Christian Pulisic (hristian Pulisic) may make his first debut in more than two months, by then America Face Jamaica In the World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday night.
This is the 23-year-old Pulisic’s third consecutive appearance as a substitute. He briefly represented Chelsea against Malmo and Burnley. In September, the winger injured his ankle while on an international mission, which further disrupted his start of the season.
But Gregg Berhalter is open to his star starting on Tuesday, saying: “It comes down to judgment. It comes down to the way we think he can best influence his opponent.
“We could have him start in the game against Mexico, but we don’t want him to start in the game against Mexico, because we know he can’t score 90 points. So we have to ask similar questions about the game.
“If we really let him start, how much time can he play and how does this affect the game and the result of the game?
“For us, this is still up in the air, but what I want to say is that he performed very well after the game. He trained yesterday and will be fully trained today. Let’s wait and see.”
Thomas Tuchel angered the USMNT boss before the international game day. He expressed the hope that Berhalt would be “responsible enough” and Pulisic would not be “overused”. This caused a rapid response from the Americans.
Berhalt said last week: “Common sense will tell us that when a person has only trained for four days and has been absent for two months, you can’t start in a game like this. Anyway, our idea is not to make it on this trip. He played for 180 minutes.”
