This one may be tough for American soccer fans to swallow.
Chelsea left back Ben Chilwell has said he is unfamiliar with not one, but both of the men widely considered the two greatest U.S. men’s players of all time.
In a segment for Complex alongside USMNT star and Chelsea teammate Christian Pulisic, Chilwell revealed he does not know who either Landon Donovan or Clint Dempsey is.
The nerve!
In the segment called “GOAT Talk” Pulisic was asked what his favorite World Cup moment of all time was and answered, as many USMNT fans do, that it was Landon Donovan’s dramatic late winner against Algeria in the 2010 World Cup.
“I don’t know who Landon Donovan is,” Chilwell said.
“You don’t know who Landon Donovan is?” Pulisic replied in disbelief.
“Is that bad? Is he like a big player” Chilwell asked.
“He’s probably the best ever American!” Pulisic said.
It would get worse though! Pulisic was asked his opinion on the greatest American player ever, and after explaining that there was a debate among fans between Donovan and Dempsey, he answered that he would pick Dempsey due to his history playing alongside the ex-Fulham and Tottenham forward with the USMNT.
“I couldn’t tell you who that is,” Chilwell said of a player who spent seven seasons in the Premier League.
Thankfully, Chilwell is able to name at least one American player.
Asked who his American GOAT was, Chilwell had an easy answer.
“I don’t know a lot of American footballers,” Chilwell said, stating the obvious, “but I know one who plays for Chelsea. His name’s Christian. He’s a pretty good footballer.”
Watch Chilwell and Pulisic’s segment on Complex
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