Tim Weah, Christian Pulisic and his father, Mark, delivered searing takes on ex-US men\u2019s national team players who criticized the team during their recent run of bad form, with Weah calling the pundits \u201cevil\u201d.<\/p>\n
The trio made the comments in the latest epsiode of the Pulsic docuseries on Paramount+, the final episodes of which were released this week. The new episodes cover the national team from the 2024 Copa Am\u00e9rica, in which the US underperformed by exiting at the group stage, up through the 2025 Nations League final, where the US lost against Panama and Canada en route to a disappointing fourth-place finish in a competition they had won in each of the previous three editions. Following that tournament, Pulisic kicked off a media firestorm when he announced that he would skip the 2025 Gold Cup<\/a>, the team\u2019s last competitive tournament before next year\u2019s World Cup on home soil, due to fatigue after a second-straight 50-game season with Milan.<\/p>\n Pulisic\u2019s decision elicited strong critiques from ex-US players such as Clint Dempsey, Landon Donovan, Tim Howard<\/a>, Charlie Davies, Jimmy Conrad and Herculez Gomez.<\/p>\n \u201cIn my opinion [they] disrespected me in a lot of ways, and completely forgot about what I\u2019ve done for this national team for 10 years,\u201d Pulisic said in the docuseries.<\/p>\n The series also includes segments focused on Pulisic\u2019s personal life, and the role his family plays within his inner circle. His father, Mark, is a former professional soccer player, and he spoke up forcefully for his son.<\/p>\n \u201cThese [pundits] want clicks, social media, \u2018subscribe to my channels,\u2019 \u2018listen to my podcasts\u2019 or whatever. I think they should look in the mirror and look at their last performances for the national team before they start talking shit,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s jealousy. People want to be in his shoes, and they\u2019ll find any reason to bring him down. But Christian doesn\u2019t give a shit what anyone says.\u201d<\/p>\n skip past newsletter promotion<\/a><\/p>\n Sign up to Soccer with Jonathan Wilson<\/p>\n Jonathan Wilson brings expert analysis on the biggest stories from European soccer<\/p>\n Privacy Notice: <\/strong>Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/a>. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy<\/a> and Terms of Service<\/a> apply.<\/p>\n after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n