SAN JOSE — When Bruce Arena watches Christian Pulisic practice and play, memories of coaching another young, dynamic attacker many years ago rise to the surface.
“He does remind me of Landon,” Arena said Thursday, the eve of the U.S. World Cup qualifier against Honduras at Avaya Stadium.
Landon, as in Landon Donovan, the most prolific scorer in the history of the U.S. men’s national team and MLS. As Donovan’s career winds down — he is not active but hasn’t formally retired — Pulisic’s is taking off.
Both are on site: Donovan with Fox Sports and Pulisic, 18, in uniform for a U.