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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]or for the other country? I wonder if Christian Pulisic is back home (or well in Dortmund since pre-season is about to start) watching Croatia and thinking to himslf 'damn, I could've been there"

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I am not sure he would make it in the Croatia 23. If so, he would be on the bench, watching truly great players (Modric, Rakitic, Mandzukic). 
He may prefer being considered his country's best player in a generation...
I think at the end of the day, it depends whether you are likely to make it consistently in the better team. That's notably the case for European teams, where many players of African descent choose on this basis. [/quote]

I'm not one of those americans who thinks pulisic is as good as mbappe but he would start in place of ante rebic. Pulisic is rated a LOT higher than Ante Rebic. Pulisic would be in the 23 easily, if not in the XI as currently constructed. [/quote]

There has been very legit interest from Liverpool and Barcelona I heard.

It is said he may be the first American to play in La Liga.

Yes.  He’s that good.  Been following him closely since the start—played with a parent at GMU.[/quote]

Wow, who has been saying he would be the first American to play in La Liga? There haven't been many but certainly some before even if he was to get the chance.  Sometimes I feel like many in this country just talk without really knowing the global game.  I knew this statement was wrong and all it took was a simple google search to get the exact names and some even in D2.  Not only that but there is a 20 year old Shaq Moore at Levante who was just recently called up to the USMNT this summer.  Pulisic is good but don't make it seem like he will be the greatest ever.  This country has so much potential to not only turn out more like him but even better.

Tab Ramos (Figueres D2, 1990-92; Real Betis D2, 1992-95), 
Peter Vermes (Figueres D2, 1991-96)
Manny Lagos (Lleida D2, 1992)
Kasey Keller (Rayo Vallecano, 1999-2001)
Ante Razov (Racing Club de Ferrol D2, 2000-01)
Jozy Altidore (Villarreal, 2008-2011; Xerez D2, 2009)
Carlos Bocanegra (Racing Santander D2, 2012-13)
Oguchi Onyewu (Malaga, 2012-13)[/quote]

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