Christian Pulisic got here to AC Milan to revive his flagging membership profession. The USA standout is doing simply that after which some.
Pulisic has by no means obtained off to such an excellent begin at a brand new membership, bettering even his early days at Borussia Dortmund when he was talked about as a teenage prodigy.
There he netted two targets and had three assists in his first 5 matches however then did not rating once more for quite a lot of months.
Pulisic has began life in Italy with 5 targets and two assists in his first 12 league matches with Milan, the 25-year-old matching Weston McKennie’s aim tally for Juventus in the whole 2020-21 season.
No U.S. worldwide has scored extra in a Serie A season though American-born, former Italy ahead Giuseppe Rossi netted 16 within the league for Fiorentina in 2013-14.
Pulisic’s newest aim, Milan’s second, was a formidable effort in Saturday’s 3-1 win over Frosinone.
The winger barely broke stride as he raced onto a 70-meter go from goalkeeper Mike Maignan, controlling the ball brilliantly together with his proper foot and persevering with his run earlier than chipping the ball into the again of the online.
“We prepare for this loads,” Pulisic stated with a smile. “I do know he is able to taking part in a go like this. It was wonderful, it was good, proper on my foot and, yeah, it was very nice.”
Milan, which is in third place in Serie A, has emerged victorious in every of the 5 matches through which Pulisic has scored.
Pulisic’s most prolific season was in 2019-20, when he weighed in with 9 targets in 25 matches for Chelsea.
He went on to win the Champions League the next 12 months, changing into the primary American to play within the ultimate, however then accidents and a lack of kind restricted his alternatives.
Pulisic scored simply as soon as in his ultimate season with Chelsea and made simply two begins after Jan. 5 earlier than transferring to Milan within the offseason.
Milan seems to have regenerated the attacker and that has been mirrored in his performances for the U.S., with three targets in his 4 worldwide matches since becoming a member of the Rossoneri.
Pulisic’s new lease of life will likely be key forward of subsequent 12 months’s Copa Amrica within the U.S., and a 2026 World Cup co-hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico
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