Graham Potter: Chelsea boss ‘going to make own mind up’ on Christian Pulisic as star seeks reintegration

Chelsea boss Graham Potter is ready to give Christian Pulisic a chance to prove himself as the American looks to regain his place after being openly critical of Thomas Tuchel’s handling of him. Pulisic has started one league game this season and only made 13 Premier League starts last season.

Ad He was clearly not happy with his role in the team under Tuchel, who was sacked after a loss to Dinamo Zagreb in September, and excerpts from his autobiography reveal that he was frustrated to only be on the bench in Chelsea’s Champions League semi-final second leg against Real Madrid during the 2020-21 season. Champions League'I don't think I have' — Potter preparing for his first ever Champions League match13/09/2022 AT 17:46 “What happened before that game was hugely disappointing for me.

I’d had a really good first leg performance, and our following match was against Fulham in the league,” he wrote in the upcoming Pulisic: My Journey So Far. “Tuchel told me that he was resting me for the second leg and as a result, I didn’t play a single minute in the Fulham game.

Then on match day of the second semi, Tuchel tells me he’s changed his mind, and he’s going with Kai [Havertz]. I honestly was dumbfounded and very disappointed.

“I thought that I’d earned a start and, most importantly, he had assured me previously I was going to start. So by the time he brought me on with about 25 minutes left, I was just so wound up.” Leipzig star Nkunku has secret Chelsea medical ahead of summer move — reports Rashford on Mbappe's shortlist for PSG transfer — Paper Round Xavi frustrated at Barca injury list as club tries to go top of La Liga Potter said that he would be open to reading the book to better understand Pulisic’s experiences, but said