{"id":1111095,"date":"2019-10-17T10:30:48","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T09:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1111095"},"modified":"2019-10-17T10:30:48","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T09:30:48","slug":"chelsea-winger-christian-pulisic-broke-down-tears-international-duty","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/chelsea-winger-christian-pulisic-broke-down-tears-international-duty\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Chelsea winger Christian Pulisic broke down in tears on international duty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Chelsea winger Christian Pulisic broke down in tears following his substitution in USA&#8217;s 2-0 defeat to Canada on Wednesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The American star was withdrawn around the hour mark at the\u00a0BMO Field and could be seen weeping on the sidelines.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why did\u00a0Pulisic break down in tears? Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Canada beat USA 2-0 on Wednesday in the\u00a0CONCACAF Nations League.<\/li>\n<li>Pulisic started the match but was taken off in the 60th minute with the scorelines level.<\/li>\n<li>As he took his position on the bench, he could be seen breaking down in tears.<\/li>\n<li>Head coach Berhalter says his decision to make the change was influenced by Pulisic&#8217;s\u00a0struggle with \u201cflu-like symptoms\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Canada went on to clinch a first victory against the US for 34 years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7392697\/embed\/v4\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>With the match stalemate prior to\u00a0Pulisic&#8217;s withdrawal, Canada went on to secure a surprise 2-0 victory, their first\u00a0over the US in 34 years, thanks to goals from\u00a0Alphonse Davies and Lucas Cavallini.<\/p>\n<p>Explaining his decision to haul off the\u00a0precocious wide-man,\u00a0USA\u00a0head coach Gregg Berhalter says he made the call as Pulisic\u00a0was exhibiting\u00a0\u201cflu-like symptoms\u201d in the build-up to the\u00a0CONCACAF Nations League match.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How worried should we be about Pulisic being subbed off?<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6WcUCKZ0lU\">https:\/\/t.co\/6WcUCKZ0lU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Major League Soccer (@MLS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLS\/status\/1184283107836547072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 16, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, replays suggest\u00a0Pulisic told his manager\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m fine\u201d before taking up his position on the bench.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>&#8220;It can be tough&#8221;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This recent breakdown from\u00a0Pulisic comes shortly after the ex-Borussia Dortmund winger spoke about handling the seismic pressure of life in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Pulisic completed a \u00a358m move to Chelsea in the summer but has found playing time hard to come by in west London, though he recently rejected suggestions he is struggling to handle the pressure of playing in the English top-flight.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This generation can be tough, for young players especially, having people talk about you, having constant pressure on your back,&#8221; he told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=1371797626316409\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Players&#8217; Tribune<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Especially as Americans, we haven&#8217;t had a lot of top international talents throughout our years. If you&#8217;re not able to tune it out then it can be a weight on your shoulders.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think there are obstacles, I think not a lot of American players have really proved themselves in Europe and I think when you&#8217;re an American player and you&#8217;re trying to prove yourself amongst all these European guys or international guys that are top players who have played in these big competitions, not a whole lot of Americans have been there, it can be tough.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Squawka has partnered with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/homefans\/\">Homefans<\/a> to give you an opportunity to experience some of the game&#8217;s biggest derby days during the 2019\/20 season.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/homefans-trip-experience-local-giveaway-tickets\">Click here<\/a> to find out how to win tickets, flights and accommodation to Roma&#8217;s Serie A game against Napoli on November 2nd 2019.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/homefans-trip-experience-local-giveaway-tickets\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1110670 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/14112745\/home-fans-featured-image-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Homefans Squawka Competition\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/14112745\/home-fans-featured-image-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/14112745\/home-fans-featured-image-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/14112745\/home-fans-featured-image-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/14112745\/home-fans-featured-image-66x37.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/14112745\/home-fans-featured-image-620x350.jpg 620w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/14112745\/home-fans-featured-image-940x530.jpg 940w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/14112745\/home-fans-featured-image.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea winger Christian Pulisic broke down in tears following his substitution in USA&#8217;s 2-0 defeat to Canada on Wednesday. The American star was withdrawn around the hour mark at the\u00a0BMO Field and could be seen weeping on the sidelines. Why did\u00a0Pulisic break down in tears? Five things to know&#8230; Canada beat USA 2-0 on Wednesday&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":1111096,"parent":0,"menu_order":4709,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Chelsea winger Christian Pulisic broke down in tears following his substitution in USA's 2-0 defeat to Canada on Wednesday.","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"news-category":[],"class_list":["post-1111095","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"external_featured_image_url":"","hide_featured_image_pattern":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why Chelsea winger Christian Pulisic broke down in tears on international duty | Squawka | EN<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Chelsea winger Christian Pulisic broke down in tears following 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