Pulisic, Weah slam ‘cop-out’ criticism by ex-U.S. players
The stars of the United States Christian Pulisic and Timothy Weah called the “Evil” and “COP-Out” criticism of the former players of the national team in a recently published episode of the Paramount + “Pulisic” documentary.
“I would say that the most boring thing, and for me, the biggest cop of all time, is when, above all, you know, all the experts mean:` `they did not want it. They did not have the heart, you know, in our time, we were fighting and we would die on this area earlier this summer.
In the episode, which recounts a bad shape of the form of the United States in 2025, as well as Pulisic doing “the best thing for me” by taking a break from the Golden Cup of the summer, Weah also struck the growing criticism of the experts and former players of the USMNT.
“These guys are pursuing checks, and for me, I just have the impression that they are really bad, honestly, because they were players, and they know what it looks like when you hit,” said Weah. “These are the same guys who will turn around and shake your hand and try to be friendly with you.”
The comments of the two players, as well as Mark Pulisic (Christian’s father), who said that the former American pros “should look in the mirror” before “begin to speak of s —“, added more fuel to the public dungeon between the current generation and the previous generation of USMNT stars.
Before the Gold Cup, the American icon Landon Donovan took a verbal blow to Pulisic and other key characters from the USMNT who would be absent from the tournament, without specifically named players, declaring: “I cannot help but think of some of our guys on vacation, not wanting to play in the Gold Cup. It is making me trample.”
Without Pulisic, among others at the Gold Cup, a list of the USMNT filled with many second choice players finished second after a 2-1 defeat against his rival in the final of July 6.
The United States entered the tournament in a sequence of four consecutive defeats which included a disappointing fourth place in the League of Concacaf Nations.
In response to Donovan – and a few days before the Gold Cup – Mark Pulisic went to social networks and asked Chatgpt to explain Donovan’s break in sport in 2012-13.
“Landon Donovan took his sabbatical leave because he felt both physically and mentally exhausted after years of intense competition and the pressure that accompanies the first athlete”, reads the text of the AI in a June article on social networks, which Christian loved online.
The former great Alex Lalas American also criticized the absence of Gold Cup Pulisic.
Speaking on the podcast “call it what you want” on the Golazo network after its decision, Pulisic said earlier this summer: “You can talk about my performances, everything you want, but to question my commitment, especially towards the national team, in my opinion which is out of line.”
Pulisic is preparing for the next season of Serie A with AC Milan, which launched its race in 2025-26 with a Coppa Italia match against Bari on Sunday. Weah recently moved to Marseille on loan from Juventus and will start its Ligue 1 campaign against Rennes on Friday.
As for the USMNT, its next friendly matches are scheduled for September 6 against South Korea, then against Japan three days later.
