The player has already missed over 100 days in the current football year.
The failure of London's Chelsea in a home match against West Bromwich resident in the relegation zone (2: 5) was the reason not only for the first defeat of Thomas Tuchel during his tenure as head coach of the “retirees”, but was also accompanied by much more sad consequences for one of the players.
Chelsea - West Bromwich 2: 5 Video goals and match review American Chelsea striker Christian Pulisic only managed to get into the starting lineup of his team for the fourth time under the guidance of a German specialist, for which he thanked him in full, having opened an account in the confrontation in the 27th minute.
However, at the moment of returning to the field before the start of the second half and carrying out the necessary warm-up, making a jerk, the footballer felt pain in the hamstring, as a result of which Mason Mount was called up to complete the game instead..
Now, the 22-year-old American will expect a deep medical examination, according to the results of which it will be possible to establish the exact timing of the player's return to the field..
Note that this is the fourth injury to Pusic this season, as well as the second, which is associated specifically with the hamstring.. Last time, such an injury cost him 63 days of absence.. In total, taking into account the transferred coronavirus COVID-19 and the accompanying quarantine, the player missed 111 days, which included 14 matches of his club.
At the same time, Pulisic managed to take part in 29 matches (1567 minutes), having scored three goals and two assists.