Christian Pulisic staged a splendid comeback from injury in Chelsea’s 4-0 win over Crystal Palace and that will surely help him to make certain of starting the upcoming games.
The USA international has been sidelined as he got an injury setback while playing in the FA Cup final against Arsenal in August. This led him to miss the UCL game against Bayern Munich and also some matches of the new campaign.
Having already shown faith in the young winger by handing him the number 10 shirt during this summer, coach Frank Lampard is keen to recall him to the starting XI.
When it comes to Chelsea’s American attacker, Christian Pulisic has played tremendously in his debut season to convince the coach and the fans. He played a leading role in Chelsea’s fourth-place finish last season to secure the Champions League football.
The winger played an instrumental role by scoring nine goals and assisted four times. However, all this took place during his severe injury that led to a visible amount of frustration for the player, who struggled in these hard times.
There is much debate if Pulisic really deserves to get the No.10 or not as it brings great honour and opportunity after playing for only a single season.
Even then, this moment will be held as the source of pride for the American fans, let alone the player himself. Sharing the iconic shirt worn by world champions like Willian and Hazard, after an abbreviated season with the Blues, this can be nothing short of an achievement. The position has earned the fierce attacker, respect, trust, and confidence of a world-class team that is still a dream for many.
Back in January 2019, Pulisic joined Chelsea from Borussia Dortmund. The transfer of $73.2 million to Stamford Bridge, still remains to be the biggest bid ever for an American player.
The winger’s perfect hat-trick at Burnley last year clearly displayed the capabilities of the young American, who had caused a stir around the world. Despite his credible performance, the 21-year-old stopped performing due to his injuries that began to affect his career as well.
This was all before the break that the pandemic brought with it. To the American player, this break brought him ample time to rest and have a significant comeback.
His re-emergence altered his game and brought it to a more vertical playing strategy as the manager Frank Lampard appreciates a more direct attacking style. Not to mention the chaperoning splendid performances by Olivier Giroud and Willian, his with Pulisic’s revamped game plan formed the spark inside the team.
That itself catapulted them into a tie on points, in the league for third place leading in goal difference or head-to-head. The USA International’s post-suspension getaway must have had a clarifying impact on the club. To be honest, that was the moment when the club evaluated who should receive the coveted No. 10 jersey.
As he has played a brief cameo off the bench in the previous League match, Chelsea’s new No. 10 may be accessible soon. This is great news for Chelsea fans. This has literally excited many Chelsea supporters as they are unable to contain their excitement ahead of his return.
Pulisic showed his massive talent when he had electrifying performances match after match. When the strong Manchester city team was tearing Chelsea’s defence and Lampard had no clue what to do, the young boy rose up to the occasion. He single-handedly tore Pep Guardiola’s defence with super goals.
Some fans even posted a clip of Pulsic during his time at Borussia Dortmund where he was seen causing a big headache to Real Madrid’s legendary defender Sergio Ramos. The video on Reddit showed how the talented man penetrating the defence of the UCL Champions Real Madrid in their home ground at Bernabeu 2016.
Naturally, the debate of who deserves apart from Pulsiic to wear the coveted No.10 should be stopped and start backing up Pulisic as he is Chelsea’s main man undoubtedly and rightfully so after Lampard himself is pleased to handover that.
