Christian Pulisic is on pace to have his best individual season ever and the U.S. men’s national team captain has gained the praise from some of soccer’s most acclaimed personalities.
AC Milan defeated Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu on Tuesday, marking perhaps the rossoneri’s most impressive victory of the season.
Pulisic, as per usual this campaign, played a big part in Milan’s attacking efforts, with the American providing the go-ahead goal assist from a corner kick in the opening minutes of the match. That’s three goal contributions in four UEFA Champions League games.
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The USMNT attacker, however, has been handing out these type of performances week-in and week-out for the Italian giants, tallying 11 goal contributions across all competitions for Milan. And people, especially those who have been critical of Pulisic in the past, have now began praising the American for his incredible form.
Watch: Thierry Henry high praise for Christian Pulisic in Real Madrid victory
France legend and CBS Sports panelist, Thierry Henry, took the time to praise Pulisic in a post-match interview following Milan’s important victory at the Bernabéu, with Henry pushing Pulisic to begin “playing with his chest out.”
“I’ve been saying for a very long time that people ask me what you need to do to play and perform, and I always say it’s on you to show people what you need to do.
“And right now, you are doing that every week, so play with your chest out because you’re doing very well and now we can talk what you’re doing, because you’re doing it more often that not, so, well done” said Henry.
Thierry Henry complimenting Christian Pulisic in his post-game interview pic.twitter.com/6qx0889PY2
— shedaina (@ShedainaD) November 5, 2024
Well said, Thierry.
This high-praise comes after multiple instances of people claiming Henry was overly-critical of the U.S. forward, coming as far as choosing to skip over asking him a post-match interview question.
Just flat weird behavior from Thierry Henry during this Pulisic interview. Strange and awkward. pic.twitter.com/9VM6EJbZpj
— USACFC (@USACFC_) September 17, 2024
The Pulisic disrespect from Thierry Henry and the typically fun @paramountplus crew. pic.twitter.com/wZ4lIR9Ftw
— Jeff_RG (@jgraveytrain26) December 13, 2023
Thierry Henry's reaction to fans tweeting #FreePulisic pic.twitter.com/DZOz8aY4FN
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) September 7, 2022
AC Milan and Pulisic will try and capitalize on their UCL win on Saturday when they face Cagliari away from home in the Serie A.
