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Carli Lloyd, a sports pundit and former American soccer star who has won two World Cups, not to mention two Olympic gold medals, is not impressed with the U.S. men\u2019s team right now. In particular, she had words for Christian Pulisic, who is supposed to be its star player. In her unsparing commentary for Fox following the United States\u2019 4-1 loss to Belgium<\/a> in Monday\u2019s game, she held the U.S. men\u2019s national team to account.<\/p>\n In her post-match commentary, Lloyd called out Pulisic\u2019s performance. \u201cI gotta be honest, I was a bit disappointed with Christian Pulisic,\u201d she said on Fox. \u201cWhether he wants to be the star of this team or not, we didn\u2019t see enough from him in this particular game and really the whole World Cup. Little glimpses here and there.\u201d Making herself even clearer, she continued, \u201cI think big-time players \u2014 you wanted some of those big-time players to step up in big moments.\u201d<\/p>\n Lloyd also declined to get off Pulisic\u2019s neck<\/a> in the days after he exited from a match two-thirds of the way through due to an ankle injury and said, as a result, that he had \u201ctime to rest.\u201d On X, Lloyd wrote<\/a>, \u201cYou rest when your playing career is over. Period.\u201d<\/p>\n Stay in touch.<\/p>\n The latest in style, self, culture, and power in your inbox.<\/p>\n Vox Media, LLC Terms and Privacy Notice<\/p>\n