Christian Pulisic’s father has taken to social media to express his frustration with his son’s current situation at Chelsea.
Pulisic has endured a tough season for the club, with Thomas Tuchel using the American star sporadically. The 23-year-old has played 33 games across all competitions, but 17 of those have come from the bench.
Part of the reason for his lack of consistent game time has been injuries and coronavirus, but now fully fit, Pulisic is still finding himself on the bench.
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He has not played a full 90-minute game since the 4-0 win over Burnley back on March 5 – a game in which Pulisic starred with a goal and an assist.
It continued on Sunday, with Pulisic left on the bench for Chelsea’s Premier League game against Everton. By the time he was summoned by Tuchel in the 68th minute, they were 1-0 down and he could not help turn things around as Frank Lampard’s side held on for a valuable win .
After the game, the American international’s dad, Mark Pulisic, took to Twitter to vent his annoyance. He tweeted : “The sad thing is he loves this club, teammates, and London.… puts his heart and soul into being a pro. Onwards and upwards my boy…big 6 months ahead..”
Pulisic has contributed seven goals and two assists in all competitions for the Blues this campaign. He joined the club in a £58m transfer from Dortmund back in January 2019 and has gone on to amass 24 goals and 18 assists in 111 games altogether.
It now appears Pulisic is unhappy with his status in the Chelsea team after Tuchel made it clear that Kai Havertz, Timo Werner and Mason Mount are his first-choice attacking trio.
That has left Pulisic, Lukaku and Hakim Ziyech on the sidelines. Gazzetta Dello Sport even reported last month that Juventus were keeping an eye on Pulisic’s situation with a view to a summer transfer when the window opens on July 1.
However, Tuchel hinted in his post-match interview at Everton that changes to his starting line-up could be coming in upcoming games.
“We have now four matches in the last two weeks and one clean sheet, that needs to change,” he said.
“If we try to get away with OK performances that is not good for us, we are a team that needs to be on the very top limit on every match basis. If we try to get away with OK we lose games. We struggle with concentration and determination levels and you see that in the last four matches.”
