Christian Pulisic will almost certainly enjoy his two weeks away from Chelsea. Not because he will be able to rest and recharge like the majority of the first-team squad. Quite the opposite in fact.
Shortly after the Blues' 2-0 win over Tottenham on Sunday, the 23-year-old hopped on a plane, but there were no thoughts of a brief holiday. Instead, he returned to the U.S. ahead of his country's World Cup qualifiers against El Salvador, Canada and Honduras.
Pulisic will be tasked with ensuring the USMNT book their place in Qatar later this year. He is the side's talisman and leader. The man nicknamed Captain America by supporters and compared to Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in his homeland. There is pressure, responsibility,