1 00:00:01,517 --> 00:00:02,931 You're watching "Pulisic" 2 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:05,620 presented by Michelob Ultra. 3 00:00:05,689 --> 00:00:07,655 Also presented by Volkswagen. 4 00:00:07,724 --> 00:00:08,896 Pulisic! 5 00:00:28,896 --> 00:00:30,034 What's up? 6 00:00:30,103 --> 00:00:31,241 Why you gonna leave me waiting like that? 7 00:00:31,310 --> 00:00:32,896 - I heard it. I heard it. - What's up, man? 8 00:00:32,965 --> 00:00:34,586 - You doing good? - What's up, man? Welcome. 9 00:00:34,655 --> 00:00:37,275 If you spent any time with Clint Dempsey, 10 00:00:37,344 --> 00:00:39,103 then you know that he cares deeply 11 00:00:39,172 --> 00:00:40,448 about U.S. soccer. 12 00:00:40,517 --> 00:00:42,310 Good ball in, it's Dempsey! 13 00:00:42,379 --> 00:00:45,655 Clint Dempsey is back on the field for the U.S.! 14 00:00:47,068 --> 00:00:48,344 - Hello. How you doing? - Hi. 15 00:00:48,413 --> 00:00:49,724 Have you met my mom? 16 00:00:49,793 --> 00:00:51,068 - I think we've met before. - I think a long time ago. 17 00:00:51,137 --> 00:00:52,379 - How you doing? - This is my girlfriend. 18 00:00:52,448 --> 00:00:53,655 - Hello, how you doing? - Good, how are you? 19 00:00:53,724 --> 00:00:55,965 Which means that he cares about the generation 20 00:00:56,034 --> 00:00:57,517 that came after him as well. 21 00:00:57,586 --> 00:00:59,137 Who's the chess master here? 22 00:00:59,206 --> 00:01:00,517 That's me, man. 23 00:01:00,586 --> 00:01:02,206 - Yeah? - But no one plays against me. 24 00:01:02,275 --> 00:01:05,206 And I think he's probably in a very unique position 25 00:01:05,275 --> 00:01:07,965 to relate to the spotlight and the judgment 26 00:01:08,034 --> 00:01:09,517 that Christian experiences 27 00:01:09,586 --> 00:01:12,241 both from Europe and back home in the U.S. 28 00:01:12,310 --> 00:01:13,448 How you feeling, man? 29 00:01:13,517 --> 00:01:14,793 - I mean... - Yeah. Still young, you-- 30 00:01:14,862 --> 00:01:16,172 You don't have the soreness like you do 31 00:01:16,241 --> 00:01:18,275 when you get in your late 30s, that's for sure. 32 00:01:18,344 --> 00:01:20,206 Yeah, well, I don't feel so young anymore. 33 00:01:20,275 --> 00:01:21,689 You're 26, dude. 34 00:01:21,758 --> 00:01:23,724 Still got a lot of years left, another 10. 35 00:01:23,793 --> 00:01:24,896 So if anyone can speak 36 00:01:24,965 --> 00:01:26,655 to some of those pressures, it's Clint. 37 00:01:26,724 --> 00:01:28,275 Once I beat your goal scoring record, then I'll-- 38 00:01:28,344 --> 00:01:29,448 Shoot, it ain't gonna take you long to do that. 39 00:01:30,379 --> 00:01:31,275 You already tearing it up, man. 40 00:01:31,344 --> 00:01:31,931 You need to chill out. 41 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:32,758 Then I'll retire. 42 00:01:32,827 --> 00:01:33,896 I think if you're a Christian, 43 00:01:33,965 --> 00:01:35,379 that has to be everything. 44 00:01:35,448 --> 00:01:37,379 Clint, she just made chocolate chip cookies. 45 00:01:37,448 --> 00:01:39,379 Oh, hell, yeah. I love chocolate chip cookies. 46 00:01:39,448 --> 00:01:40,793 When we used to play together, 47 00:01:40,862 --> 00:01:42,344 he, like, requested your cookies. 48 00:01:42,413 --> 00:01:43,275 Cause I gave him one one time. 49 00:01:43,344 --> 00:01:44,482 Yeah, yeah. 50 00:01:44,551 --> 00:01:46,034 You know, there's always that debate 51 00:01:46,103 --> 00:01:48,206 in American soccer about who is the greatest of all time. 52 00:01:48,275 --> 00:01:49,931 Is it Landon Donovan? Is it Clint? 53 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:51,931 This is my favorite dessert. 54 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:53,551 I have to bring this stuff from home, though, 55 00:01:53,620 --> 00:01:55,965 which is always a little bit funny that I have a white bag. 56 00:01:56,034 --> 00:01:57,793 Yeah, they think you're trying to smuggle something over. 57 00:01:57,862 --> 00:01:58,896 I don't know what's going on, 58 00:01:58,965 --> 00:01:59,896 I bring a little white bag of powder. 59 00:01:59,965 --> 00:02:02,172 Christian obviously looked to Clint, 60 00:02:02,241 --> 00:02:03,931 and that was the player that he wanted to emulate. 61 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:05,724 Watch your head on that light. 62 00:02:05,793 --> 00:02:09,034 The chandelier may or may not have been broken by me. 63 00:02:09,103 --> 00:02:10,482 Oh, yeah. 64 00:02:10,551 --> 00:02:12,172 I may have hit it with a golf club. 65 00:02:12,241 --> 00:02:14,586 Clint is an interesting character. 66 00:02:14,655 --> 00:02:18,034 He is the most competitive man I have ever met. 67 00:02:18,103 --> 00:02:19,620 He's obsessed with golf, 68 00:02:19,689 --> 00:02:22,034 and we certainly hear about it a lot. 69 00:02:23,413 --> 00:02:24,655 Adams, he goes for-- 70 00:02:24,724 --> 00:02:27,000 - Oh! Oh... - Oh. 71 00:02:27,068 --> 00:02:30,103 That is absolutely sensational! 72 00:02:30,172 --> 00:02:32,931 So, Nations League final. U.S. beat Mexico. 73 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:34,551 Doesn't get any better than that. 74 00:02:34,620 --> 00:02:36,965 Christian and Tyler Adams, come and join us on set, 75 00:02:37,034 --> 00:02:39,137 where we've been broadcasting the tournament from. 76 00:02:39,206 --> 00:02:40,793 Have we dragged you guys out the locker room? 77 00:02:40,862 --> 00:02:42,413 Yeah, but I mean, 78 00:02:42,482 --> 00:02:44,000 we were getting sprayed with champagne. 79 00:02:44,068 --> 00:02:45,206 I didn't want to be in there. 80 00:02:45,275 --> 00:02:47,137 And word on the street is that Christian 81 00:02:47,206 --> 00:02:48,413 is a very good golfer. 82 00:02:48,482 --> 00:02:49,931 Hey, I've been seeing you been playing some golf. 83 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:51,896 We need to set up that match a little bit. 84 00:02:51,965 --> 00:02:54,137 Clint obviously believes that he is a very good golfer. 85 00:02:54,206 --> 00:02:55,689 So the idea that these two, 86 00:02:55,758 --> 00:02:58,068 two of the best players that America has ever produced 87 00:02:58,137 --> 00:03:00,206 should play one another on the golf course 88 00:03:00,275 --> 00:03:02,310 was brought up, and the challenge was thrown out. 89 00:03:02,379 --> 00:03:04,275 - We got a challenge to do. - You trying to get out there? 90 00:03:04,344 --> 00:03:05,344 Oh, yeah. 91 00:03:05,413 --> 00:03:07,827 I slept all the way across the ocean. 92 00:03:07,896 --> 00:03:09,413 Dude, it's pouring out. 93 00:03:09,482 --> 00:03:10,931 I'm in for that. Tyler will be my caddy. 94 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:12,482 All right, all right. We'll put some money up. 95 00:03:12,551 --> 00:03:13,827 That's a good-- All right, all right. 96 00:03:13,896 --> 00:03:15,000 Put some money. All right-- 97 00:03:15,068 --> 00:03:16,655 CBS, come film it. 98 00:03:37,068 --> 00:03:38,275 Heading into this camp, 99 00:03:38,344 --> 00:03:40,034 we knew that the Men's National Team 100 00:03:40,103 --> 00:03:41,724 would have a camp at the same time. 101 00:03:41,793 --> 00:03:44,413 And so Jurgen and I began talking about any opportunities 102 00:03:44,482 --> 00:03:47,448 where we could not only observe the players in training, 103 00:03:47,517 --> 00:03:50,034 but also off the field to mix the players together. 104 00:03:50,103 --> 00:03:51,896 We told them to prepare some questions 105 00:03:51,965 --> 00:03:53,551 and just be themselves 106 00:03:53,620 --> 00:03:55,000 and have lunch with their heroes. 107 00:03:56,310 --> 00:03:58,000 Well, today I got to sit 108 00:03:58,068 --> 00:04:00,344 and eat lunch with the Men's National Team. 109 00:04:00,413 --> 00:04:02,172 And a couple of guys that were at my table 110 00:04:02,241 --> 00:04:04,896 were Kyle Beckerman, Brad Davis, 111 00:04:04,965 --> 00:04:06,724 and it was a really cool experience. 112 00:04:06,793 --> 00:04:08,724 It was just a really fun day. 113 00:04:08,793 --> 00:04:10,310 I think what Christian is going through 114 00:04:10,379 --> 00:04:14,379 since 15, 16 is a different type of educational path. 115 00:04:14,448 --> 00:04:16,896 You mature a lot faster. 116 00:04:16,965 --> 00:04:17,827 It's really cool. 117 00:04:17,896 --> 00:04:19,310 It's been really nice, 118 00:04:19,379 --> 00:04:20,689 and these guys really inspire me, 119 00:04:20,758 --> 00:04:22,206 and I just want to be in their shoes one day, 120 00:04:22,275 --> 00:04:24,310 and it's been-- It's been good. 121 00:04:24,379 --> 00:04:25,586 You know, he experienced a lot 122 00:04:25,655 --> 00:04:26,689 at a very early age, 123 00:04:26,758 --> 00:04:28,275 which is super, super important, 124 00:04:28,344 --> 00:04:30,241 because every experience like this that he had 125 00:04:30,310 --> 00:04:32,344 and every person that he met 126 00:04:32,413 --> 00:04:33,793 made him already stronger. 127 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:38,310 When you're the main guy, 128 00:04:38,379 --> 00:04:40,206 you like, when people look to you 129 00:04:40,275 --> 00:04:42,724 in those big moments to do something special. 130 00:04:42,793 --> 00:04:44,206 Don't judge our swings, please. 131 00:04:44,275 --> 00:04:46,000 Get the cameras away for the first couple, please. 132 00:04:47,310 --> 00:04:48,724 The first hit is always the worst. 133 00:04:48,793 --> 00:04:50,206 It's what you dream about as a kid when you're like, 134 00:04:50,275 --> 00:04:52,068 you know, you're in a World Cup final 135 00:04:52,137 --> 00:04:54,379 and you got an opportunity to score the game winner. 136 00:04:54,448 --> 00:04:56,862 It's like, these are the moments you dream about as a kid, 137 00:04:56,931 --> 00:04:59,413 and it's like, now you have a chance to make it a reality. 138 00:04:59,482 --> 00:05:00,965 Are you gonna be able to do it or not? 139 00:05:02,275 --> 00:05:03,620 Oh, yeah. 140 00:05:03,689 --> 00:05:04,620 You know, from the beginning... 141 00:05:04,689 --> 00:05:05,965 The battle's begun. 142 00:05:06,034 --> 00:05:07,689 Getting to go and play for the national team 143 00:05:07,758 --> 00:05:08,931 and having someone like Clint there. 144 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:11,482 It was-- It was really important for me. 145 00:05:12,896 --> 00:05:14,103 Well, that is not shanked. 146 00:05:14,172 --> 00:05:15,551 And not only someone who's been through it, 147 00:05:15,620 --> 00:05:17,413 but someone I looked up to, 148 00:05:17,482 --> 00:05:20,344 someone that I tried to model my game after. 149 00:05:20,413 --> 00:05:21,758 Dang! 150 00:05:21,827 --> 00:05:24,793 He was always someone that would talk to me, and-- 151 00:05:24,862 --> 00:05:26,758 I think he saw some of himself in me as well. 152 00:05:26,827 --> 00:05:28,206 All right, amateur, step aside. 153 00:05:29,344 --> 00:05:31,344 Come on, you got the cameras on you. 154 00:05:31,413 --> 00:05:32,965 I know, my-- My knees are shaking. 155 00:05:33,034 --> 00:05:34,275 And still to this day, 156 00:05:34,344 --> 00:05:36,034 he'll help me out and we'll talk, so... 157 00:05:37,068 --> 00:05:38,965 Damn, Gina! 158 00:05:39,034 --> 00:05:40,655 That is crazy. 159 00:05:40,724 --> 00:05:42,793 So, yeah, Clint's always been important to me, 160 00:05:42,862 --> 00:05:44,206 especially in my National Team career. 161 00:05:44,275 --> 00:05:46,379 All right, let's do this. 162 00:05:46,448 --> 00:05:47,620 All right. 163 00:05:47,689 --> 00:05:49,103 I mean, I know what that pressure can be like, 164 00:05:49,172 --> 00:05:51,172 and we all have different ways of dealing with it. 165 00:05:51,241 --> 00:05:53,068 And I think for him, golf is-- 166 00:05:53,137 --> 00:05:56,137 It's a way just to relax and kind of get away. 167 00:05:56,206 --> 00:05:59,586 And, you know, maybe it's not playing a full 18 holes. 168 00:05:59,655 --> 00:06:01,034 Maybe it's just being outside 169 00:06:01,103 --> 00:06:03,517 and walking around and kind of forgetting about, you know, 170 00:06:03,586 --> 00:06:05,206 what he has to deal with in the team 171 00:06:05,275 --> 00:06:06,344 and the expectation 172 00:06:06,413 --> 00:06:08,241 and the pressure to perform, you know? 173 00:06:09,413 --> 00:06:11,758 There's a lot of things that come with this-- this life, 174 00:06:11,827 --> 00:06:13,551 and it's just how you handle it. 175 00:06:15,310 --> 00:06:17,172 Yo, are you for real right now? 176 00:06:17,241 --> 00:06:19,758 It's difficult enough to just do well on the pitch 177 00:06:19,827 --> 00:06:21,896 and control what you can control. 178 00:06:21,965 --> 00:06:24,000 And when you have these outside things you have to do, 179 00:06:24,068 --> 00:06:25,620 it's kind of like it's a balancing act. 180 00:06:25,689 --> 00:06:26,827 Oh, no. 181 00:06:26,896 --> 00:06:28,172 It's actually perfect. 182 00:06:28,241 --> 00:06:29,482 Yeah, yeah, actually perfect. 183 00:06:29,551 --> 00:06:31,517 So, I mean, golf is a way to kind of reset, 184 00:06:31,586 --> 00:06:32,896 get a breath of fresh air. 185 00:06:32,965 --> 00:06:34,896 You know, I might have got in over my head. 186 00:06:34,965 --> 00:06:37,068 'Cause, you know, when the next day starts, 187 00:06:37,137 --> 00:06:38,655 you're gonna be back on the grind again. 188 00:06:38,724 --> 00:06:40,068 Off the side of this mountain. 189 00:06:40,137 --> 00:06:42,241 It's not the shot you want on the first hole, 190 00:06:43,310 --> 00:06:46,068 So the only way I can describe it is, like 191 00:06:46,137 --> 00:06:47,689 seeing my younger brother and being proud of him. 192 00:06:51,655 --> 00:06:53,862 Are you kidding me? 193 00:06:53,931 --> 00:06:55,103 Oh, my gosh. 194 00:06:55,172 --> 00:06:56,034 Who birdies the first hole? 195 00:06:57,172 --> 00:06:58,586 Didn't know I was playing with Tiger Woods. 196 00:06:58,655 --> 00:07:00,172 Truly, as a kid, 197 00:07:00,241 --> 00:07:02,137 the National Team was everything for me, 198 00:07:02,206 --> 00:07:03,586 and I wanted it so bad. 199 00:07:03,655 --> 00:07:05,000 Looks pretty good. 200 00:07:05,068 --> 00:07:06,241 Being a part of that team 201 00:07:06,310 --> 00:07:07,620 and being friendly with those guys. 202 00:07:07,689 --> 00:07:09,103 If you told me that 10 years ago, 203 00:07:09,172 --> 00:07:10,275 obviously I wouldn't believe you. 204 00:07:10,344 --> 00:07:11,827 So it's-- 205 00:07:11,896 --> 00:07:13,620 Yeah, it's still surreal. 206 00:07:13,689 --> 00:07:14,793 You know, you taking care of me the way you did 207 00:07:14,862 --> 00:07:15,965 in the National Team. 208 00:07:16,034 --> 00:07:17,172 - That's a gimme. - All right, 209 00:07:17,241 --> 00:07:18,689 I give you that, you know what I mean? 210 00:07:18,758 --> 00:07:20,206 I don't care what they say about him. He's all right. 211 00:07:20,275 --> 00:07:21,379 He's definitely a decent golfer. 212 00:07:21,448 --> 00:07:22,655 But I think I had a great day, 213 00:07:22,724 --> 00:07:24,793 and he didn't have his best stuff. 214 00:07:24,862 --> 00:07:26,620 - You won, brother. - Hey. 215 00:07:26,689 --> 00:07:27,931 He didn't even have his club, 216 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:30,241 so that's his excuse for now. 217 00:07:30,310 --> 00:07:31,724 - That was fun. - It was a pleasure, bro. 218 00:07:31,793 --> 00:07:32,689 - Thanks for coming out. - Thanks for playing. 219 00:07:32,758 --> 00:07:34,000 - What's up, bro? - Good stuff. 220 00:07:35,344 --> 00:07:37,000 I wish I'd have played more golf. 221 00:07:37,068 --> 00:07:39,172 I want to be good after my career. 222 00:07:39,241 --> 00:07:41,310 It'd be cool to go, like, on the Pro-Ams and stuff. 223 00:07:41,379 --> 00:07:42,551 Yeah. And not, like, suck. 224 00:07:42,620 --> 00:07:43,620 CLINT; Like, you're like, scratch. 225 00:07:43,689 --> 00:07:45,344 Yeah. 226 00:07:45,413 --> 00:07:46,310 You hungry? 227 00:07:46,379 --> 00:07:47,517 I'd be down. 228 00:07:52,103 --> 00:07:53,620 Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. 229 00:07:53,689 --> 00:07:54,655 Thanks for joining us today 230 00:07:54,724 --> 00:07:55,965 for this U.S. Soccer press conference. 231 00:07:56,034 --> 00:07:57,620 My first memories of Christian are, like, 232 00:07:57,689 --> 00:07:58,896 being in the camp, 233 00:07:58,965 --> 00:08:01,275 he wasn't really, like, cocky, talking shit. 234 00:08:01,344 --> 00:08:03,586 He was just got his head down, came in there, 235 00:08:03,655 --> 00:08:05,862 let his kind of work speak for itself. 236 00:08:05,931 --> 00:08:09,137 I think he was, like, 17-years old. 237 00:08:09,206 --> 00:08:11,413 He was just gliding past players, like, with ease. 238 00:08:11,482 --> 00:08:13,689 I was like, "Okay, damn." 239 00:08:13,758 --> 00:08:15,517 For me, it's an amazing honor 240 00:08:15,586 --> 00:08:17,965 to be a regular part of this team. 241 00:08:18,034 --> 00:08:19,379 I mean, you know, 242 00:08:19,448 --> 00:08:21,034 kind of being in that playmaker role, 243 00:08:21,103 --> 00:08:22,724 it's just kind of been a style of mine, 244 00:08:22,793 --> 00:08:23,965 how I played most of my life. 245 00:08:24,034 --> 00:08:27,620 And, yeah, it's just amazing to be out there 246 00:08:27,689 --> 00:08:29,034 and just trying to help the team 247 00:08:29,103 --> 00:08:30,310 in whatever way I can and then... 248 00:08:30,379 --> 00:08:31,965 Everybody was waiting for that moment, 249 00:08:32,034 --> 00:08:34,241 now, that he gets his first taste 250 00:08:34,310 --> 00:08:35,862 of the senior national team, 251 00:08:35,931 --> 00:08:37,793 because you just need a couple of training sessions 252 00:08:37,862 --> 00:08:41,344 with him to understand what quality he has. 253 00:08:41,413 --> 00:08:44,931 And then you forget, as a coach, you always forget about age. 254 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:46,448 You look at a player and you say, 255 00:08:46,517 --> 00:08:47,862 he's good or he's not good, 256 00:08:47,931 --> 00:08:49,275 and he was good. 257 00:08:50,379 --> 00:08:51,344 You know, for me, 258 00:08:51,413 --> 00:08:53,034 getting called up to the national team 259 00:08:53,103 --> 00:08:54,482 and getting to play with those guys 260 00:08:54,551 --> 00:08:56,689 and play under Jurgen, that was exciting. 261 00:08:56,758 --> 00:08:59,448 But, you know, I missed out on so many things, 262 00:08:59,517 --> 00:09:01,620 I think, in my lifetime because of this-- 263 00:09:01,689 --> 00:09:02,827 this grind I've been on 264 00:09:02,896 --> 00:09:04,344 in trying to make it in professional soccer, 265 00:09:05,551 --> 00:09:07,689 Missing all of my high school experience, 266 00:09:07,758 --> 00:09:09,896 missing all those dances, 267 00:09:09,965 --> 00:09:11,206 all those moments in school 268 00:09:11,275 --> 00:09:13,103 with some of your friends. 269 00:09:13,172 --> 00:09:14,551 It's a-- 270 00:09:14,620 --> 00:09:15,517 It's a lot, man. 271 00:09:16,620 --> 00:09:19,758 You know, normal people have their high school, 272 00:09:19,827 --> 00:09:21,620 hometown, and college friends, 273 00:09:21,689 --> 00:09:25,103 and we had our group of friends in our hometown. 274 00:09:25,172 --> 00:09:27,482 But after our freshman year of high school, 275 00:09:27,551 --> 00:09:28,965 Christian moved out to Florida 276 00:09:29,034 --> 00:09:30,655 to play at the IMG Academy. 277 00:09:30,724 --> 00:09:33,931 And that's where he built 278 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:35,517 this whole other group of friends, 279 00:09:35,586 --> 00:09:36,758 including Nick and Danny. 280 00:09:37,827 --> 00:09:39,172 We both grew up in Pennsylvania, 281 00:09:39,241 --> 00:09:40,517 about an hour apart from each other, 282 00:09:40,586 --> 00:09:42,896 and we would go to these camps in Philadelphia, 283 00:09:42,965 --> 00:09:45,241 and we were playing a little possession drill, 284 00:09:45,310 --> 00:09:47,310 and I stepped on his foot by accident. 285 00:09:47,379 --> 00:09:49,310 And he turns around and he, like, gives me a look, 286 00:09:49,379 --> 00:09:52,620 and I say, "It's football. Stop being a pussy." 287 00:09:54,034 --> 00:09:56,275 And that was like, one of the first, like, 288 00:09:56,344 --> 00:09:58,758 encounters I remember with him. 289 00:09:58,827 --> 00:10:00,379 He grew up in Pennsylvania. 290 00:10:00,448 --> 00:10:02,034 We played against each other a little bit, 291 00:10:02,103 --> 00:10:03,931 and then we met early on in Youth National Team. 292 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:05,724 But, man, we weren't always super friendly. 293 00:10:05,793 --> 00:10:06,965 I think we were competitive. 294 00:10:07,034 --> 00:10:08,482 And Danny-- Danny had 295 00:10:08,551 --> 00:10:10,482 kind of this edge to him that, uh, 296 00:10:10,551 --> 00:10:14,172 that I respected, but I did not love the guy out first. 297 00:10:14,241 --> 00:10:15,827 Oh, by the way, for the documentary, 298 00:10:15,896 --> 00:10:18,758 let's introduce my friend Nick. 299 00:10:18,827 --> 00:10:21,103 - What's up, guys? - Nick Taitague. 300 00:10:21,172 --> 00:10:22,965 And then there's my other friend, Nick. 301 00:10:23,034 --> 00:10:25,000 I mean, I think everyone will tell you about Nick. 302 00:10:25,068 --> 00:10:26,965 Nick Tategui, FC Richmond. 303 00:10:27,034 --> 00:10:29,413 We played with each other on the national team. 304 00:10:29,482 --> 00:10:31,724 And I said to my dad after one of the games, 305 00:10:31,793 --> 00:10:32,931 "That guy Nick, 306 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:34,172 one of the best players I've played with." 307 00:10:34,241 --> 00:10:36,000 You know, Christian, Danny and I, 308 00:10:36,068 --> 00:10:37,310 we just sort of form this bond. 309 00:10:37,379 --> 00:10:39,034 And Christian genuinely wants the best 310 00:10:39,103 --> 00:10:40,344 for the people he cares about. 311 00:10:40,413 --> 00:10:42,310 He wants me to succeed. 312 00:10:42,379 --> 00:10:43,689 You know, I want him to succeed. 313 00:10:43,758 --> 00:10:45,586 And I love being there for those big moments. 314 00:10:45,655 --> 00:10:46,827 And actually, I was there 315 00:10:46,896 --> 00:10:50,172 at the U.S.A. vs Brazil game in Florida, 316 00:10:50,241 --> 00:10:51,620 at the Nike Friendlies 317 00:10:51,689 --> 00:10:54,482 when he had that big moment when he did the LeBron celebration. 318 00:10:54,551 --> 00:10:56,655 I was actually in the corner 319 00:10:56,724 --> 00:10:59,413 as part of the few guys that went to hug him. 320 00:10:59,482 --> 00:11:01,103 It was a big moment. 321 00:11:01,172 --> 00:11:03,241 To this day, they're two of his best friends, 322 00:11:03,310 --> 00:11:05,862 and they've kind of been through it, you know, 323 00:11:05,931 --> 00:11:08,103 with him through thick and thin. 324 00:11:08,172 --> 00:11:09,275 You know, it's funny. 325 00:11:09,344 --> 00:11:11,862 Christian signed his first pro contract at 17, 326 00:11:11,931 --> 00:11:13,551 but he kept in touch with his friends, 327 00:11:13,620 --> 00:11:16,689 and it was prom year for his age. 328 00:11:16,758 --> 00:11:18,655 Christian really wanted to go to prom. 329 00:11:18,724 --> 00:11:20,724 I mean, for him, that was like, the one thing that he's like, 330 00:11:20,793 --> 00:11:22,724 "I really, at least, want to have one experience 331 00:11:22,793 --> 00:11:24,275 to, like, the high school dance." 332 00:11:24,344 --> 00:11:26,551 He thought he might be able to sneak away 333 00:11:26,620 --> 00:11:28,517 after the season at Dortmund and get to the prom. 334 00:11:28,586 --> 00:11:31,137 And I'll never forget Christian talking to my wife 335 00:11:31,206 --> 00:11:32,965 and I and saying, look, "I really want to go to prom," 336 00:11:33,034 --> 00:11:35,241 but he had a National Team obligation. 337 00:11:35,310 --> 00:11:36,620 And I was just like, 338 00:11:36,689 --> 00:11:39,000 "Well, you're gonna have to ask your coach." 339 00:11:40,103 --> 00:11:41,172 I didn't know how to 340 00:11:41,241 --> 00:11:43,827 kind of take that question from Christian 341 00:11:43,896 --> 00:11:45,758 if he could go to his high school prom, 342 00:11:45,827 --> 00:11:48,275 because I had no idea, what are we talking about? 343 00:11:49,551 --> 00:11:51,068 But, you know, I'm married to an American, 344 00:11:51,137 --> 00:11:52,413 and she knew what this was about. 345 00:11:52,482 --> 00:11:54,413 So I had to ask my wife. 346 00:11:54,482 --> 00:11:56,724 She, within 10 seconds, told me, 347 00:11:56,793 --> 00:11:59,000 "Listen, this is a big deal, 348 00:11:59,068 --> 00:12:01,379 and he has to go to his prom." 349 00:12:01,448 --> 00:12:04,172 So I finished the conversation right there. 350 00:12:04,241 --> 00:12:06,448 Clearly, his wife had a good heart 351 00:12:06,517 --> 00:12:08,896 and saw-- saw it in the same way, so-- 352 00:12:08,965 --> 00:12:10,172 Um, I was lucky. 353 00:12:10,241 --> 00:12:11,689 I was lucky to have a coach like that. 354 00:12:11,758 --> 00:12:13,862 I told him, "Just make sure 355 00:12:13,931 --> 00:12:15,586 "that however you come back the next morning, 356 00:12:15,655 --> 00:12:17,034 "come back early in the morning, 357 00:12:17,103 --> 00:12:19,000 that you can catch the training session." 358 00:12:20,275 --> 00:12:23,103 I came on board to start working with Christian in 2016, 359 00:12:23,172 --> 00:12:24,586 and the first job I had 360 00:12:24,655 --> 00:12:27,137 was to find him the private jet to take him to prom. 361 00:12:27,206 --> 00:12:31,586 So I found one and then became the job of convincing Mark. 362 00:12:31,655 --> 00:12:34,482 You see, I'm known in the family as the cheap guy. 363 00:12:35,586 --> 00:12:37,413 So at 17, to get a private jet 364 00:12:37,482 --> 00:12:39,724 And spend what was it, 30, 40, 50 grand? 365 00:12:39,793 --> 00:12:40,827 It's just insanity. 366 00:12:40,896 --> 00:12:42,551 Mark described himself as cheap. 367 00:12:42,620 --> 00:12:43,862 Mm-hm. 368 00:12:43,931 --> 00:12:45,379 Did you say that's an accurate description? 369 00:12:45,448 --> 00:12:47,655 I'd say that's-- that's-- That's very accurate. 370 00:12:48,965 --> 00:12:51,172 I was probably sick to my stomach about it, 371 00:12:52,862 --> 00:12:54,793 But, you know, the timing was crazy. 372 00:12:54,862 --> 00:12:56,793 He wouldn't have been able to take a commercial flight. 373 00:12:56,862 --> 00:12:59,172 So, you know, I-- 374 00:12:59,241 --> 00:13:02,137 held back and said, this is something he wants. 375 00:13:02,206 --> 00:13:03,896 So, um, 376 00:13:03,965 --> 00:13:06,137 But, yeah, sticker shock. 377 00:13:06,206 --> 00:13:08,896 I mean, I think it's nuts. 378 00:13:08,965 --> 00:13:11,482 I mean, looking back on it, 379 00:13:11,551 --> 00:13:13,689 honestly, I'm thinking, what on earth was I doing? 380 00:13:13,758 --> 00:13:15,896 But at the same time, you know, 381 00:13:15,965 --> 00:13:18,241 there's some benefits to-- to doing this 382 00:13:18,310 --> 00:13:21,103 and having the opportunity to do something like that. 383 00:13:21,172 --> 00:13:22,517 I mean, that was new to me. 384 00:13:22,586 --> 00:13:24,448 That was the first private jet I'd ever been on. 385 00:13:24,517 --> 00:13:26,827 I went straight from training the day before the game, 386 00:13:26,896 --> 00:13:28,206 made it for the evening there. 387 00:13:28,275 --> 00:13:30,758 Prom, flew straight back in the morning 388 00:13:30,827 --> 00:13:32,172 in time for the game. 389 00:13:32,241 --> 00:13:34,068 I didn't miss anything. I didn't even miss a training. 390 00:13:34,137 --> 00:13:35,862 I was able to make it back the day of the game 391 00:13:35,931 --> 00:13:37,275 and still able to play. 392 00:13:37,344 --> 00:13:38,517 Who was your prom date? 393 00:13:38,586 --> 00:13:41,655 My prom date was Grace Bruggemeier. 394 00:13:41,724 --> 00:13:43,241 Shout out, Grace. 395 00:13:43,310 --> 00:13:44,620 Hi. 396 00:13:45,793 --> 00:13:46,758 Welcome. 397 00:13:46,827 --> 00:13:48,034 This is my prom date. 398 00:13:49,379 --> 00:13:51,379 Her and some of our Hershey friends 399 00:13:51,448 --> 00:13:53,896 actually just visited Dan and me here on Milan. 400 00:13:53,965 --> 00:13:55,137 There's no ships like friendships, 401 00:13:55,206 --> 00:13:56,275 Whoo! 402 00:13:56,344 --> 00:13:58,068 So we've stayed friends through it all. 403 00:13:58,137 --> 00:13:59,241 We gotta do that. 404 00:13:59,310 --> 00:14:00,310 Yeah-- 405 00:14:00,379 --> 00:14:01,827 I think it can be easy to forget 406 00:14:01,896 --> 00:14:03,344 with a player like Pulisic, 407 00:14:03,413 --> 00:14:05,275 who at that point was already pretty competent on the field, 408 00:14:05,344 --> 00:14:06,862 you know, playing well above his age. 409 00:14:06,931 --> 00:14:08,862 And it was like one of those rare moments 410 00:14:08,931 --> 00:14:11,586 where you're sort of reminded of a player's age 411 00:14:11,655 --> 00:14:13,413 and it is a little heartwarming, honestly, 412 00:14:13,482 --> 00:14:15,517 to see somebody competing at that level 413 00:14:15,586 --> 00:14:18,379 and then still whisked away to do something, I guess, 414 00:14:18,448 --> 00:14:19,586 universally relatable 415 00:14:19,655 --> 00:14:21,482 to any of us who went to high school, you know? 416 00:14:21,551 --> 00:14:23,551 Maybe it's not relatable to get whisked away 417 00:14:23,620 --> 00:14:25,482 in a private jet to your prom. 418 00:14:25,551 --> 00:14:28,758 Christian Pulisic flies on a private jet to prom, 419 00:14:28,827 --> 00:14:30,655 hops back on that same jet, 420 00:14:30,724 --> 00:14:33,068 touches down with the U.S. Men's National Team, 421 00:14:33,137 --> 00:14:35,586 and says, "You know what?" 422 00:14:35,655 --> 00:14:37,620 "Tonight sounds like a good night to make history." 423 00:14:37,689 --> 00:14:38,724 Nagby for Jones. 424 00:14:38,793 --> 00:14:39,931 Darlington Nagby. 425 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:41,448 Long story short, the next day, 426 00:14:41,517 --> 00:14:42,862 they flew him back to Kansas City, 427 00:14:42,931 --> 00:14:44,344 and that's when he scored his first goal 428 00:14:44,413 --> 00:14:46,137 for the U.S. National Team. 429 00:14:46,206 --> 00:14:48,137 He's gonna set it for Christian Pulisic! 430 00:14:48,206 --> 00:14:51,310 The youngest American in the modern era 431 00:14:51,379 --> 00:14:53,931 of the U.S. National Team to score a goal. 432 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:56,241 17 years of age. 433 00:14:56,310 --> 00:14:58,413 I can't remember what I did the day after my prom. 434 00:14:58,482 --> 00:14:59,896 Waking up on an air mattress somewhere, 435 00:14:59,965 --> 00:15:01,965 hungover off two hard lemonades 436 00:15:02,034 --> 00:15:03,379 or something like that, you know? 437 00:15:03,448 --> 00:15:05,931 So I think he had probably a better go of it than I did. 438 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:07,344 All worth it. 439 00:15:07,413 --> 00:15:10,620 All worth it now. So, uh... Yeah. 440 00:15:10,689 --> 00:15:12,793 Well, you want a glimpse at the future? 441 00:15:12,862 --> 00:15:14,413 Take a look at this. 442 00:15:22,103 --> 00:15:23,655 So straight away, right, you're 17, 443 00:15:23,724 --> 00:15:25,758 you win over some of the senior players in the team, 444 00:15:25,827 --> 00:15:28,172 you start to get some respect early on 445 00:15:28,241 --> 00:15:29,689 but then reality sets in. 446 00:15:31,034 --> 00:15:32,620 The United States of America 447 00:15:32,689 --> 00:15:34,172 up against Argentina 448 00:15:34,241 --> 00:15:37,724 in this Copa America semi-final here in Houston. 449 00:15:37,793 --> 00:15:39,862 Jurgen should have played you more, 450 00:15:39,931 --> 00:15:42,034 especially in the semifinal. 451 00:15:42,103 --> 00:15:43,241 There's no way you shouldn't have started 452 00:15:43,310 --> 00:15:44,620 that game versus Argentina. 453 00:15:44,689 --> 00:15:45,896 Yeah, it was tough, man, 454 00:15:45,965 --> 00:15:48,000 going on at halftime of that game, man, 455 00:15:48,068 --> 00:15:51,482 was it already like 2 or 3-0? 456 00:15:51,551 --> 00:15:53,241 It was bad, that's all I gotta say. 457 00:15:53,310 --> 00:15:55,000 - It was tough. - It was not good. 458 00:15:55,068 --> 00:15:56,103 Messi. 459 00:15:56,172 --> 00:16:00,103 Oh, absolutely astounding. 460 00:16:01,275 --> 00:16:04,172 Honestly, I'll never forget watching that game, 461 00:16:04,241 --> 00:16:05,689 like, from the bench, though, that first half, 462 00:16:05,758 --> 00:16:07,103 like what Messi did. 463 00:16:07,172 --> 00:16:09,586 - And, yeah, that free kick. - That was-- 464 00:16:09,655 --> 00:16:11,862 And I had doping with him after the game. 465 00:16:11,931 --> 00:16:13,724 That worked out, man, there you go. 466 00:16:13,793 --> 00:16:15,137 Get you a jersey or anything? 467 00:16:15,206 --> 00:16:17,034 - I took a picture. - You got a photo? 468 00:16:17,103 --> 00:16:18,655 I remember, though, you didn't have your phone 469 00:16:18,724 --> 00:16:19,965 and you had to beg someone to get that. 470 00:16:20,034 --> 00:16:21,586 You're, like, trying to be nonchalant, 471 00:16:21,655 --> 00:16:22,620 Yeah. 472 00:16:22,689 --> 00:16:23,793 You know, in the run up 473 00:16:23,862 --> 00:16:25,827 to the 2018 qualifying cycle, 474 00:16:25,896 --> 00:16:28,241 the U.S. is led by Jurgen Klinsmann. 475 00:16:28,310 --> 00:16:30,448 He's an incredibly polarizing figure. 476 00:16:30,517 --> 00:16:33,103 You know, I mean, in good ways and in bad ways, obviously. 477 00:16:33,172 --> 00:16:35,413 He really pushed the U.S. Program to modernize, 478 00:16:35,482 --> 00:16:37,827 to look at dual nationals, all these sorts of things. 479 00:16:37,896 --> 00:16:40,137 He was also wildly unpopular with fans. 480 00:16:40,206 --> 00:16:42,241 But at the end of the day, only the results matter. 481 00:16:43,758 --> 00:16:45,310 The final leg of the journey 482 00:16:45,379 --> 00:16:48,482 towards the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. 483 00:16:48,551 --> 00:16:51,862 The World Cup comes around once every four years. 484 00:16:51,931 --> 00:16:53,758 So it's not like if you miss a World Cup, 485 00:16:53,827 --> 00:16:55,551 you say, "Oh, you know what, there's next year." 486 00:16:55,620 --> 00:16:56,655 No. 487 00:16:56,724 --> 00:16:57,862 It is the beginning 488 00:16:57,931 --> 00:17:00,344 of a ten-game hexagonal final round 489 00:17:00,413 --> 00:17:02,103 stretching through next fall. 490 00:17:02,172 --> 00:17:03,827 You don't know when your next opportunity 491 00:17:03,896 --> 00:17:06,172 is going to come, but since 1990, 492 00:17:06,241 --> 00:17:08,379 the U.S. has qualified for seven straight World Cups. 493 00:17:08,448 --> 00:17:10,862 Dos Santos able to win that ball off of Bradley. 494 00:17:10,931 --> 00:17:12,310 The shot is in! 495 00:17:12,379 --> 00:17:15,413 Through traffic! Mexico have the lead! 496 00:17:15,482 --> 00:17:18,103 But it's called World Cup qualifying for a reason. 497 00:17:18,172 --> 00:17:19,896 You still got to go through a grueling 498 00:17:19,965 --> 00:17:21,724 qualifying process to get there. 499 00:17:21,793 --> 00:17:26,551 And it finishes. Mexico, 2, United States, 1. 500 00:17:27,655 --> 00:17:30,689 World Cup qualifying it's grueling, it's not easy. 501 00:17:30,758 --> 00:17:32,379 It's a marathon, not a sprint. 502 00:17:32,448 --> 00:17:35,103 But normally it's a rather smooth ride for the U.S. 503 00:17:35,172 --> 00:17:36,517 But I just remember 504 00:17:36,586 --> 00:17:37,793 a lot of things happening 505 00:17:37,862 --> 00:17:39,068 where I thought, you know, 506 00:17:39,137 --> 00:17:41,275 this may not go like we think it's gonna go. 507 00:17:41,344 --> 00:17:44,655 Costa Rica and the U.S. it is Match Day 2. 508 00:17:44,724 --> 00:17:48,172 Here you see an exciting generational type talent. 509 00:17:48,241 --> 00:17:49,689 This is the future of U.S. soccer. 510 00:17:49,758 --> 00:17:52,000 I want to see him in a World Cup at 18. 511 00:17:52,068 --> 00:17:54,689 And this cycle starts off as bad as it possibly could. 512 00:17:54,758 --> 00:17:56,931 Near post hitter, goal. 513 00:17:57,000 --> 00:17:59,379 The team wasn't exactly fully together. 514 00:17:59,448 --> 00:18:01,344 Ball in and he beats Guzan for two. 515 00:18:01,413 --> 00:18:02,551 There were things happening. 516 00:18:02,620 --> 00:18:04,758 Costa Rica now up by three. 517 00:18:04,827 --> 00:18:05,827 We didn't have much. 518 00:18:05,896 --> 00:18:07,000 Looking for four. 519 00:18:07,068 --> 00:18:08,448 He's got it! 520 00:18:08,517 --> 00:18:10,551 The United States being ripped apart. 521 00:18:10,620 --> 00:18:13,068 Two straight losses, and the U.S. find themselves 522 00:18:13,137 --> 00:18:14,793 sitting at the bottom of the table. 523 00:18:16,206 --> 00:18:19,000 Huge news in the sport. Juergen Klinsmann out 524 00:18:19,068 --> 00:18:21,379 as U.S. National Team head coach and technical director. 525 00:18:21,448 --> 00:18:22,862 The timing is certainly interesting 526 00:18:22,931 --> 00:18:24,724 because the U.S. is into the final round 527 00:18:24,793 --> 00:18:26,000 of World Cup qualifying. 528 00:18:26,068 --> 00:18:27,413 Is this the right call? 529 00:18:27,482 --> 00:18:28,758 It's the right call. It is. 530 00:18:28,827 --> 00:18:30,448 It's a difficult call, but the right one. 531 00:18:30,517 --> 00:18:31,758 It's the hex. 532 00:18:31,827 --> 00:18:33,758 And this is getting down to crunch time. 533 00:18:35,137 --> 00:18:37,034 You know, the wheels were coming off 534 00:18:37,103 --> 00:18:39,034 and obviously I was hired at a time 535 00:18:39,103 --> 00:18:41,310 where the national team 536 00:18:41,379 --> 00:18:43,241 lost their first two games in qualifying. 537 00:18:43,310 --> 00:18:44,862 It was a difficult moment 538 00:18:44,931 --> 00:18:47,862 and U.S. Soccer made the decision and 539 00:18:47,931 --> 00:18:51,413 and contacted me about taking over again, 540 00:18:51,482 --> 00:18:52,965 which I did. 541 00:18:53,034 --> 00:18:56,068 And I think 2017 was a really good year. 542 00:18:57,724 --> 00:18:59,931 Bruce Arena is, bar none, 543 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:03,206 the greatest men's coach in the history of American soccer. 544 00:19:03,275 --> 00:19:05,724 If you look at what he did in the college ranks, 545 00:19:05,793 --> 00:19:08,000 if you look at what he did in MLS, obviously, 546 00:19:08,068 --> 00:19:11,310 he's arguably the most successful coach, you know, 547 00:19:11,379 --> 00:19:13,517 in the history of the United States Men's National Team. 548 00:19:13,586 --> 00:19:15,448 It's just not even an argument. 549 00:19:15,517 --> 00:19:17,000 He's kind of the GOAT. 550 00:19:18,586 --> 00:19:20,689 With the urgency we have in March, 551 00:19:20,758 --> 00:19:22,931 we're gonna be trying to, you know, 552 00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:24,586 make the right kind of evaluations 553 00:19:24,655 --> 00:19:27,862 in order to try to evaluate who can help us in March. 554 00:19:27,931 --> 00:19:30,241 I obviously respect what Bruce Arena has done 555 00:19:30,310 --> 00:19:31,586 as a national team coach, 556 00:19:31,655 --> 00:19:34,034 so he'd had an incredible record up until that point 557 00:19:34,103 --> 00:19:35,586 and I think bringing him back was interesting 558 00:19:35,655 --> 00:19:37,068 and he gave me the opportunity, 559 00:19:37,137 --> 00:19:38,413 he gave me the freedom to play. 560 00:19:41,689 --> 00:19:44,586 The United States set to take on Honduras. 561 00:19:44,655 --> 00:19:46,379 The message from Bruce Arena, 562 00:19:46,448 --> 00:19:49,000 get after them from the opening whistle. 563 00:19:49,068 --> 00:19:50,827 Let's be a team tonight. 564 00:19:50,896 --> 00:19:52,965 I'll never forget in a game against Honduras 565 00:19:53,034 --> 00:19:55,724 when I was starting in the number 10 position 566 00:19:55,793 --> 00:19:57,620 and I'm just looking around and I'm like-- 567 00:19:57,689 --> 00:19:59,413 Michael Bradley, he's captain 568 00:19:59,482 --> 00:20:03,000 and there's Clint Dempsey, Jozy Altidore. 569 00:20:03,068 --> 00:20:04,758 It's a veteran-laden squad 570 00:20:04,827 --> 00:20:06,551 that Bruce Arena has called in 571 00:20:06,620 --> 00:20:08,793 and they plan to set the tone early. 572 00:20:09,862 --> 00:20:10,896 Four years before that 573 00:20:10,965 --> 00:20:12,827 I was watching them play in a World Cup 574 00:20:12,896 --> 00:20:14,310 and now I'm starting and I'm playing with them 575 00:20:14,379 --> 00:20:15,379 in a qualifying match. 576 00:20:15,448 --> 00:20:17,241 It was like-- I couldn't believe it. 577 00:20:17,310 --> 00:20:19,517 For Pulisic, off of Beckeles' chest. 578 00:20:19,586 --> 00:20:22,448 Dempsey trying to ride Henry Figueroa. 579 00:20:22,517 --> 00:20:25,827 Clint Dempsey is back on the field for the U.S.! 580 00:20:25,896 --> 00:20:27,586 Back to score big goal. 581 00:20:27,655 --> 00:20:28,862 Growing up in the States, 582 00:20:28,931 --> 00:20:31,586 truly, like, the biggest thing for me 583 00:20:31,655 --> 00:20:33,241 was playing in a World Cup. 584 00:20:33,310 --> 00:20:35,241 Finding Pulisic, he's onside! 585 00:20:35,310 --> 00:20:37,482 Christian Pulisic! 586 00:20:37,551 --> 00:20:39,379 Get that hype train moving! 587 00:20:39,448 --> 00:20:43,862 We are seeing a star born right before our very eyes. 588 00:20:43,931 --> 00:20:45,655 Pulisic threading the needle. 589 00:20:45,724 --> 00:20:47,620 Dempsey, a touch around Escober. 590 00:20:47,689 --> 00:20:49,413 It is five! 591 00:20:49,482 --> 00:20:51,827 Can you believe this? 592 00:20:51,896 --> 00:20:53,068 To be on the field 593 00:20:53,137 --> 00:20:54,758 and starting and playing with these guys 594 00:20:54,827 --> 00:20:57,068 and assisting Clint Dempsey, 595 00:20:57,137 --> 00:20:59,827 I mean, um, it was just a dream for me. 596 00:20:59,896 --> 00:21:03,275 It is a record-breaking win for the United States 597 00:21:03,344 --> 00:21:05,655 in the final round of World Cup qualifying. 598 00:21:05,724 --> 00:21:07,758 Christian Pulisic, a goal, two assists. 599 00:21:07,827 --> 00:21:09,275 Dempsey, a hat trick. 600 00:21:09,344 --> 00:21:12,482 United States 6, Honduras 0. 601 00:21:18,482 --> 00:21:20,000 Christian, Mike-- Come back in full. 602 00:21:20,068 --> 00:21:22,965 My whole motivation in 2017 603 00:21:23,034 --> 00:21:25,034 was to qualify the team for the World Cup. 604 00:21:25,103 --> 00:21:27,689 But it was a little bit of an awkward time for U.S. Soccer. 605 00:21:27,758 --> 00:21:30,275 They'd already played two qualifying games 606 00:21:30,344 --> 00:21:33,793 and we knew as a coaching staff in 2017 607 00:21:33,862 --> 00:21:36,241 if we qualify for the 2018 World Cup 608 00:21:36,310 --> 00:21:38,655 we were gonna have to make a lot of changes to the roster. 609 00:21:38,724 --> 00:21:40,862 Christian comes in as a-- 610 00:21:40,931 --> 00:21:43,206 as a talented player but a quiet kid, 611 00:21:43,275 --> 00:21:46,275 18-years old and he's still trying to find his place. 612 00:21:46,344 --> 00:21:48,931 But by the end of the year he was our leading goal scorer 613 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:50,931 and was the U.S. Soccer Player of the Year. 614 00:21:52,241 --> 00:21:54,103 Under the guidance of Bruce Arena, 615 00:21:54,172 --> 00:21:56,310 we start to see some change in results. 616 00:21:56,379 --> 00:21:57,517 Pulisic in the box. 617 00:21:57,586 --> 00:21:58,862 Pulisic at the six, 618 00:21:58,931 --> 00:22:02,137 squares, shot, Dempsey, goal! 619 00:22:02,206 --> 00:22:05,827 It's not always smooth and it's not always consistent. 620 00:22:05,896 --> 00:22:09,344 The United States, a point in Panama. 621 00:22:09,413 --> 00:22:12,206 But through the chaos, I remember Christian putting in 622 00:22:12,275 --> 00:22:13,896 a wonderful performance. 623 00:22:13,965 --> 00:22:15,241 He lost his angle, cutting it back. 624 00:22:15,310 --> 00:22:16,586 Yedlin cross! 625 00:22:16,655 --> 00:22:19,620 Is stabbed in for the opening goal tonight 626 00:22:19,689 --> 00:22:21,137 from Christian Pulisic! 627 00:22:21,206 --> 00:22:24,482 He played really well and didn't seem at all 628 00:22:24,551 --> 00:22:26,103 like the moment was too much for him. 629 00:22:26,172 --> 00:22:27,896 Altidore, Pulisic continues 630 00:22:27,965 --> 00:22:29,068 running down and behind-- 631 00:22:29,137 --> 00:22:30,241 Christian Pulisic! 632 00:22:31,655 --> 00:22:33,034 He was one of the main guys. 633 00:22:33,103 --> 00:22:34,000 The goals and assists that he had had 634 00:22:34,068 --> 00:22:36,206 during the qualifying process, 635 00:22:36,275 --> 00:22:37,482 if he didn't have, I mean, 636 00:22:37,551 --> 00:22:40,172 we wouldn't even have been in that-- that situation. 637 00:22:40,241 --> 00:22:42,689 What can't this kid do? 638 00:22:42,758 --> 00:22:44,620 They start to rise in the table 639 00:22:44,689 --> 00:22:46,172 and seems as though we're on the right track. 640 00:22:46,241 --> 00:22:47,586 Chicharito being harassed. 641 00:22:47,655 --> 00:22:49,275 Bradley's gonna escape from Herrera. 642 00:22:49,344 --> 00:22:51,172 Bradley tried to chip Ochoa! 643 00:22:51,241 --> 00:22:52,793 And he scores! 644 00:22:52,862 --> 00:22:55,241 Michael Bradley! 645 00:22:55,310 --> 00:22:58,103 So it was a pretty up and down qualifying cycle. 646 00:22:58,172 --> 00:22:59,206 Ureña is in here, 647 00:22:59,275 --> 00:23:00,758 he can finish this argument. 648 00:23:00,827 --> 00:23:02,206 I think he has that! 649 00:23:02,275 --> 00:23:06,413 Costa Rica two, and the U.S.A. in shreds tonight. 650 00:23:06,482 --> 00:23:09,241 For whatever reason, we were struggling to really produce 651 00:23:09,310 --> 00:23:11,724 and you could kind of see how things are going. 652 00:23:11,793 --> 00:23:14,482 And partly you have this feeling of, 653 00:23:14,551 --> 00:23:16,034 did we leave it too late? 654 00:23:16,103 --> 00:23:18,965 The United States, maybe a bit of trepidation 655 00:23:19,034 --> 00:23:20,482 as they step out onto the field, 656 00:23:20,551 --> 00:23:23,379 fully aware of the situation. 657 00:23:23,448 --> 00:23:25,137 Clint Dempsey creates 658 00:23:25,206 --> 00:23:27,000 and it's knocked home by Bobby Wood. 659 00:23:28,310 --> 00:23:31,275 And the United States will settle for the point. 660 00:23:31,344 --> 00:23:33,448 And at the end of it, the U.S. find themselves 661 00:23:33,517 --> 00:23:35,655 in a situation with two games to go 662 00:23:35,724 --> 00:23:37,103 where they control their own destiny. 663 00:23:37,172 --> 00:23:38,344 Get two results 664 00:23:38,413 --> 00:23:40,586 and you find yourself in the World Cup. 665 00:23:40,655 --> 00:23:42,172 You know, in that game against Panama, 666 00:23:42,241 --> 00:23:44,000 I remember thinking, "It's gonna be Christian." 667 00:23:44,068 --> 00:23:46,379 "If we're gonna qualify in this tournament 668 00:23:46,448 --> 00:23:48,034 "and things are gonna go how we want, 669 00:23:48,103 --> 00:23:50,000 this young kid's gotta play way beyond his years." 670 00:23:50,068 --> 00:23:51,482 ...Pulisic. 671 00:23:51,551 --> 00:23:53,137 Can he get away here? It's Pulisic! 672 00:23:53,206 --> 00:23:54,620 He's gonna score surely! Is he? 673 00:23:54,689 --> 00:23:55,586 Yes, he has! 674 00:23:55,655 --> 00:23:56,827 Solo goal! 675 00:23:56,896 --> 00:23:58,344 U.S.A. lead! 676 00:23:58,413 --> 00:24:01,172 The Panama game goes about as good as can be expected. 677 00:24:01,241 --> 00:24:02,551 Christian's on the score sheet, 678 00:24:02,620 --> 00:24:04,517 Everyone's happy, everyone's celebrating. 679 00:24:04,586 --> 00:24:05,896 Here is Pulisic! 680 00:24:05,965 --> 00:24:07,241 And Altidore! 681 00:24:07,310 --> 00:24:08,896 Two-nil! 682 00:24:08,965 --> 00:24:11,551 The momentum is starting to be back in our favor 683 00:24:11,620 --> 00:24:13,137 and there's a lot of optimism about 684 00:24:13,206 --> 00:24:14,896 what to expect in the next match. 685 00:24:14,965 --> 00:24:16,586 Yeah, Panama went well. 686 00:24:16,655 --> 00:24:18,586 We walked out of there with a 4-0 result. 687 00:24:18,655 --> 00:24:21,344 But you still have to take care of business in Trinidad 688 00:24:21,413 --> 00:24:24,724 and, you know, uh, that game goes how it goes. 689 00:24:27,862 --> 00:24:30,551 In the end, it came down to the last game. 690 00:24:31,655 --> 00:24:33,275 But you know, World Cup campaigns, 691 00:24:33,344 --> 00:24:34,793 they are never a given. 692 00:24:38,344 --> 00:24:40,103 There's never a place 693 00:24:40,172 --> 00:24:42,724 that's just handed out to you by divine right. 694 00:24:42,793 --> 00:24:45,103 The U.S. National Team was sweating ahead 695 00:24:45,172 --> 00:24:46,482 of their crucial clash 696 00:24:46,551 --> 00:24:48,758 with Trinidad and Tobago tomorrow night. 697 00:24:48,827 --> 00:24:50,758 Not about their opposition as much 698 00:24:50,827 --> 00:24:54,000 as the playing surface at the Ato Boldon Stadium. 699 00:24:54,068 --> 00:24:55,724 I remember us going 700 00:24:55,793 --> 00:24:58,068 to do our normal pre match training 701 00:24:58,137 --> 00:24:59,586 and the field was just flooded. 702 00:24:59,655 --> 00:25:02,103 Guys were taking different methods 703 00:25:02,172 --> 00:25:04,241 to get onto the field that day, right? 704 00:25:04,310 --> 00:25:07,241 And you could see that we were lighthearted in a good way. 705 00:25:07,310 --> 00:25:09,000 You know, you can see in a way, though, 706 00:25:09,068 --> 00:25:10,586 that the team was not prepared 707 00:25:10,655 --> 00:25:11,724 for what was going to happen. 708 00:25:12,931 --> 00:25:14,310 It's just a truly remarkable moment 709 00:25:14,379 --> 00:25:16,379 in Men's U.S. Soccer history. 710 00:25:16,448 --> 00:25:18,517 Clint is at the very end of his career 711 00:25:18,586 --> 00:25:20,137 with the U.S. National Team. 712 00:25:20,206 --> 00:25:21,827 He's hoping for one last moment 713 00:25:21,896 --> 00:25:24,724 on sport's grandest stage. 714 00:25:24,793 --> 00:25:26,931 Christian is the youngest player on the team 715 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:30,655 and the future hope for U.S. soccer. 716 00:25:30,724 --> 00:25:31,827 They gotta be able to finish this off. 717 00:25:31,896 --> 00:25:32,724 No, Stevie? 718 00:25:32,793 --> 00:25:34,517 If they don't finish this off, 719 00:25:34,586 --> 00:25:35,931 then this, uh, pff-- 720 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:38,206 U.S. have absolutely no excuse 721 00:25:38,275 --> 00:25:40,551 not to go there and get three points. 722 00:25:40,620 --> 00:25:42,793 The United States on the verge 723 00:25:42,862 --> 00:25:45,758 of what would be their eighth straight World Cup 724 00:25:45,827 --> 00:25:48,482 and only Trinidad and Tobago in their way. 725 00:25:48,551 --> 00:25:50,689 Yeah, of course, the field and the water 726 00:25:50,758 --> 00:25:52,344 was flooded the day before, 727 00:25:52,413 --> 00:25:53,931 so we couldn't really train. 728 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:56,517 But to be honest, I had a good feeling going into the game. 729 00:25:56,586 --> 00:25:59,551 There was no scent of fear on the horizon. 730 00:25:59,620 --> 00:26:02,137 We had no idea what was coming for us. 731 00:26:02,206 --> 00:26:04,275 The U.S. knows all they have to do is not lose. 732 00:26:04,344 --> 00:26:05,551 Play for the draw. 733 00:26:05,620 --> 00:26:07,275 But sometimes that can be dangerous. 734 00:26:07,344 --> 00:26:10,172 You're one game away, one draw away, 735 00:26:10,241 --> 00:26:12,931 you're one point away from achieving a goal 736 00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:14,965 that would make you the youngest player 737 00:26:15,034 --> 00:26:17,034 in U.S. Men's National Team history 738 00:26:17,103 --> 00:26:18,793 to suit up for your national team in a World Cup. 739 00:26:18,862 --> 00:26:20,517 I was pretty confident 740 00:26:20,586 --> 00:26:22,275 and I feel like the team was too, 741 00:26:22,344 --> 00:26:24,413 but I just-- I truly feel like 742 00:26:24,482 --> 00:26:27,103 everything that could go wrong in that game went wrong. 743 00:26:28,206 --> 00:26:30,137 Driven across towards the penalty spot, 744 00:26:30,206 --> 00:26:33,275 tips up and it loops over Tim Howard 745 00:26:33,344 --> 00:26:35,344 and Trinidad and Tobago in front. 746 00:26:36,689 --> 00:26:38,344 The U.S. goes into that game 747 00:26:38,413 --> 00:26:39,689 knowing that even if they lose, 748 00:26:39,758 --> 00:26:41,068 they could qualify, right? 749 00:26:41,137 --> 00:26:43,000 There are other matches in the region going on 750 00:26:43,068 --> 00:26:45,137 and everybody's keeping an eye on those. 751 00:26:45,206 --> 00:26:46,793 But none of them went the U.S.'s way. 752 00:26:46,862 --> 00:26:49,413 And all of a sudden you have this completely bizarre, 753 00:26:49,482 --> 00:26:50,655 unthinkable thing happening 754 00:26:50,724 --> 00:26:52,517 with all the other results that lined up. 755 00:26:52,586 --> 00:26:54,068 It just like-- It was ridiculous. 756 00:26:55,103 --> 00:26:56,551 We were behind the eight ball 757 00:26:56,620 --> 00:26:58,310 and the guys fought real hard, 758 00:26:58,379 --> 00:27:00,275 but you know, we gave up two of the oddest goals, 759 00:27:00,344 --> 00:27:02,793 an own goal and a goal scored 760 00:27:02,862 --> 00:27:05,103 from probably 35 yards out. 761 00:27:05,172 --> 00:27:06,931 A long distance blast! 762 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:09,586 And it's Alvin Jones! 763 00:27:09,655 --> 00:27:11,517 One for the legend books. 764 00:27:11,586 --> 00:27:13,241 Oh, my. 765 00:27:19,275 --> 00:27:20,827 It was-- It was really tough, you know, 766 00:27:20,896 --> 00:27:22,000 the two goals that we let in. 767 00:27:22,068 --> 00:27:24,000 And then it was 2-0 at half. 768 00:27:24,068 --> 00:27:25,655 I mean, it was definitely a shock to our system. 769 00:27:25,724 --> 00:27:27,379 It was like, "Wow, this is-- this is real." 770 00:27:27,448 --> 00:27:28,758 Now we gotta come in and change something. 771 00:27:28,827 --> 00:27:30,413 And I just kept telling myself, 772 00:27:30,482 --> 00:27:32,103 "It's gonna happen, it's gonna happen." 773 00:27:32,172 --> 00:27:36,724 Clint Dempsey making his 141st appearance 774 00:27:36,793 --> 00:27:39,241 and looking for what would be a record 58th goal 775 00:27:39,310 --> 00:27:41,793 and, boy, could the U.S. use it. 776 00:27:41,862 --> 00:27:44,931 I was out for a few games with the heart issue that I had. 777 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:46,655 I had to get two ablations done 778 00:27:46,724 --> 00:27:48,896 and I was put into like a super sub role, 779 00:27:48,965 --> 00:27:50,827 which I wasn't really thrilled about it, 780 00:27:50,896 --> 00:27:52,172 because I thought I should have been on the field, 781 00:27:52,241 --> 00:27:54,206 especially with what I'd done in the past. 782 00:27:54,275 --> 00:27:57,655 And I always look back on that moment like, damn, bro. 783 00:27:57,724 --> 00:27:59,827 Because for me and some of the veterans, 784 00:27:59,896 --> 00:28:01,275 it was kind of it. 785 00:28:01,344 --> 00:28:02,896 Well, this game is just screaming 786 00:28:02,965 --> 00:28:05,068 for a hero for the United States. 787 00:28:05,137 --> 00:28:06,517 But at the same time, 788 00:28:06,586 --> 00:28:07,827 Christian having that dream 789 00:28:07,896 --> 00:28:09,137 of wanting to play in the World Cup, 790 00:28:09,206 --> 00:28:10,896 he was out there taking the team on his back 791 00:28:10,965 --> 00:28:12,034 and just trying to make something happen. 792 00:28:12,103 --> 00:28:13,655 Pulisic, across, 793 00:28:13,724 --> 00:28:15,724 headed down, slapped away! 794 00:28:15,793 --> 00:28:17,793 And you saw on this night in the heat, 795 00:28:17,862 --> 00:28:19,758 this poor kid just started to get 796 00:28:19,827 --> 00:28:20,827 more and more frantic. 797 00:28:20,896 --> 00:28:22,344 Did everything that he could do. 798 00:28:22,413 --> 00:28:23,655 Scored a goal. 799 00:28:23,724 --> 00:28:24,896 Falls for Pulisic! 800 00:28:24,965 --> 00:28:27,241 And he lifts it up and over Foncette. 801 00:28:27,310 --> 00:28:29,655 Wonder Boy strikes again. 802 00:28:29,724 --> 00:28:31,034 And we were fighting. 803 00:28:31,103 --> 00:28:32,413 We gave everything and got that goal. 804 00:28:32,482 --> 00:28:34,068 And I was like, "All right, this is-- this is it." 805 00:28:34,137 --> 00:28:36,068 The U.S. needed something 806 00:28:36,137 --> 00:28:39,827 to go their way and why not Christian Pulisic? 807 00:28:39,896 --> 00:28:42,103 This is the moment that's gonna spark something 808 00:28:42,172 --> 00:28:43,379 and we're gonna get that next goal. 809 00:28:43,448 --> 00:28:45,793 Blasted low. Tapped off the post! 810 00:28:45,862 --> 00:28:48,482 Dempsey, the shot-- Tapped away by Foncette! 811 00:28:49,689 --> 00:28:51,241 We were scrambling and-- 812 00:28:51,310 --> 00:28:52,275 and we fought and we fought 813 00:28:52,344 --> 00:28:53,655 and gave everything that we have. 814 00:28:53,724 --> 00:28:55,172 Final seconds. 815 00:28:55,241 --> 00:28:57,689 All eyes and ears on Juan Carlos Guerra, the referee. 816 00:28:57,758 --> 00:28:59,241 That was crazy. That was definitely crazy, 817 00:28:59,310 --> 00:29:00,896 but we just didn't have enough. 818 00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:03,379 It just wasn't enough at the end. 819 00:29:03,448 --> 00:29:04,758 The whistle, it's done! 820 00:29:04,827 --> 00:29:05,965 It's over! 821 00:29:06,034 --> 00:29:07,620 It is over. 822 00:29:11,482 --> 00:29:14,206 And the United States eliminated 823 00:29:14,275 --> 00:29:18,275 for the first time since 1986. 824 00:29:18,344 --> 00:29:19,724 Unbelievable. 825 00:29:25,103 --> 00:29:27,482 To think about Christian in that moment, 826 00:29:27,551 --> 00:29:30,448 his hands on his knees, his shirt over his face. 827 00:29:30,517 --> 00:29:35,000 He became almost the-- the totem of that night. 828 00:29:37,586 --> 00:29:39,000 At the end of the game, 829 00:29:39,068 --> 00:29:40,896 just watching him on the ground like, 830 00:29:40,965 --> 00:29:43,517 what-- what a horrible-- 831 00:29:43,586 --> 00:29:45,344 horrible feeling. 832 00:29:45,413 --> 00:29:48,103 Just feeling that pain for your child. 833 00:29:48,172 --> 00:29:49,758 I mean, you always feel for your child 834 00:29:49,827 --> 00:29:51,551 when they're hurt, mentally, emotionally. 835 00:29:51,620 --> 00:29:53,068 Just-- You can't fix that. 836 00:29:54,517 --> 00:29:57,862 He gave his heart during that cycle, and he was young, 837 00:29:57,931 --> 00:30:00,448 but one of his biggest dreams 838 00:30:00,517 --> 00:30:01,965 was to play in a World Cup 839 00:30:02,034 --> 00:30:04,827 and to have every other result, plus your result, 840 00:30:04,896 --> 00:30:07,103 go the way that no one thought it would go. 841 00:30:07,172 --> 00:30:09,034 It was tough on Christian. 842 00:30:12,551 --> 00:30:13,655 I would imagine, 843 00:30:13,724 --> 00:30:14,793 that's pretty hard to forget, huh? 844 00:30:14,862 --> 00:30:15,931 Well, how could you forget it? 845 00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:18,172 Because any stories about U.S. soccer, 846 00:30:18,241 --> 00:30:21,793 they keep posting the picture of him crying on the field, 847 00:30:21,862 --> 00:30:23,034 Which is-- 848 00:30:23,103 --> 00:30:24,068 Needs to go. 849 00:30:25,965 --> 00:30:27,310 It's not just about tonight. 850 00:30:27,379 --> 00:30:29,206 Every single one of those players, 851 00:30:29,275 --> 00:30:31,206 nightmares for the rest of their lives, 852 00:30:31,275 --> 00:30:33,206 because this is an utter embarrassment. 853 00:30:35,448 --> 00:30:37,655 I remember just being heartbroken. 854 00:30:37,724 --> 00:30:39,896 For-- for him, for myself. 855 00:30:39,965 --> 00:30:42,241 I just felt like, you know, you let millions 856 00:30:42,310 --> 00:30:44,137 and millions of people down, right? 857 00:30:44,206 --> 00:30:47,068 It's a feeling that's really indescribable 858 00:30:47,137 --> 00:30:51,172 in terms of emotions, in terms of everything. 859 00:30:52,275 --> 00:30:53,482 We can't be Trinidad 860 00:30:53,551 --> 00:30:56,448 on a field that's too wet and too heavy? 861 00:30:56,517 --> 00:30:57,931 What are we doing? 862 00:30:58,000 --> 00:30:59,896 What are we doing? 863 00:31:01,241 --> 00:31:04,344 I think when you look at what happened in 2017, 864 00:31:04,413 --> 00:31:07,482 and you consider where Clint was in his career 865 00:31:07,551 --> 00:31:09,103 and where Christian was at the time, 866 00:31:09,172 --> 00:31:11,758 there's a crossing over of the generations 867 00:31:11,827 --> 00:31:13,827 and two of the best players to ever do it 868 00:31:13,896 --> 00:31:15,241 in the American jersey, 869 00:31:15,310 --> 00:31:18,275 and that moment is really, ultimately, 870 00:31:18,344 --> 00:31:20,034 a passing of the baton. 871 00:31:23,379 --> 00:31:25,689 It was such a bad moment for U.S. soccer, 872 00:31:25,758 --> 00:31:26,931 one of the worst moments. 873 00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:29,413 But, I mean, I was 34 at the time, 874 00:31:29,482 --> 00:31:31,896 and I remember talking to Christian and being like, 875 00:31:31,965 --> 00:31:33,724 "It's your team moving forward. 876 00:31:33,793 --> 00:31:35,862 You're gonna have to take it to another level." 877 00:31:35,931 --> 00:31:37,000 You know, like, 878 00:31:38,137 --> 00:31:39,793 "You're the man now, bro." 879 00:31:44,413 --> 00:31:48,517 ♪ Carry on, my wayward son ♪ 880 00:31:48,586 --> 00:31:52,379 ♪ There'll be peace when you are done ♪ 881 00:31:52,448 --> 00:31:56,724 ♪ Lay your weary head to rest ♪ 882 00:31:56,793 --> 00:31:59,517 ♪ Don't you cry no more ♪ 883 00:32:12,448 --> 00:32:16,655 ♪ Once I rose above the noise and confusion ♪ 884 00:32:16,724 --> 00:32:20,517 ♪ Just to get a glimpse beyond this illusion ♪ 885 00:32:20,586 --> 00:32:23,275 ♪ I was soaring ever higher ♪ 886 00:32:24,620 --> 00:32:27,103 ♪ But I flew too high ♪ 887 00:32:28,517 --> 00:32:32,206 ♪ Though my eyes could see, I still was a blind man ♪ 888 00:32:32,275 --> 00:32:35,724 ♪ Though my mind could think, I still was a madman ♪ 889 00:32:35,793 --> 00:32:39,724 ♪ I hear the voices when I'm dreaming ♪ 890 00:32:39,793 --> 00:32:42,379 ♪ I can hear them say ♪ 891 00:32:43,620 --> 00:32:46,344 ♪ Carry on, my wayward son ♪ 892 00:32:47,379 --> 00:32:50,896 ♪ There'll be peace when you are done ♪ 893 00:32:50,965 --> 00:32:54,724 ♪ Lay your weary head to rest ♪ 894 00:32:54,793 --> 00:32:57,000 A ♪ Don't you cry no more ♪ 895 00:33:02,586 --> 00:33:03,724 ♪ Carry on ♪ 896 00:33:03,793 --> 00:33:06,137 ♪ You will always remember ♪ 897 00:33:06,206 --> 00:33:07,241 ♪ Carry on ♪ 898 00:33:07,310 --> 00:33:09,896 ♪ Nothing equals the splendor ♪ 899 00:33:09,965 --> 00:33:13,551 ♪ Now your life's no longer empty ♪ 900 00:33:13,620 --> 00:33:16,862 ♪ Surely Heaven waits for you ♪