MN: Milan’s Mr. Reliable – the three key qualities Pulisic continues to demonstrate

Christian Pulisic has started the 2025-26 season in red hot form, continuing the trend from his first two seasons at AC Milan.

MilanNews asks the question: what kind of player has Christian Pulisic become? The question is rhetorical, and one simple word would suffice to answer: star. However, their report picks out three words that could be used to describe the American.

Decisive

There is no player at Milan, nor in Serie A, who numerically is more decisive than Christian Pulisic. This is a fact: he is the first to have reached at least 25 goals and 15 assists in Serie A in the last three seasons.

After six official games played in this new season, he has already scored five goals, two in the Coppa Italia and three in the league. This is his best start ever, surpassing last year’s record of four goals in six games. Consistency and productivity.

Versatile

Pulisic’s beauty lies not only in the goals and assists he produces every Sunday, but also in his great selflessness in interpreting any role he’s assigned. Over the past three years, he’s played just about everywhere in the attack, from winger to attacking midfielder to false nine.

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In the past, in certain situations, he’s also been deployed as a midfielder or full-back, always putting himself at the team’s service. But it’s not just about his position on the pitch, but also his ability to be decisive in any situation, with two goals coming off the bench already in 2025-26.

Leader

In the post-match interview after the win over Lecce, Pulisic was asked about Santiago Gimenez who ended his scoring drought: “I always tell him to be patient because he’s played very well in the last few games. If he continues like this, he’ll score a lot of goals.”

In general, despite being a quiet type, he is followed by all his team-mates who know they can count on him on and off the pitch. Even the detail of having learned Italian, and speaking it very well since his first season, is an aspect that is part of building a leadership position.

Furthermore, despite the competition and some games where he unexpectedly started on the bench, Pulisic never lost his composure, always showing a very professional attitude. Now, Milan must surely be thinking about a renewal.