Christian Pulisic the latest player to admit to Chelsea troubles

Christian Pulisic has become the latest player to open up on his struggles at Chelsea after a tough season.

The £58m winger has struggled to nail down a regular starting place at Stamford Bridge under Thomas Tuchel while also struggling with injuries since his arrival at the club in 2019.

Pulisic is currently away on international duty with the United States ahead of a World Cup qualifying triple-header starting against El Salvador on Friday.

Opening up on his struggles at Chelsea, he told NBC Sports: 'Obviously it has been up and down this year, for sure. Not exactly where I want to be and how I want things to be right now.

'I'm just going to keep going and it doesn't affect me when I come here. So I am excited to be here.

'When I come to the national team it is 'How are things with Chelsea?' and 'What's this' and 'What's that.' It's tough.

'Mentally it has played on me at times but I am always very excited to be on the national team and get to enjoy playing with these guys and just enjoy football in general.

'It is tough. I haven't always been playing in the positions I want to play in. But I think it is a good quality to be versatile and able to play in all kinds of positions and have different strengths on the pitch.

'I've learned a lot and I'm ready to hopefully be in a spot over the next few games that I'm more comfortable in.'

Heading into the international break, the 23-year-old was an unused substitute in Chelsea's last two league outings after playing in six games straight over the festive period in a variety of positions.

Over that time he played as a false nine, wing-back and in his usual role on the wing.  

Pulisic is not the first Chelsea star to speak out on his difficulties this season, with Romelu Lukaku