Chelsea F.C. must have won over a few American supporters with its signing of U.S. international Christian Pulisic, who got picked up in a $73.1-million transfer from German side Borussia Dortmund. In the 58th minute of Chelsea’s season opener against Manchester United, the 20-year-old stepped onto the pitch as a substitute, hoping to spark the Blues back from a 1-0 deficit.
Things didn’t turn out that way.
And then they got worse.
Pogba's assist. Rashford's touch and finish.
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In fairness, Chelsea’s total team collapse is not entirely on Pulisic. Marcus Rashford’s second goal, which put United up 3-0, caught nearly the entire Chelsea team out of position. However, the fact remains that Chelsea boss Frank Lampard put the American standout on to perform a job, and he did not – possibly could not – deliver.
Manchester United won 4-0 and Pulisic did nothing to spark an offensive counterpunch for Chelsea. His Premier League career has just started, but this was not the debut he was hoping for.
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