Yunus Musah was at his diplomatic best when asked his opinion on the U.S. men’s national team World Cup kits.
The kits are expected to be unveiled next week but several leaks have shown a potential design that has been, shall we say, polarizing among fans and players.
A couple of those players, Weston McKennie and Timothy Weah, have even gone as far as to publicly declare they were not a fan of the design from Nike, which features the crest in the middle of the shirt and the Nike swoosh on the sleeve.
On a call with reporters Thursday, Musah did not verify if the leaks were true but did confirm that he had seen the kits. When asked his thoughts on the kits, Musah tried his best to avoid stating too much of an opinion, instead confirming that they are, indeed, “the kits that they made.”
“I can’t say but the kits are … they’re the kits that they made, so I’m sure they’ll look good on us on the pitch,” Musah said.
The Valencia midfielder was later asked to rate the kits and, in another instance of diplomatic ju-jitsu, rated them “in the middle” by signaling they are neither a thumbs up or thumbs down.
“Yeah I’ve worn it,” he said. “I’d rate it in the middle. It’s not there,” he said giving a thumbs up, “or there,” giving a thumbs down. “It’s in the middle I’d say.”
Yunus Musah, on a media call right now, says he's seen and worn the USMNT World Cup kits (though doesn't confirm that they're the ones that have leaked).
Asked to rate them with a thumbs up or thumbs down, he says (with a smile, of course): "in the middle" pic.twitter.com/gBvKmOF6fs
— Henry Bushnell (@HenryBushnell) August 25, 2022
Musah may just be in agreement with McKennie and Weah, but you can’t help but admire his effort to say so in the most polite way imaginable.
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