It seems as though Pulisic didn’t get the warmest welcome when he first came to Chelsea.
When he came into Chelsea from Dortmund in January 2019, he received rather blank stares on the first day of training. Ever since he arrived on to Frank Lampard’s side, the young USA international has been riddled with injuries which didn’t let him perform to his fullest in the first few months.
Pulisic said: “It was all pretty crazy what happened. I had to fly straight from my summer break right after the Gold Cup.”
“I had one week off and I didn’t really get a summer. The team had already started pre-season in Japan so I flew straight there and I had to literally fly by myself and then met the team who had flown from London.
“I had to go straight to the hotel and the next thing on the schedule was to go straight to training. I was tired, nervous and didn’t know what to think but ‘I’m at Chelsea and this is insane’.
“I got on the bus, they had just arrived as well. Everyone is half asleep, I go and sit on the bus and nobody even noticed me.
“Nobody said anything. There were maybe one or two guys who said ‘hey hello’ and I was like what’s going on here?
“Those first couple of days of training I was nervous. You know how it’s like when you move to a new team.
“They’re nice guys off the field but to earn that respect you have to show on the field you have that ability, that’s just how it is.
“I had to go in on day three when I had a really good training, scored some goals, had some nice plays and assists and then I felt the guys coming and talking to me and getting their respect. It’s interesting how it works but they’ve been great guys and I’ve enjoyed it.”
We’re glad he’s not iced out anymore!
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