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The United States Men’s National Team is in serious trouble. The latest episode of the Paramount+ docuseries PULISIC has revealed just how thin-skinned team stars Christian Pulisic and Timothy Weah are.
In the newest episode of PULISIC, Christian Pulisic and Timothy Weah rail against the criticism they’ve received from former United States Men’s National Team stars such as Landon Donovan, with Weah even going as far as calling the pundits “evil.”
The reaction to Pulisic’s and Weah’s comments have been swift and uniform, as USMNT fans across the spectrum are all saying some version of “Wow, these guys are soft,” which is *not* where you want to be when you’re less than a year from hosting a World Cup on your home soil.
USMNT fans panicking as team stars Christian Pulisic, Tim Weah come across as insanely soft in new documentary
Christian Pulisic and Tim Weah open up about the criticism from some U.S. Soccer legends in the latest episodes of PULSIC 📺👀 @paramountplus pic.twitter.com/zqy2TujRQj
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) August 13, 2025
“I’d say the most annoying thing, and for me, the biggest cop-out of all time, is when, especially, you know, all pundits want to say: ‘They didn’t want it. They didn’t have the heart, you know, back in our day, we would fight and we would die on that field,'” Pulisic said in the recently-released eighth episode of the docuseries.
“Those guys are chasing checks, and for me, I just feel like they’re really evil, honestly, because they’ve been players, and they know what it’s like when you’re getting bashed,” Weah said. “Those are the same guys that will turn around and shake your hand and try to be friendly with you.”
This USMNT 🇺🇸 might never beat the soft allegations.
Whining about former players criticizing them, Weah even calls them “evil” 😂🤣, Pulisic’s dad coming after former players/pundits.
We are cooked in 2026.
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— Tactical Manager (@ManagerTactical) August 13, 2025
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— MLS Moves (@MLSMoves) August 13, 2025
These guys will never shake the soft label https://t.co/amN6Xo0eQz
— Jay H 🇺🇸🇸🇻 (@JayHrndz2) August 13, 2025
“God knows how these players would cope if they had full nationwide attention and scrutiny like players get in England, Brazil, Spain and Argentina,” The Athletic’s Adam Crafton quipped.
“This is insane. Evil? Getting criticized when the performances have been below par for the better part of a year now? Come on guys. Take the criticism, ball out in the World Cup and shut everyone up! Christian and Tim are tremendous players, but this is beneath them. Move on,” said former MLS player Dax McCarty.
“If Christian Pulisic put as much effort into actually playing in games as he did into crying all the time, the USMNT might have an ounce of all that respect they believe they’re entitled to,” one fan summarized.
“Since his debut for the USMNT in 2016, Christian Pulisic has appeared in 78 out of a possible 152 US games, or 51%,” a second frustrated supporter pointed out.
Weah’s attempted deflection by saying the previous generation didn’t win anything, either, further illustrates just how deeply this current crop of USMNT players misunderstands their goal.
Correct, previous generations of USMNT teams *did not* win any major international honors. But American soccer fans were always proud of them — their fight, their grit, their spirit. That is now the opposite with the current USMNT squad, with the primary feeling they gave fans, particularly in moments like these, being embrassment.