U.S. soccer star Christian Pulisic responded Thursday to critics of his decision to skip the Concacaf Gold Cup to recover from his AC Milan season.
Appearing on CBS Sports’ Golazo Network, the U.S. men’s national team forward said, “My body just started talking to me and my mind. Then I was starting to think … what is going to be best for me going into next year and going into the World Cup?”
He added, “Was that to play eight more games [with the national team] and then get no rest at all, go straight into preseason and then grind another year and then go straight into the World Cup?