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World Cup stories: US legend hails AC Milan star as country's most important player ahead of tournament

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The Serie A title race is still alive, even if Milan need to beat Napoli tonight to remain on Inter's coattails in the final weeks of the season.

If the Rossoneri are to catch their city rivals, though, there's a good chance that Christian Pulisic will be at the centre of things, after another impressive season for Max Allegri's men. 

The American has scored eight times this campaign, and at times looked like the league's standout player, with performances that have got US fans dreaming of what's to come in 66 days' time at this summer's World Cup. 

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Whatever happens domestically, Pulisic will spearhead the World Cup charge on home soil at the end of the season and as the national team's most key component, according to US legend Tab Ramos.

Speaking exclusively to DAZN News thanks to  some of the best online casinos in Canada, the former striker hailed the Milan man and the impact he could make. 

"He is the most important player," Ramos said. 

"So Mauricio Pochettino, around October, went into a three-back system, with Christian and probably [Malik] Tillman behind [Folarin] Balogun.

"The way Christian plays at Milan is a little bit freer, where he goes sort of everywhere. What I'd like to see for Christian Pulisic is to be sort of the featured player, to kind of play a little bit more for him. And if we're going to play that way, you're likely falling a little bit better into a 3-5-2 with three midfielders behind him.

"If we can do that, then I think that's where we get the best out of our team. So I think I would love to see us get the most out of Christian Pulisic. I think he can be the most important player for our team." 

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Ramos was part of the US squad that competed the last time the World Cup was hosted in the States, and over the years has seen some of the best players the country has ever produced. 

From that USA '94 generation that included Eric Wynalda and Alexi Lalas, to icons such as Clint Dempsey and Landon Donovan, but where does he think that Pulisic ranks among those great names? 

"I think we can call those things at the end of someone's career," he added. 

"Certainly, if you were to look at what he's done in Milan right now, I don't think there's any American player that can match the things that he's done on paper, right? 

"But sometimes calling out for the best players is a feel. And it's about what you see.  

"It's more than just stats, and you have to see what the career is going to be like and what sort of effect he's going to have on the national team in these next two World Cups." 

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