U.S. men’s national team legends Tim Howard and Landon Donovan said AC Milan’s frustrated response to Christian Pulisic’s injury was “crazy” and “ridiculous”.
The USMNT superstar suffered a low-grade right hamstring tear against Australia during the October international break. Pulisic had been dealing with an ankle injury earlier in camp resigning him to a 20-minute cameo against Ecuador. After being deemed fit to play against the Socceroos, Pulisic lasted only 28 minutes before being replaced by Diego Luna.
Milan reportedly were unhappy with how the USMNT handled Pulisic, prompting a response from both Howard and Donovan on their Unfiltered Soccer podcast.
“Every game for the U.S. matters. They don’t have World Cup qualifying. So actually this was essentially a World Cup qualifier for us. It was an opportunity to get our team together and to fight for points,” Howard said.
“I think it’s crazy for Milan to suggest that he shouldn’t have played.”
Donovan also added the complaints were “ridiculous”.
