For roughly half a decade, and for the vast majority of his groundbreaking career, Christian Pulisic could be confidently described as a winger. He was a versatile attacker who often wore a No. 10 shirt, but he wasn’t yet ready for the vaunted role of central playmaker. He’d start wide left or wide right. He’d sometimes star, but sometimes struggle. He was, more often than not, a peripheral figure — until now, in his breakout season.
In just over three months, Pulisic has already contributed to 16 goals for club and country; he scored his 10th of the campaign on Tuesday, in AC Milan’s 3-2 Champions League win over Slovan Bratislava.
And he did it, for the fourth time this month, from a classic No. 10 position — the position that has quietly become his.
On Tuesday, he did it in transition. He combined with striker Tammy Abraham, and burst through the heart of Slovan’s defense.
For the U.S. men’s national team over the previous two weeks, he excelled in a similar role, and in multiple phases of the game.
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