Christian Pulisic showed once again he’s right where he belongs.
for young American male players in Europe achieved a crowning moment on Saturday when Christian Pulisic won club soccer’s top prize after his Chelsea side defeated fellow English giants Manchester City 1-0 in the Champions League final. Pulisic’s attacking prowess ended up not being needed for Chelsea, who did more than enough on the defensive end of the pitch to frustrate Manchester City’s own bevy of offensive talent.
Now he was meant to be playing the lone covering role while Guardiola crammed extra attackers like Raheem Sterling and Phil Foden onto the field. It’s as if someone told Spanish manager “Come back with your shield—or on it,” and he decided the best way to do that would be to leave the shield tucked behind some unseen parapet and go into battle with a sword in each hand and a third between his teeth.
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