Cristian Pulisic Hoped to Play Together with Lionel Messi at Chelsea

DBasia.news – Chelsea winger Christian Pulisic hoped to play with Lionel Messi at Stamford Bridge. Not only with Messi, Pulisic also idolized the Portuguese legend, Luis Figo.

Pulisic is still a new kid in the Chelsea squad as he was recruited since January 2019. He was barely joined the Blues in the summer of last year.

Due to his young age, Pulisic is considered to be in the early stages of his football career. And he is believed to shine when he reaches his peak performance in the next few years.

And it is quite possible that, one day, Pulisic will be on the same level as Messi. It’s just that the Barcelona star has entered the period of thinking about hanging shoes.

His second career is currently being stuck. Not because of declining performance, but caused by the Corona virus pandemic which made various competitions in Europe and the whole world stop completely.

Pulisic also had to undergo self-service in his residence and practice alone. And in the middle of his free time, he gets questions about players who are expected to join Chelsea.

“This is difficult. Figo was my favorite player when I was growing up, but I certainly don’t mind having Messi on my team. Can I choose both?” said Pulisic at Soccerway

“My first soccer idol is definitely Luis Figo. He was my role model when I was young. The first jersey I have is the Luis Figo jersey and I remember wearing it when playing soccer with my father in the basement at home.”

“Actually, my nickname was actually Figo! My father started it and sometimes he even still calls me that until now,” concluded Pulisic.