The kid is 19 years old, it's too early to be labeling him anything right now or the face of anything until he gains more experience and hopefully next time around, qualifies for the big one. He is doing all right for himself in the Bundesliga.
tbh, it's too late now. he really could've been the face of American sports. It has more to do with patriotism though. Soccer is the #1 sport worldwide, but the US has always sucked at it. The story line of a 19yearold from a small town in Hershey, Pennsylvania carrying the entire US men's soccer team on his back and achieving glory over the top soccer nations? Nothing can beat that. We wouldn't have to win all the way, but getting into the quarter finals would've done it for Pulisic.
No one cares about the USA basketball team in the Olympics because we dominate every year. There is no other country who could even be considered in the same league as us. But soccer? That's a completely whole different story. Young rising 19yearold American Soccer Star.
By the time we'll be in the next Cup(if we qualify), he'll be 24 by that time. Unless he's become one of the world's best player, the story won't be the same. This has hurt soccer growth and relevancy in the US. Our best men's soccer players in the last few years has been Dempsey and Howard. And...they're completely irrelevant and unknown to most Americans. Hope Solo and Alex Morgan are much much much more popular than the entire men's team combined(even when including Pulisic). US men's soccer is a joke in the US. It's why Americans could care less about soccer as a whole.
Don't get me started on the MLS... For me, watching the MLS is like watching my old highschool football team. The players aren't good. The coaching isn't good. The opponents aren't good. It's terrible football all around and I only watch it to support a local thing.