Christian Pulisic has been reflecting recently on what’s been a very up-and-down sort of season at Chelsea, even relative to what’s been a very up-and-down sort of career at the club since his arrival in 2019.
In fact, he’s featured in barely half our games this season (19 of 39), starting just 10 times in all competitions. And even when he’s played, he’s been played in a wide variety of positions, including center forward and even wing-back. It’s good to be versatile, but it’s hard to gain any rhythm with the constant shifting and changing — and that’s before we consider the disruptions caused by injuries or international commitments.
For the 23-year-old himself, that’s been the biggest problem this season, the lack of rhythm. He’s hardly alone in that sense on the team of course, but perhaps affected by it more than most.
“I was very ready to play [against Al-Hilal]. I wanted to play so of course I was upset that I didn’t. […] I’m feeling good and I don’t worry about injuries when I play or anything like that.
“There have been a lot of ups and downs. I have been on and off playing, different positions, kind of being moved around. It has been a tough ride for me personally, to be honest, and I am just trying to get back into some rhythm, get into the run of thin
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