da gbg bet： After so many struggles at Chelsea, the American needed a fresh start at San Siro, and things couldn't be going any better

da cassino online： Christian Pulisic is playing with joy again. It's something that we've seen far too little of over the last few years. He's played with purpose, with anger, with determination, but, for the past several years, we've rarely seen Pulisic play with pure, unadulterated joy at club level.

Through just two games at AC Milan, the smile says it all. It's been two appearances and two goals for Pulisic, who is already starting to show the doubters what he can, and possibly will, be. Just two games into the Serie A season, Pulisic is already looking ready to dominate for one of the world's most historic clubs.

After so many years of false starts at Chelsea, Pulisic is off to the dream start in Milan. He's fit in seamlessly, jumping right into Stefano Pioli's team by making a real difference. This move was a big swing for both player and club. For Pulisic, it was a second – and perhaps final – chance to prove himself with an elite side. For Milan, it was the opportunity to fix a player that was at least somewhat broken, bringing him closer to the player many thought he could be when he arrived at Stamford Bridge all those years ago.

The Pulisic that arrived at San Siro is far different than the one that began at Chelsea. He has more experience and a Champions League winner's medal to his name, but he also has tons of motivation after the Blues effectively gave up on him time and time again. Most importantly, though, after two games, he already has some of his swagger back, and that's good news for Milan and the United States men's national team as he looks to take the leap from good to great over the course of the next few seasons.

Goalscoring start

When it comes to debut goals, you can't draw up many better. Having already contributed to Milan's opener, Pulisic scored a thunderbolt to make it 2-0 against Bologna, marking his first Serie A game with an emphatic exclamation point.

It came via a one-two with former and current team-mate Olivier Giroud, but make no mistake: this was all Pulisic. His 25-yard strike could prove a defining moment. Christian Pulisic, welcome to AC Milan.

His home debut provided more of the same as Pulisic lit up the San Siro with a goal against Torino. Another game, another link-up with a former Chelsea team-mate, as Pulisic played through Ruben Loftus-Cheek, who returned the favor by teeing him up for a simple finish.

Pulisic darted towards the corner flag with a huge smile on his face. It's a familiar sight to anyone that's followed the USMNT, where Pulisic has routinely made himself a hero. But at club level, it felt like a different kind of moment for a player that is finally finding life at a different kind of club.

AdvertisementGettyReclaiming the limelight

It didn't take long; less than one full game, in fact. Pulisic hadn't completed 90 whole minutes at the famous San Siro, but he was already being serenaded by Milan's diehards.

The Rossoneri supporters and ultras in Curva Sud have already become believers in Pulisic's ability, and it didn't take long. So often ridiculed at Chelsea, and so often labelled as a marketing signing rather than an on-field star, Pulisic is already proving any doubters wrong. "La-la-la-la Christian Pulisic!" they sang over and over again.

It's not just Milan's fans that are impressed, but also Pulisic's team-mates, who already are seeing something special in the young American. Rafael Leao, Milan's current superstar, was seen hoisting Pulisic into the air after his goal while Giroud, the club's veteran striker, has long been a believer in Pulisic's talents.

“We are talking about a player who was in top form on the world stage just a few months ago," Milan defender Davide Calabria told "His form dropped in recent months, but he is a great player who has already shown what he’s capable of.

"This is the best environment for him – the squad, the fans and this stadium – in order to steal the limelight again. These recent games have shown he is adapting very well.”

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Coming into the season, it was something of a mystery where Pulisic would play. His typical spot on the left was occupied by Leao, and the Portuguese star isn't going anywhere. He could play centrally in the spot vacated by Brahim Diaz. Or he could play on the right, even if the club also splashed the cash to sign Samuel Chukwueze.

As it turns out, Pulisic is already making that right-wing spot his home. In these first two games, he's been dominant on that side. Against Bologna, he was arguably the Man of the Match as he terrorized the opposing defense before and after his long-distance strike. And against Torino, he was nearly as good, completing 96 percent of his passes while scoring that opening goal.

It's been just two games, and managers obviously have to chop and change as a season goes on as form comes and goes, but Milan boss Pioli is happy with how Pulisic and his team are looking to start the season.

“A great player, very intelligent," he said of Pulisic. "We need balance. The team has taken two steps forward compared to Bologna. We did a lot of good things, but we can do even better."

For a player that has struggled to make headway under multiple managers at Chelsea, including Frank Lampard twice, it's vital that Pulisic has a coach that he can finally learn and develop under. It's key for him to have a coach that gives him confidence, not robs him of it.

Maybe that's Pioli, a manager that has certainly developed stars at Milan. At the moment, it seems like Pioli could finally be the coach Pulisic has been looking since he left Borussia Dortmund.

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USMNT boss Gregg Berhalter knew that this would be a big summer for his national team. Not just because he was set to return, giving the program some direction after it treaded water all summer. No, this summer was massive because so many of the USMNT's biggest stars were on the move. Folarin Balogun, Tyler Adams, Brenden Aaronson, Ricardo Pepi, Sergino Dest, Yunus Musah, Matt Turner, Tim Weah… the list goes on and on.

No player, though, is quite as important as Pulisic, and it felt like no player had more at stake heading into this summer than Pulisic. His spot with the national team isn't in doubt, but for him to reach his full potential, Pulisic had to get this move right. The 2026 World Cup will be here before we know it, and Pulisic couldn't afford to find himself dealing with another Chelsea-like situation at 24 years old. These next few years, he'll be gearing up for the prime of his career.

Knowing that, Berhalter is thrilled by what he's seen so far from these initial Milan moments. This is the Pulisic he's seen so often at the international level and, hopefully for him, the one the U.S. will continue to see on the road to 2026.

"After speaking to him, you can see that his confidence is very high and he feels valued in his environment," Berhalter said. "Those are two key components to performing well: having confidence and feeling valued. So when players find those those opportunities, we're happy for him and in this particular case, it happens to be going from a big club to a big club. Actually, at Chelsea, he wasn't going to be playing in the Champions League and now he's playing Champions League, so in this particular case, I think it worked out great."