Christian Pulisic has done it again.
In Saturday’s German Bundesliga clash with VfB Stuttgart, Pulisic netted his second goal in as many league games with a finish in the 45th minute. The goal came in Pulisic’s third straight start for Borussia Dortmund, who took a 2-0 advantage on the midfielder’s second professional goal.
Just moments before halftime, Pulsic found himself on the receiving end of a fortunate rebound. Following a long shot from Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Pulisic darted in to fire home the loose ball to double the Dortmund advantage.
To date, Pulisic has made eight appearances for the Bundesliga powerhouse, which entered Saturday’s match second in the German league.
Here’s Pulisic’s second career goal in the video below:
Too bad writers at this site don’t think an American coach leading a Ligue 2 team battling for promotion is newsworthy.
For those interested, Bradley’s boys have suffered a setback and missed opportunity, last week getting schooled at home by 2nd-place Nancy, with other results knocking them from 3rd (last promotion spot) to 5th. This week they could only manage a draw on the road against relegation-fodder Evian, but stil managed to move up to 4th when the teams around them choked worse.
Next week (36th of 38), Le Havre have a good chance to jump back into 3rd, with a home match against 12-place Nimes, while currently-3rd Metz plays away at 1st-place Dijon.
Thanks for that. I am watching that race with great interest too. An American coach in a top European league would be quite exciting.
Don’t know when you posted this but I had this with running updates yesterday in real time on the American’s Abroad Weekend Preview page because there wasn’t enough games yesterday for a running commentary page and there’s an SBI article up now. Maybe your constant calling for it has gotten some action taken.
Meh, personally I’m not so interested in following Bob Bradley. He’s not eligible to play for the USMNT.
I would think he is actually eligible, I believe he is still an American citizen and not capped tied as far as I know. Maybe we should cap tie him at St. V&G just to make sure France doesn’t come calling.
Johnny. I guffawed heartily at the thought of Bob Bradley playing at his age. lol
http://sbisoccer.com/2016/04/bob-bradleys-le-havre-suffers-setback-in-french-promotion-race
You might have missed this article 4 hours prior to this article
In Grunt’s defense you can’t go by the time stamps at the tops of the article. Anytime they edit or add something to the article it comes in new at that time. I’m pretty positive the Pulisic article was out before the Bob.
Johnnnyrazor: good point
I watched the Rangers and Dortmund games today. Zelalam walked around the midfield like a prima donna. Pulisic was busy on both the offensive and defensive ends of the field. He is the real deal. His spacing off the ball is awesome. He is technically sound with great ball sense. He shows improvement on a weekly basis. Yes, its normal to be excited about him.
I agree, I’ve seen pretty much the same thing when watching the Rangers. I like how calm Zelalem is on the ball keeping it moving, holding possession. Problem is he’s probably too calm when he doesn’t have it.
Whether it is the case of not, Zelalem’s style of play makes it look like he is lacking intensity, something very necessary for the international game.
I agree. Zelalem seems lack selfish: willing take more shots
I think we are used to seeing guys look like they are running around like chickens with heads cut off (a la MB) but Zelalem is not that player. He is a deep lying circulator. He is more in the vein of a Busquets/Xavi than an Iniesta. He is not even a box to box guy. He is a “creative 6” who needs to physically develop and work on his defense. That is all.
Zelalam, is protect the lead player.
Want calm on the ball, maintain possession, high percentage of completed passes, win the ball out of a tackle, draw fouls, able to play possession and counter attacking, and able to defend? Look no further then Darlington Nagbe
Well he could us a like-for-like sub. Anyone writing Zelalem off at this point is a moron point blank.
I can’t believe people are complaining because it wasn’t pure beautiful strike. Guess what all that matters is you put it in the old onion bag.
Unless you’re Jordan Morris, then which foot he used has to be taken into careful consideration or the ref could decide to wave it off.
Morris has generally looked poor so far this season. It’s okay to be critical.
I could care less what foot he scores with, but when he fails to use his left to make a simple pass and thus misses an opportunity to move the ball then it IS a problem. Him not using his left isn’t a shooting problem, it’s a 90 minute all over the field problem. I have literally not seen him use his left to pass once…. Not once…. No hyperbole
To add, I am a huge supporter of him so when I say “get a left foot!” It’s out of love, not me just being an angry annoying “fan” that can only criticize…. I truly want him to recognize it and get better (not the me posting on a blog would lead to the conclusion but….)
Bryan — Isn’t Jordan Morris the last person you were declaring rendered Jozy irrelevant?
Except that “people” are not complaining.
Forget Dempsey! Start Pulisic for Copa!
Yes, give Bryan and Scott their way cut Jozy and Clint! What they’ve scored 46% of our goals in 2015 and 2016. Ouch, facts make my brain hurt.
Too…. Much… Logic…. Can’t…. Compute…. Shutting down…..
Clint still has a place at the table in my opinion and Jozy is a body until we can develop a real forward
The issue find new players and MLS needs it’s Stars. And, Dempsey starts to slow right now.
How many Donovan scored in 2013? or assist? Yet, USNT stop depending on Donovan.
Except Landon depended much more on speed than Clint ever has.
Just like USNT played Gold Cup.
ESPN had him listed on the left wing for this match, but from the video it looks like he was playing on the right…I don’t know he’s versatile but where has Dortmund been playing him mostly? A front 3 of LW Johnson CF Wood and RW Pulisic could be dominate for the next WC cycle.
He switches sides during a game, he has done it before.
He usually switches and Johnson plays primarily on the right wing because their other winger is left footed, so Fab Jo can play either side as well.
Good attacking teams have their wings switch sides and fullbacks over lap in the attack and when defending. Especially when team has a matchup advantage on a particular side or against a particular player. Contrary to players being cemented into one position and only slotted in the spot
I’m not gonna cheer. No way. I am completely stoic, jaded, stone faced on the outside because I am way too savvy to cheer a child. A sophisticated fan of the game that cut his teeth watching old-world leagues knows better than to get off his high horse to board this train. On the other hand….. stars and stripes face-painted foam fingered waving, beer swilling inside, I’m doing F’ing cartwheels though.
Yin and yang…
Another start another goal, is copa roster a lock now and if it is who does get left off?
Who was missing from the last roster when he was on it?
Fabian was hurt
Looking at the roster Alvarado,Orozco, Mix and Wondo jump out depending on where you want to play Fabian.
Honestly I’m having problems coming up with our best left mid. FJ? Dempsey? I think if Pulisic wants to claim it, it’s his.
It’s for sure Fabian but then that opens a question about left back.
FJ-Jozy-wood(P Sick)
Dempsey
MB Nagbe
…….Back four…..
As dempsey phases out, wood goes rw with p sick goin cam
Boom. Done. No more debating….. lol
Someone put on Twitter “that moment when a 17 year old is scoring more goals in the bundesliga than Altidore in MLS.” Ouch! Burned!
People just can’t wait to take a shot at Altidore
I almost replied to Gary above saying that if Jozy had scored a goal like that people would have discredited it. But then I thought, ‘ maybe for once no one will take an unnecessary shot at another one of our country’s representatives…. Sadly I was wrong. Jozy haters love to inject a whole different topic into a positive article. I’m still waiting for the customary ‘yea he should start at GK!’ “Original” comedic comment …
Just wait for it…
With guys like this coming up there is no reason to talk about Jozy anymore period.
Well at the moment Pulisic is pretty much a one off and they don’t play the same position. So I’d expect to still hear about Altidore for awhile..
Maybe in the same sense as wondo I guess…just a warm body place holder. No reason to discuss whatever garbage goal he scores for TFC like it will somehow make him start fullfill his potential.
I thought he was a bit lucky to score. he kicked it right to the goalie’s right side, the shot ricochet of the keepers leg. He had the whole goal to aim but excellent foresight on his part of a possible rebound. I critique, where critique is due.
A scorer scores goals on days when combination play is working and on the rainy days too. I don’t think luck was part of it. He signalled for the ball and started making his run before Mkhitaryan even took his shot and then followed the shot like a good player always should, he fired low and the keeper had no time to reposition to make the save. He showed an entirely different skillset on this goal than his last one. The last goal looked like a training ground exercise where he took a corner, made a nice movement into space receive the pass, settled it and executed the right footed shot perfectly right inside near post. This was a poachers goal. At any rate I don’t think criticizing the goal is the way to go. You make your own luck sometimes and this opportunity was borne from correct reading of the game and aggression. He also had a near miss earlier on a rebound where his nose for goal was on display.
Did you notice which foot he scored the goal with Jordan? The good lord gave you two for a reason.
a bigger burn would be like …that moment when a 17 year American scores more goals in bundesliga than the nyrb have scored in 6 of 7 games … combined.
keep scoring = keep starting
It was a poacher’s goal, but still, wow two goals in the last two games for a top club at 17 years old is pretty amazing however you look at it. He is really American and cap tied, right? Seems too good to be true.
Before the initial shot, he was making a great run to be put through. I don’t care if it’s a poachers goal… All of his instincts were perfect
I didn’t mean to denigrate his score by calling it a poacher’s goal, but it was more to temper myself and others from getting carried away. A lot of strikers have made a lot of money and done a lot for their teams by being good poachers. They have to be in the right place in the right time, something that is a talent in itself. And when someone does miss a poacher’s goal (Wondo in the WC), it really looks bad, so the fact that he could score when given the opportunity is all good. All goals count the same, whether a golazo or a tap in.
Wow the kid is tearing it apart. I think at this moment he’s the best teenager player in the world. The future looks really bright for him.
Last week a dab, this week the classic knee slide fist pump.
Like a boss!