Pulisic: ‘It’s been tough playing out of position at Chelsea’

Chelsea winger Christian Pulisic admits it’s been “tough” playing out of position under Thomas Tuchel.

The United States international has played 19 times this season and has been utilised as a winger, wing-back and striker by Tuchel.

He has only managed three goals and one assist for the Blues in 2021/22.

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Pulisic joined Chelsea from Borussia Dortmund for £57.6m in January 2019 but has not quite met the expectations that come alongside his price tag.

He is currently on international duty, and during a press conference expressed his desire to play in his preferred position.

“It’s tough,” he said (quotes via Sky Sports). “I haven’t always been playing in the positions I want to play in. But I think it’s a good quality to be versatile and be able to play in all kinds of positions and have different strengths on the pitch.

“So, yeah, I’ve learned a lot and I think I’m ready to hopefully be in a spot in the next couple of games that I’m more comfortable in.

“Obviously it’s been up and down this year, for sure,” added Pulisic. “Not exactly where I want to be and how I want things to be right now. But, yeah, I’m just going to keep going and, like I said, it doesn’t affect me when I come here so I’m excited to be here.

“When I come to the national team it’s, ‘How are things at Chelsea? What’s this, what’s that?’. And, yeah, things are… it’s tough. It’s tough. It’s definitely played a lot on me, and mentally it’s been difficult at times.”

Meanwhile, multiple Chelsea players are ‘discontent’ and they ‘are considering leaving’ due to Tuchel’s ‘brutal’ manner, according to reports.

Tuchel has now had a year in charge at Chelsea. The German has enjoyed a very successful first year in England, winning the Champions League last May.

Striker Romelu Lukaku returned to Chelsea during the summer and he revealed last month that he was unhappy.

The Belgian has since apologised and he has returned to the fold. The Athletic are now reporting that Lukaku ‘isn’t the only one who is showing signs of discontent’.

A ‘worrying’ situation is emerging as Chelsea’s attackers are not happy with ‘the way Tuchel uses and treats them’.

The report adds that players have even ‘started considering leaving in the summer’. Tuchel’s treatment of his forwards is said to be “brutal”.

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