Christian Pulisic named his dream U.S. men’s national team five-a-side team and did not include Clint Dempsey, Landon Donovan or Tim Howard, instead opting for “more recent” American stars.
The AC Milan winger had a mild-mannered back-and-forth with the USMNT legends over the years until this summer, when he came under extreme fire for skipping the Gold Cup. Pulisic’s commitment to the Stars and Stripes was questioned, prompting swift and spiky responses from the 27-year-old and his father.
Months after the exchange of words, Pulisic was asked to put together his ultimate USMNT five-a-side team by Kate Scott in an exclusive interview with .
The USMNT captain rattled off Brad Guzan in goal, followed by Weston McKennie, Tyler Adams, himself and Oguchi Onyewu.
Pulisic noticeably left off Dempsey, Donovan and Howard, who are widely considered the three best players in USMNT history. The forward, though, did preface his picks by stating, “I’m just going to go more recent, because they’re my guys.”
Still, Scott mentioned the glaring snubs, to which Pulisic replied, “I had to do it on the spot. There’s a lot of good names out there.”
