While Christian Pulisic was offering compelling and historic evidence in Dortmund that he’s more than ready to start on the right in this month’s vital World Cup qualifiers, his national team coach, Bruce Arena, said Wednesday that he’s ready to see another Bundesliga star anchor the U.S. left.
It’s been an issue that’s followed Fabian Johnson since he became a U.S. regular in 2012. He’s dangerous and dynamic going forward and has spent much of his career as a wide midfielder, first for TSG Hoffenheim and now for Borussia Mönchengladbach. But he’s an effective outside back as well, and it’s there that the USA’s need has been greatest.