Christian Pulisic’s form frustrations are clear on the field, but nowhere else

Christian Pulisic failed to score on multiple attempts on Tuesday. Photograph: Mike Zarrilli/UPI/Shutterstock Nobody on the US men’s national team is worried about Christian Pulisic’s severe lack of goal scoring form. At least, nobody is saying they are.

Pulisic hasn’t scored for Milan this calendar year and hasn’t tallied for his national team in eight games, a career-high international goal drought that stretches back to late 2024. He walked through the mixed zone after the USMNT’s 2-0 loss to Portugal on Tuesday and spoke to a gaggle of reporters but said very little, praising the atmosphere in Atlanta and offering a few scant comments about the US’s intensity level, the hot-button issue of this window. Related: USMNT fall 2-0 to Portugal in final game before World Cup roster is named He spoke briefly of his own form as well, choosing to remain largely positive about his struggles and casting his sights on the road ahead.

“It’s frustrating,” Pulisic told reporters. “But I am just going to stay positive. I have a lot of big things ahead and I know I’m going to get to the other side and things are going to click.

” None of this comes as a surprise to any journalist who has spoken with Pulisic before. The midfielder is generally reserved with the press, often measuring his words with extreme care. After nearly a decade in the spotlight, he has no shortage of experience dealing with reporters and certainly isn’t eager to say the wrong thing, or have his words misconstrued.