We need to figure out how to provide a strong education for players in the US, and it begins with continuing to grow our soccer culture
The question Christian Pulisic tried to answer in his Players’ Tribune article this week is the million dollar one: how do you grow more Pulisics? This is not a new question. We’ve asked ourselves the same question about the Perezes, Hamms, Ramoses, Akerses, Reynas and Donovans. We’ve been producing great players in the US for decades – including Pulisic and several other promising young players we watched debut against Portugal on Tuesday night. But we haven’t been doing it at the rate that can make us a consistent world power on the men’s side.
I commend Christian for speaking his mind and agree with many of the things he said. I’ve been a fan of his since I first saw him with the youth national teams and now feel fortunate I will be able to watch him grow into the incredible player he’s destined to be.
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