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Pulisic has a tib/fib microfracture and bone bruise, according to the Athletic

Posted on 7/9/26 at 10:11 am
Posted by The Pirate King
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Posted on 7/9/26 at 10:11 am
Pulisic propaganda machine fights back. If true, I think it's more damning how absolutely fragile the guy is. He's like Greg Oden.
Posted by Tiger4life306
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Posted on 7/9/26 at 10:13 am to
The good news is now he has time to rest
Posted by PurpleandGold Motown
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Posted on 7/9/26 at 10:15 am to
Posted by sgallo3
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Posted on 7/9/26 at 10:35 am to
I didnt understand all the complaining about him coming out of the game. He clearly wasnt right after he kicked the belgium player at the top of the box
Posted by reauxl tigers
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Posted on 7/9/26 at 11:09 am to
That's crazy he smashed his shin with a hammer after hearing the backlash yesterday.
Posted by OleVaught14
Member since Jun 2019
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Posted on 7/9/26 at 11:18 am to
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I didnt understand all the complaining about him coming out of the game.


He had been playing like arse for 60 minutes. Honestly he needed to be subbed out
This post was edited on 7/9/26 at 11:27 am
Posted by Sofaking2
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Posted on 7/9/26 at 11:21 am to
His injuries will become more frequent and take longer to recover. It’s the dilemma of most professional athletes that their careers are often short. The wear on their bodies is heavy from a young age. It’s complicated by the fact he is already injury prone.
This post was edited on 7/9/26 at 11:24 am
Posted by saderade
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Posted on 7/9/26 at 12:41 pm to
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His injuries will become more frequent and take longer to recover. It’s the dilemma of most professional athletes that their careers are often short. The wear on their bodies is heavy from a young age. It’s complicated by the fact he is already injury prone.
Agreed. I know he’s often injured, but it was rather hilarious to watch the backlash from the women’s players about how you can only rest when you retire considering he plays three times amount of games per season when compared to the majority of US women’s players.
Posted by Rip Torner
Member since Jul 2023
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Posted on 7/9/26 at 1:08 pm to
The criticism isn’t just that he came out of the game during a pivotal period but that he was MIA for nearly the entire WC. He cannot stay healthy and he is largely a non factor on the field. That is the criticism and a very valid one. When he had the ball against a defense with a pulse, he couldn’t create space and almost always deferred to another player creating essentially no scoring opportunities for himself. That wouldn’t be an issue if he had several meaningful assists, he didn’t. That can’t be the legacy of your supposed best player
Posted by Clockwatcher68
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Posted on 7/9/26 at 2:03 pm to
Posted by AnchorDownVU
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Posted on 7/9/26 at 2:28 pm to
I think the criticism of his play was more than justified.

Don’t think he deserved the piling on he got not did he deserve the former players trashing him.

The former women’s players make it really hard to pull for their team sometimes. Many of them seem bitter about everything.
Posted by BigPerm30
Member since Aug 2011
32387 posts
Posted on 7/9/26 at 2:29 pm to
This seems so contrived. Bone bruise is bullshite and i guarantee 1/4 of the population is walking around with some sort of micro fracture.

Dude is soft and looking for an excuse to.
Posted by cwil177
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Posted on 7/9/26 at 3:56 pm to
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didnt understand all the complaining about him coming out of the game. He clearly wasnt right after he kicked the belgium player at the top of the box

Bone bruises are super painful. But for some reason everyone wants Pulisic to be Billy badass and stay on the field at 30% capacity rather than sub in a non injured player.
Posted by cwil177
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Posted on 7/9/26 at 4:01 pm to
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He cannot stay healthy

Unfortunately a problem for lots of athletes
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he is largely a non factor on the field

He will probably be our all time leading goal scorer when his career is over. But yeah the past 7 months have been rough for him.
Posted by theballguy
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Posted on 7/9/26 at 4:50 pm to
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a tib/fib microfracture and bone bruise


That's it?
Posted by PhillyTiger90
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Member since Dec 2015
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Posted on 7/9/26 at 5:05 pm to
He wasn’t hurt for the first 55 minutes

No sympathy from me
Posted by UnluckyTiger
Member since Sep 2003
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Posted on 7/9/26 at 5:09 pm to
But he said in his post game it was his ankle. Does this idiot not know his own body?

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This post was edited on 7/9/26 at 5:10 pm
Posted by MetArl15
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Member since Apr 2007
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Posted on 7/9/26 at 5:11 pm to
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He will probably be our all time leading goal scorer when his career is over.
Seems doubtful. He is 24 goals behind the leaders, he’s 27 yrs old, skips tournaments, is always hurt, etc.
Posted by Citica8
Duckroost, LA
Member since Dec 2012
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Posted on 7/9/26 at 6:02 pm to
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Bone bruises are super painful. But for some reason everyone wants Pulisic to be Billy badass and stay on the field at 30% capacity rather than sub in a non injured player.
Unfortunately players don’t get sympathy from injuries that don’t require surgery, and heal with the RICE method.

Him coming off because his lack of production and contribution, injury or not needed to happen. Not ideal for the face of the team in its worst exit in a World Cup, but he wasn’t bringing them back regardless.
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