Pulisic Must Play Under Amorim – Ruud Gullit

Ruben Amorim’s appointment as AC Milan manager could be very dangerous for USMNT midfielder Christian Pulisic, Ruud Gullit has said. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, the Portuguese coach must avoid imposing a system AC Milan are not comfortably playing, else he’d risk undermining his players’ confidence.

Stressing that Pulisic has to play under Amorim, Ruud added that it is the least the American deserves after bailing AC Milan out countlessly.

His words, “Pulisic has done really well for Milan. He’s bailed them out on many occasions with individual brilliance, so he’s a quality player. I hope Amorim uses him.

But I’m always cautious with these things. You need to look at the players you have first and then build your tactics around them.

If you impose a system that the squad has never played, you risk undermining their confidence. That’s very dangerous.

Nothing surprises me anymore in football. I’ve seen many managers who haven’t performed particularly well still get high-profile jobs.

What I care about is Milan doing well – we’ve been far from the level we should be at. It’s extremely difficult to maintain a consistently high level.

You need patience, and what you’re also seeing now is a lot of American ownership bringing a different philosophy into the game – and it doesn’t always work.

The club makes the philosophy – not the coach. The coach needs to adapt to what the club wants and what kind of football they want to play.

Look at what happened at Feyenoord. [Arne] Slot built a fantastic system, they won trophies and played great football. Then a new coach came in wanting to play with three at the back, and it didn’t work. After five or six games and lots of dropped points, he had to change it again. You have to respect the identity of the club.”

WOW.