"Alex, he's a beast, man," kata Pulisic. "He's really impressed me, especially in these first two games here in this camp.

I think he's done such a good job, just his overall presence and what he brings."

Freeman sendiri menyatakan keputusannya berkarier di Spanyol diambil demi meningkatkan performa.

"I wanted to make the move to make sure that I can be the best person, best player I can to be able to help my team in the World Cup," kata Freeman.

Ia mengungkapkan bahwa sang ayah memberikan wejangan khusus mengenai cara mengatasi tekanan mental. "He just told me to be myself.

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He knows that being myself has got me to this point. So why change that?"

ujar Freeman.

Keluarga Freeman sempat ragu ketika ia harus pindah ke akademi Orlando City pada usia 15 tahun di tengah pandemi COVID-19.

Ibunya, Rochelle Hinkle, mengingat keputusan sulit tersebut.

"That’s still a little painful, even to speak about it because he was still so young, and we were in the middle of the pandemic," kata Hinkle.

"It was hard.

But, when a kid tells you that he’re ready for this, that he wants to bet on himself and you see his talent, this was a great opportunity."

Freeman mengakui keputusannya meninggalkan rumah pada usia muda sangat berisiko, namun situasi memaksanya untuk berkembang lebih cepat.

"It gave me the opportunity to grow up as a young adult at 15, 16, be able to do things on my own, adapt to a new environment and make decisions," kata Freeman.