USMNT alumni now turning against each other over Christian Pulisic World Cup drama
United States men’s soccer is in complete disarray as alumni are now at each other’s throats over star Christian Pulisic’s unceremonious exit from the World Cup.Everyone is still talking about Monday’s embarrassing 4-1 loss to Belgium — a match that that felt like a 10-goal loss as it was noncompetitive from the opening whistle — and Pulisic’s performance in the defeat.USMNT legend Landon Donovan had been critical of Pulisic for the last several years, questioning Pulisic’s commitment to the international team last year when Captain America chose to skip the Gold Cup to be fully healthy for this year’s World Cup.Though Pulisic was anything but healthy, Donovan still let him have it, saying Pulisic “is who he is” at age 27 and added that he’s disappointed in the star forward.Former USMNT midfielder Jermaine Jones the entered the fray to defend Pulisic as seemingly everyone is piling on.“I strongly believe Christian Pulisic is the greatest American player of all time,” Jones said in a post on X.“I had the privilege of playing with some of the U.S.
players, and for me, no one matches him.What I find disappointing is seeing former players try to downplay his career or talent.
Be careful throwing stones when you live in a glass house.Respect what Pulisic has done for U.S.
Soccer and outside of America.”Jones was Donovan’s teammate on the USMNT, though they never played together at a World Cup.No one denies Pulisic’s talent as he’s shown glimpses of greatness, including during the first half against Paraguay in the group stage, where Pulisic absolutely annihilated them en route to a 4-1 win.Though Jones says that Pulisic is their best player of all time, it is surely something that is up for debate, given he has not led the USMNT to new heights and has struggled to stay healthy.It is unclear what Jones, a former teammate of Donovan, is referring to when saying that critics (presumably Donovan) should be careful “throwing stones w...