Pochettino reaches out to Milan.
In fact, his recent comments about Pulisic ("He’s playing every single game, every single minute, something that we are a little bit worried about. Sometimes we need to protect, because he arrived a little bit tired. But that’s something I’ve spoken about before, to be in a very good relationship with the club. When we really need him, he needs to be in form, happy, strong, because he has enormous talent.") had upset many AC Milan fans, and it's easy to imagine that those at Milanello weren’t thrilled either.
The decision made by the U.S. national team coach in the past few hours, however, will surely please the Milan world: Christian has been released early to return to Milan, skipping the second friendly scheduled for Tuesday, October 15, in Mexico.
Pulisic is a key Milan player
The decision is purely related to management, seen as a collaboration with the Milan club. In other words, captain America is indeed tired, but he is not injured.
The former Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea player will return to Milanello early, but not due to any physical issues.
The Rossoneri's number 11 recently played in a 2-0 friendly win over Panama, where the first goal was a full Rossoneri effort: a play by Christian and a goal by Yunus Musah who finds the back of the net for the first time with the USMNT.
🇺🇸 Milan's American duo shining for the USMNT vs Panama - 🎯 Assist from Pulisic, and Musah scores ⚽️pic.twitter.com/ran7TYxgtr
— MilanReports (@MilanReportscom) October 13, 2024
Pulisic was a big question mark ahead of the Udinese match (Saturday, October 19 at San Siro, 6 PM), especially considering his fatigue from continuous playing and the late return to Italy.
Now, the lead-up to the match against Udinese can proceed calmly, and Christian is once again in the running for a starting spot, as reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport on their website.
