AC Milan and United States men's national team midfielder Christian Pulisic said that comments from former U.S. players criticizing him for opting to skip the Concacaf Gold Cup are "way out of line."

U.S. soccer star Christian Pulisic responded Thursday to critics of his decision to skip the Concacaf Gold Cup to recover from his AC Milan season.

Pulisic also responded to the critics, some of whom are former national team stars, who said he needs to show a stronger commitment to the USMNT. He believes that argument is "way out of line":