Christian Pulisic he was undoubtedly one of Milan’s best players this season. And his numbers say it: 15 goals and 9 assists in his first year in Italy. Interviewed by The newspaperthe American striker commented on his performance as follows: “There is a very simple explanation: in the two years preceding Chelsea I suffered a series of injuries and some changes on the bench which did not benefit me. The exact opposite of what it happened at Milanello: from day one I received everyone’s trust, it was the turning point.
After a career in which he almost always played on the left, he did great things for Milan starting from the right wing: “It’s really true and sometimes, with the technical staff, we joke about it: I’m no longer capable of playing on the left! The truth is that I’ve gotten so used to the right and I’ve certainly benefited from it even in scoring goals thanks to a little secret. His name is Rafa Leao. I studied and understood how he moves. He usually draws one or three opponents towards him and then the defense is left unprotected somewhere else, so I move, I go to the center of the field. area as confident as I am to receive the right pass there at the right time.”
