Pulisic Camping Ground
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You have to bear in mind that Pulisic is only 19 whereas Fekir is 25.
Footballers rarely start showing prolific production before they're 21-22 no matter how talented.
Owen and Fowler disagree.
And their stars faded away way too soon..
As a minority shareholder, does he know something we don't? #clutchingWe have a new member in our campsite
Who's this kingjames on insta?
Ah. Of course, we're partly owned by a bounceball player.
A bouncyball man
He owns 2% of the club, which he paid $6m. The value of his 2% had since sky rocketed to over $30m. He was brought in if I remember rightly to promote the brand in the USA, How effective he has been in that regard I don't know. I do know that our support in the US has sky rocketed, but I think thatst more to do with Mo Salah.
I actually remember something about that at the time. Thankfully FSG have gone up (slightly) in my estimation since then.
So does Mbappe, but the point still stands. It's extremely rare for teenagers to be very productive. You'll get the odd few here and there, but they're definitely the exception to the rule.
Messi scored 9 goals in his first 2 seasons at Barca. It took his 3rd season (when he turned 20) to break into double digits. The same with Ronaldo - didn't hit double digits in goals till he turned 20.
Also, these comparisons are really not apposite for Pulisic in any case. His projects as an AM or a no. 10 who can also play in the front three when needed. A Coutinho-type player if you will. That's not the kind of player who's going to be a really prolific goalscorer even in his prime. 10-15 goals a season is what you'd want.
If that's the kind of player he's going to be, his present goalscoring stats are really irrelevant. Coutinho didn't start hitting 10-15 goals a season till he was like 23.
Man United have an agreement of some sort with the Yankees don't they? Perhaps Liverpool and The Lakers (now that Lebron is in LA) will join forces for some crappy marketing ?
Lebron wearing his Liverpool top and then a Puslisic top in quick succession. I'm happy to suggest 2+2 =5.
Lebron wearing his Liverpool top and then a Puslisic top in quick succession. I'm happy to suggest 2+2 =5.
Watched the vlog by United We Stand after thwir 4-1 defeat to us. He was commenting on how LFC fans outnumbered Man United fans and that was a concern as the brand was losing appeal.
Partly he blamed Jose's brand of football which is hard to watch.
Partly he blamed Jose's brand of football which is hard to watch.
I'd be cool with this.
Isn't Joyce on the B team list ? Good enough for me, he must be on to something.
We're just really really shit at it.
Not yet, I just figured how to bring the awning out in the RV.
I would not say Pulisic is a Coutinho type. Actually it's kind of hard to find a suitable comparison for him – his best qualities are dribbling and speed and his decision-making is also good for someone of his age. He is not a playmaker like Phil or a poacher like Salah. I love his directness and in the few Dortmund games that I watched last season, more often than not he was the one player who always made something useful happen with the ball at his feet, even if this didn't show up on the stat sheet. But still you would want much more than 4 goals from your starting front 3 player.
I suspect the Times article above is kind of a negotiating tactic, but it does hit on a truth that for all his promise at this point Pulisic is not a well-rounded player yet. But I expect that when he adds a powerful shot (usually comes a bit later in the player's development) to his dribbling and speed and improves his defensive contribution, there will be a big jump up in performance – but that hasn't happened yet.
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