Christian Pulisic is at a crossroads in his career after playing what is expected to be his final game for Chelsea on Sunday. The American, in typical style, ended as he has spent much of his career, a late substitute and second-string option.
His two-minute cameo at Stamford Bridge almost felt harsh to see. The player himself has been close to a move away from the club for over 12 months now and dragging his time out any longer benefits nobody. His reception from sections of an unforgiving and unimpressed Stamford Bridge crowd made this point better than any.
Whilst Pulisic is keen to forge a new path in his already impressive career, the Blues are headed in an opposite direction. There was no final farewell against Newcastle of the likes that Lampard himself, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Cesar Azpilicueta were granted, Pulisic was just part of a group that looks set to be disbanded this summer.
