Chelsea winger Christian Pulisic has urged his Chelsea team-mates to raise their game after defeat by West Ham made it back-to-back losses in the Premier League.
Chelsea went into November’s international break on a six-game winning streak in the Premier League, but have struggled to get going again since the two-week break, losing to Manchester City 2-1 followed by a home defeat at the hands of London rivals West Ham last Saturday.
But Pulisic who signed for the Blues in a £58 million ($75m) deal way back in January, before being sent back to Borussia Dortmund on loan for the remainder of the 2018-19 season believes that Chelsea can get back on track despite their recent hiccups.
Absolutely, tough times really test your character,” Pulisic said at Stamford Bridge after Saturday’s 1-0 loss to the Hammers. “Things aren’t going amazing, I would say this isn’t the worst thing so we just have to go on but now luckily in this league, we get another game midweek so we get a chance to redeem ourselves.
“It was a pretty crazy game midweek and then coming here we really wanted a good result, we came out with a lot of energy and did some things well but we just didn’t have that finishing touch. It felt like a little something was missing.
“In the season, that is what happens, there are ups and downs. We have had a few months now where people have said how well we’ve done and how everything has been going great, and I wish it would stay like that the whole year but it’s not the case, so now a couple of tougher results and we just have to go try and turn it around.”
Chelsea’s troubles have been compounded by their injury troubles with first-choice striker Tammy Abraham currently sidelined with a hip problem which could mean that Lampard might decide to start Pulisic in the false nine roles against Aston Villa in midweek.
