Yahoo Sports contributors Christian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros discuss Christian Pulisic’s recent scoring streak and why he was pushed aside for two penalty kicks while he was the designated penalty taker. Hear the full conversation on the “The Cooligans” podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen.

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We've been bringing up puss every week.

He just keeps coming up.

That's good, bro.

That's good for America, bro.

It's good for America, bro.

He got eight goal contributions and nine match or something crazy like that.

I mean, the goal he scored against uh uh Fiorentino, beautiful, beautiful goal.

He's the only one seemingly showing up, pul scores this incredible goal and in a loss and a loss of Fiorentina, which is really frustrating.

David De Gea is back as well.

He had a, a spectacular game, eight shots on target shots on target and seven and two penalty stops as well.

And this and this is where the controversy kind of begins because Christian Pus if, if you're not aware at Ac Milan is the designated penalty penalty taker as of February.

It's a good statement to make even his teammates are unaware because, and it was, I think the first tell her name Hernandez, which by the way, he's the captain.

He does, it gets saved by De Gea.

So another penalty comes up.

I think it's Tamori grabs it, hands it to Tammy Abraham and Christian Ballistic was calling for it as he's walking up and Tammy, you could see him nod and be like, no, bro, I'm taking it, which is wildly disrespectful.

I want to give Christian ballistic some credit because he walked away from the situation.

He didn't want to make this thing because, because what was I do in that situation?

If I'm, if I'm p I'm making all types of scenes, bro.

You don't disrespect me in front of the fans, in front of the away fans on national TV.

Like this, bro.

No, you don't do that.

That's wild disrespectful.

I'm gonna give pul some credit.

Maybe I'm thinking about this wrong.

What would you do in this situation?

I'm definitely talking more to Tammy Abraham than I am to Tao Hernandez.

I think Theo Hernandez.

I say why?

Because he's captain but Tammy is disrespectful but because he's captain and also, but, but for Tammy Abraham to do that after they already missed one and the player so informed that that's what's driving me so nuts.

Christian ballistic is so informed.

You think it's jealousy.

Of course it is.

Of course it is, it's jealousy.

It's this, but there's two things.

It's jealousy.

It's not wanting this player to be given the reins as the leader of the team.

The other half of my argument is that Christian ballistic needs to do more so that this don't happen.

And this is that step we've wanted to see from Christian B go to the locker room if it were me, my forearm would be on this dude's throat going, hey, don't ever do that to me again.

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