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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's "official", Pulisic says you try harder when you go to Europe, and he's saying he's always had a winning mentality, that sounds like the mind of a hungry player.  Exactly the opposite of the rest of the USMNT that did see themselves playing in WC as a given.  Read the article.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theplayerstribune.com/christian-pulisic-usmnt-world-cup/amp/#ampshare=https://www.theplayerstribune.com/christian-pulisic-usmnt-world-cup/

It's a quick and good read.[/quote]

And he stresses how much his Croatian passport made a difference in his prime developmental years.  Stressed how very important it was in the most critical developmental 16-18 year old window.[/quote]

So the passport didn't give him his talent right... it was the fact that he was able to go to Europe to train.  Before he would be invited to Europe however, he needed to be a good enough prospect here.  So let's say a player is in a MLS academy, he has school, practices a couple hours a day, a game on Sunday, hangs out with his/her friends on weekends, maybe smokes weed, has enough comfort at home.  I would say most of these players are not in the right setting anyway to push them to reach a higher level and be able to compete for a homegrown contract and position in their MLS academy first team.  In most academies in Europe, that is the goal, to gain a role in the first team.

I had seen a lot of conversation about whether asking our players that are talented and that want to continue their soccer career was a smart idea, Pulisic's article seemed to push that further to the 'yes, go to Europe if you have the opportunity' group.[/quote]

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