Christian Pulisic has hit yet another road bump early in his time as a Chelsea player. Resigned to the bench in four of the club's last five matches, Pulisic was left out of the man squad altogether for Chelsea's Champions League match against Lille on Wednesday.
What once could have been a showdown between exciting American talents in Pulisic and Lille's Tim Weah wound up featuring neither of them, with the latter still out with an injury.
Pulisic's lack of playing time has snowballed into a troubling trendβone that isn't troubling U. On a conference call with reporters on Wednesday, following the release of his Nations League squad for matches against Cuba and Canada later this month, Berhalter said that Pulisic, like any other talents in new locations, needs time to settle in and adjust before finding his form.
When you look at his situation with Chelsea, it's not uncommon for a player to take some time to get settled and to adapt. Berhalter said that he recently visited Pulisic at Chelsea and chatted with coach Frank Lampard about the American, who was released early from U. Berhalter took no issue with that, saying he was released with "no strings attached" and that he has to earn his way into the squad.
That's become a bit more challenging after the return of Callum Hudson-Odoi, who missed the start of the season after overcoming a long-term Achilles injury. The year-old American has appeared in six matches for Chelsea thus far, still looking for his first goal. He did register an assist in a starting role vs. He also assisted on a Mount goal vs.
