Christian Pulisic has become the latest Chelsea player to speak out on his struggles at Stamford Bridge.
According to the 23-year-old attacker, he does not get to play in the positions he really wants to. And he is yet to nail down a regular starting place at the club under Thomas Tuchel.
The American international also struggled with injuries since his arrival at the club in 2019. Pulisic is currently on international duty, ahead of a 2022 World Cup qualifying triple-header which start against El Salvador on Friday.
He told NBC Sports: “When I come to the national team it is “How are things with Chelsea?” and ‘What’s this” and “What’s that.” It’s tough.
“Mentally it has played on me at times but I am always very excited to be on the national team and get to enjoy playing with these guys and just enjoy football in general.
“It is tough. I haven’t always been playing in the positions I want to play in. But I think it is a good quality to be versatile and able to play in all kinds of positions and have different strengths on the pitch.”
Asked how his form for the Blues impacts on his performances for USMNT, Pulisic added: ‘It doesn’t affect me too much coming in to US camps.
‘I am ready when I come in here and to do whatever I can to come to help this team so I’m not thinking about that. ‘Obviously it has been up and down this year, for sure. Not exactly where I want to be and how I want things to be right now.
‘I’m just going to keep going and it doesn’t affect me when I come here. So I am excited to be here.’
Pulisic was an unused substitute in Chelsea’s last two league matches, after playing in six games straight over the festive period in a number of positions.
