Tag: Christian Pulisic

Christian Pulisic has said he sees no reason why Chelsea cannot compete for both the Premier League and the Champions League after they spent over £200m on new signings. And while Chelsea have had a mixed start to the current season, Pulisic is confident the club now have ‘an edge’ and a feeling of confidence that was missing in the team last campaign. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ‘We’ve brought in more experienced players this year with some new signings, and I think we also have a great group of young guys so I think it’s a really good mix,’ Pulisic told CBS Sports. ‘Last year was more of a transition year where obviously we couldn’t sign any new players, but we still had some of the guys who’d been there. ‘What was great about last year is a lo...

Frank Lampard is set to reward Christian Pulisic for a good maiden season at Chelsea by handing him the No.10 shirt after Willian’s exit to Arsenal this summer. Willian had only inherited the jersey from Eden Hazard a year ago when the Belgian star moved to Real Madrid for a club-record fee, though the Brazilian opted to leave Chelsea at the end of his contract and moved to north London for free. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); That has created a vacancy for the No.10 shirt, which has also been worn by players like Joe Cole and Mark Hughes in addition to Willian and Eden Hazard. According to The Athletic, Christian Pulisic will become the latest player to take on the No.10 jersey, with the winger having delivered some superb performances in his first ca...

Chelsea will not be able to call upon American winger, Christian Pulisic until the start of next campaign with the player ruled out of football action for up to five weeks with injury. Pulisic, who scored Chelsea's only goal during Saturday’s FA Cup final defeat against Arsenal, had to be substituted during the Wembley showpiece after pulling up a hamstring issue. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Frank Lampard confirmed after the game that Pulisic – along with Cesar Azpilicueta, who also suffered a hamstring injury during the match – would not be available against Bayern Munich in the Champions League this week. According to talkSPORT, The former Borussia Dortmund star will be absent for around four to five weeks, which means he may not return to full tr...

Chelsea star Christian Pulisic has allayed fears about a possible long-term injury lay-off after he limped out of the FA Cup final 2-1 defeat to Arsenal. The America international put Chelsea ahead in just the six minutes at Wembley but he had to be substituted in the second half after pulling up with a hamstring injury. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The blues missed Pulisic’s speed on the counter as Arsenal found a winning goal through Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who scored his second of the final to give the gunners their 14th FA Cup trophy. Pulisic has had a good debut season for Chelsea and with such a short turnaround before the new Premier League campaign starts, fans feared the winger could be missing for the beginning of the season. But, Pul...