Pulisic and the U.S. Soccer Federation agreed that he would sit out this summer's Gold Cup 'to get the rest he needs'

U.S. soccer star Christian Pulisic responded Thursday to critics of his decision to skip the Concacaf Gold Cup to recover from his AC Milan season.

Long before his request for partaking in the friendlies against Turkey and Switzerland was declined, Christian Pulisic had ruled himself out from representing the USMNT at the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Following initial claims that Pulisic might not want to talk about his decision of opting out of an opportunity to win silverware on home soil,