop in Dortmund? Chelsea paid a small fortune to get him
He better turn up and spark because this is last chance saloon for him
lol. nice joke.
Yeah 24 over the hill ...derr
Croatian lineage
I guess you didn't watch the interview.
Both Croatian and Sicilian
This guy talks so frigging much
USA SOCCER IS TAKING OVER 🇺🇸
just stop.
did yall hire the camera man at goodwill? 😂 the lighting isnt good and he didnt fully focus on pulisics face 😂 unless thats a 300$ camera which we know it aint... 😂😂 im not a proffesional but know a few things about camera work to know this is ugly footage... idc its a podcast anyway
haahaahaaha. i am a pro. and i agree.
This interviewer is horrid. Questions left and right that don’t connect and are just strange to be honest. Not very straightforward in asking anything.
awful egoist who is just talking to himself. seems to know nothing about the actual game. frankly his questions are not even meant to be answered. it is a series of statements not questions. and most are geared towards fandom and not actual soccer. how is a player suppose to answer those questions??? does ESPN think Americans don't know soccer and just want to hear about universal emotions. do they think it might alienate baseball players?
He's gonna look good on the bench!
He’s a replacement lol , theres no room in the bench for replacements goofy
@@meeks127 he's a replacement bench warmer goofy
This man feels so unlikeable. Man didn’t really sound excited or anything to be joining this team. Shows no excitement.
So you want him to scream and jump? He’s introvert he’s isn’t going to do that
@@Canev821 no but show more enthusiasm.
@@anthonysalgado-nava3715 i honestly talk like him maybe that’s why I understand
might help if the interviewer asked deeper soccer questions and not just fandom stuff
Anyway a step forward to ac milan from .. ahh yes the 10th in england😅😅😅
Amazing talented player hope he does well. The fact is that this is his last chance at a big club and he was not good enough at Chelsea. Next stop MLS.
There are many clubs in the big five he can play for even if he doesn't light it up at Milan
@@jgaffney567 no one in England or Spain will buy him. Maybe back Dortmund, he will probably go to MLS instead of going to France, Portugal or Turkey. He just needs to stay healthy and he will do good in Italy.
@@jgaffney567no one wanted him
@@utsavbasu1048 Actually many teams wanted him. He chose Milan. Ground convinced him.
When you find yourself consistently reiterating that Milan is a great club, it might suggest that its greatness is not as evident as it once was.
He's going to flop
Dudes not a good footballer barely played in the premier league he got exposed couldn’t cope with the quality
The team just got worse!
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