‘I was just so wound up’ – Angry Christian Pulisic takes aim at former Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel

Chelsea’s Christian Pulisic has aimed a furious rant at former head coach Thomas Tuchel for the way he was treated by the German.

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Tuchel was sacked by the Blues earlier this month following their opening Champions League defeat to Dinamo Zagreb and has since been replaced by Graham Potter.

He enjoyed a lot of success in his short spell at Stamford Bridge, winning the Champions League, Super Cup and Club World Cup and he also guided Chelsea to two runner-up finishes in the FA Cup and a League Cup final.

But one player he failed to win over was United States international Pulisic, with the 24-year-old attacker openly admitting he was not the biggest fan of Tuchel.

In his new book Christian Pulisic: My Journey So Far, he discussed a dispute with Tuchel over last season’s Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid.

‘What happened before that [second leg] was hugely disappointing for me,’ Pulisic said.

‘l’d had a really good first leg performance and our following match was against Fulham in the league.

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‘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… 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.

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