‘Is what he needs’ – Tuchel finally reveals why Pulisic was dropped for Norwich clash
The Blues cruise to a 3-1 victory over Norwich City on Thursday evening despite having a bad day at Chelsea.
However, Christian Pulisic failed to make the squad for despite scoring in the 4-0 victory over Burnley.
Meanwhile, Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has finally revealed why Pulisic was dropped from the matchday squad.
Tuchel said: “Christian [Pulisic] did not feel well in the morning. He had two bad nights and felt sick. Had a change of temperature, felt hot and then cold. So we decided to leave him at home to rest. Last-minute change.”
Meanwhile, Tuchel has previously admitted Pulisic “is in a good moment” at Chelsea but admits there are areas where the American international must focus on.
“He’s in a good moment, in good form,” Tuchel said. “There is a good link-up between him, Mason and Kai. They have assists together, are decisive, have goals.
“For me, what Christian needs and what he can bring to the team is his physicality and ability to hit high intensity repetitively, on a high frequency. This is the focus and from there the other thing is that he has the ambition and natural hunger, ambition to arrive in the six-yard box.
“This is good, this is what we need. He needs to focus on these things and start from there. If he does and feels the physical fitness, the physical ability to do so, he can have a huge influence in our game.”