{"id":23657,"date":"2022-07-15T12:00:40","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T16:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/07\/15\/former-chelsea-boss-explains-why-christian-pulisic-is-special\/"},"modified":"2022-07-15T12:00:40","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T16:00:40","slug":"former-chelsea-boss-explains-why-christian-pulisic-is-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/07\/15\/former-chelsea-boss-explains-why-christian-pulisic-is-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Chelsea boss explains why Christian Pulisic is special"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n

Former Chelsea star Frank Lampard has been discussing Christian Pulisic.<\/p>\n

Christian Pulisic linked up with Chelsea in the summer of 2019, after spending the second half of the previous campaign back on loan with Borussia Dortmund.<\/p>\n

Since joining Chelsea, the American has showcased patches of quality, but has never really had a consistent run in the Blues\u2019 starting eleven.<\/p>\n

Pulisic did enjoy a purple patch at the end of 2019. In 2020\/21, however, the attacker never really managed to put together a decent run, and only featured in 27 league games, in part due to injury issues. Across these appearances, the American scored four and assisted two.<\/p>\n

In 2021\/22, meanwhile, Pulisic scored eight and assisted five in 38. Not exactly eye-catching numbers.<\/p>\n

And with Raheem Sterling having recently completed a move to Chelsea, it does look as though Pulisic\u2019s game time will be even more limited if he stays at Stamford Bridge this summer.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Advertisement<\/div>\n
\n
\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Betfred\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n
Get \u00a360 in bonuses when you bet \u00a310<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\t\t\tBET NOW<\/span><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
18+. New UK customers only. Register using the promo code BETFRED60, deposit and place first bet of \u00a310+ on Sports (cumulative Evens+) within 7 days of registration. First bet must be on Sports. \u00a320 in Free Bets to be used on Sports, \u00a310 in Free Bets to be used on Lotto and 50 Free Spins (20p per spin) credited within 48 hours of bet settlement. Further \u00a320 in Free Bets credited 5 days after settlement. Bonuses have a 7-day expiry. Payment restrictions apply. SMS verification and\/or Proof of I.D and address may be required. Full T&Cs apply. Please play responsibly. begambleaware.org<\/div>\n

One man who would seemingly keep the American, though, is former Blues boss Frank Lampard.<\/p>\n

Speaking about Pulisic recently, Lampard explained why he is very special and also stated that he needs to play games:<\/p>\n

\u201cI think Christian can still be a big player for Chelsea, of course, a really big player, but that\u2019s absolutely a question for the club and him,\u201d said Lampard.<\/p>\n

\u201cChristian needs to play games. I know what he\u2019s like, he wants to play all the time. He\u2019s had some injuries, I think it\u2019s sometimes held him back at different times in his career. So I just hope we get the right solution. I have a lot of respect for Chelsea. It\u2019s a huge club in my life and career. So I hope we get the best solution for both.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lampard added: \u201cI\u2019ve got a lot of time for Christian,\u201d Lampard said. \u201cI think I worked well with him and just tried to develop him and had a really good relationship with him. He\u2019s got incredible talent. He\u2019s a great boy. I found him really pleasurable to work with as well as a talent.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s really fast and [has a quick] change in direction and it\u2019s balanced. He\u2019s still a young player. It feels like he\u2019s been around a long time because he broke through so young. So there\u2019s still a lot to come from Christian, but those basics of the speed and balance is not [something] everyday players have. He\u2019s special like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n

10 best midfielders to pick for your 2022\/23 Fantasy Premier League side<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

10 best defenders to pick for your 2022\/23 Fantasy Premier League side<\/a><\/h3>\n

<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Former Chelsea star Frank Lampard has been discussing Christian Pulisic. Christian Pulisic linked up with Chelsea in the summer of 2019, after spending the second half of the previous campaign back on loan with Borussia Dortmund. Since joining Chelsea, the American has showcased patches of quality, but has never really had a consistent run in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[13,14],"class_list":["post-23657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","category-sport","tag-football","tag-soccer","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23657"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23657\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}