Thomas Tuchel has confirmed that Christian Pulisic suffered another hamstring problem in Chelsea’s 5–2 home defeat at West Brom on Saturday.
The 22-year-old felt pain in his hamstring at half-time but expected to continue for the rest of the match. However, Pulisic pulled his hand after a warm-up before the second half, allowing the US national team star to open the scoring in the first half.
The latest blow since joining Chelsea in 2019 marks his fourth muscle injury this season and eighth overall. Tuchel will hope to recover from a minor injury with Porto in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Wednesday.
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“When he returned in the second half, Christian put a curb on and said he thought his hamstring would not survive the game,” Tuchel said. Chelsea’s Fifth Stand App.
“So we had to decide to replace him immediately,”
How is Pulisic doing this season?
Pulicic scored two goals in his last two games after Sam Johnstone tapped in a rebound after saving Marcos Alonso’s free-kick in the first half. It chased down a goal with its national team, before having 20 games without a goal.
Further injuries have disrupted his rhythm this season and hurt the people of West London, who have others attacking players such as Timo Werner and Kai Havert who are struggling to find the net .
The Blues’ attacking problems can be solved by an in-form Pulisic, who scored seven goals in 11 matches at the end of last season, helping the club to a place in the top four and making an FA Cup final appearance.
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