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    Christian Pulisic will be CONCACAF's best player in two years - Aaron Long | USMNT
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    Christian Pulisic will be CONCACAF's best player in two years – Aaron Long | USMNT



    RBNY defender Aaron Long joins ESPN FC’s Herculez Gomez to break down the best strikers he’s faced and where USMNT star Christian Pulisic and Mexico’s Carlos Vela rank among CONCACAF’s best players. Long also picks which USMNT players have the best individual attributes, including Jozy Altidore’s shot and Michael Bradley’s vision.

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    1. Jabdab on

      Carlos Vela better than Pulisic, Jimenez and Davies? These MLS chumps just can't stop embarrassing themselves, can they? It's clear as day that Pulisic, Jimenez and Davies are currently the region's best players. Vela doesn't even factor simply because MLS is a joke league and his last two seasons in La Liga were below average which mean that he has declined as a player in spite of statpadding in MLS. And Pulisic, Jimenez and Davies are playing at a level higher than Vela ever has played in his sad club career as an Arsenal reject.

    2. Nestor Lopez on

      Pulisic is the best field player no doubt, BUT unless Keylor Navas retires in two years, Christian will have to wait to claim that spot. Keylor has won multiple Champions League, he’s a big moment player who set records for RM when he started. He’s PSG starting GK. Stop the disrespect he’s the top guy hands down.

    3. Sleepy Af on

      Vela, really? Mls is a terrible league. Espn need to get better interviewers than Mls biased Herc. Raul Jimenez is better than Vela full stop

    5. Sure on

      its pulisic, davies, navas, dest, jimenez and herrera. Carlos vela is not in europe so hes not even in the convo, sorry mls fangirls.

    6. Mad Gamer on

      1. Pulisic – world class winger in the making
      2. Alphonso Davies – world class LB in the making
      3. Raul Jimenez – Playing well at Wolves but is a one-season wonder at 28 years old
      4. Leon Bailey – world class winger in the making but not consistent yet in the german league
      5. Keylor Navas – PSG goalkeeper, Real Madrid 3-time CL winner but he's aging unfortunately otherwise he would be top 3.

      Everyone else isn't close, and that includes Vela who isnt good anymore at a high level.

    7. rgrateb8 on

      Hahaha they're only saying Vela because they gotta rep MLS lmao. I wouldn't even put Vela in Concacaf's current best XI

      ——————Navas
      Dest—–Araujo—Brooks—Davies
      —————-Adams
      ———-Herrera—-Reyna
      –Bailey—-Jimenez—-Pulisic

    8. Dylan JC on

      Propels rarely argue over who the best African player is among Mane, Aubamayang, Salah, etc because they’re all great players. People in Oceania rarely argue who the best Oceanic player is among their stars. Why do we need to argue over the best CONCACAF player? All the leagues in CONCACAF are growing and we have players thriving in Europe. Let’s just be happy that we have stars like Pulisic, Bailey, Jimenez, Vela, Jonathan David, Alphonso, Chucky, even Michael Bradley and Jozy Altidore.

    10. the ebin memester on

      Us Americans, Mexicans and even Canadians can argue ALL day about Pulisic, Jimenez and Alfonso Davies BUT…. even we can agree that Carlos Vela ain't a top Concacaf player just because he plays in MY LITTLE SOCCER 😂😂😂😂😂

    11. Noah P on

      Jozy Altidore was garbage in the EPL, yet as soon as he got to Toronto he became one of the best strikers in the league. Those alone should tell you how much emphasis to put on MLS statistics.

    13. hee ho on

      If we're talking about 2 years…. maybe. Keep in mind Raul will arguably hit his peak at 30. The man in the radar of teams like man u, Tottenham and real Madrid. Lozano gets no time… but he is destined for teams like Valencia, Sevilla and even considered by atlético de Madrid. And what about Davies? The guy who ate up Chelsea? Leon Bailey? What about players who've just started and in links with bigger clubs? Like JJ macias? Although I think that'll take longer than 2 years…

    14. Juan S on

      I remember when Freddy Adu was treated like the next big thing then of course came Jozy Altidore, and Sacha….this is more of the same.

    19. Al Wallace on

      You mean a year or two on Chelsea's bench. I would agree if he stayed at Dortmund. There are TOO many wings at Chelsea. He's going to see League Cup, FA Cup and some PL matches. Barring injuries he probably won't see UCL even from the bench. Hope I'm wrong I like him a lot.

    23. Paulo H86 on

      Vela 😂 struggles in every league he been in except MLS.. reyna looks a good player at Dortmund and pulisic but not been same player at Chelsea due to limited game time

    24. Bryan Guerra on

      Lozano had a trip up in Napoli. Let him leave to bpl and prove why he was put up to be the best of concacaf. Pulisic hasn’t had a great season either this year

    34. Umar Farooq on

      He could be in one if he blooms at Chelsea, I saw some flashes of brilliance from the kid. Regardless, it doesn’t matter. Interested to see what he’s doing at 26, which I think is a good cross section between experience and athletic ability 🥳 all this is useless though if we don’t have a half decent US squad to help him out. He really does need a better set of attackers around him. I swear if I see that bald headed turnip who fucked us last WC again in the squad I’m gonna be mad.

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