Christian Pulisic has perhaps never had it so hard at Chelsea. For most of his time in London, the American has been close to the starting XI, either missing out on rotation or due to injury. It's not always been a smooth ride but he's been in the conversation.
After the January transfer window that appears to have changed somewhat though. Given the added depth to the Chelsea attack, with four more forwards coming in over the winter, Pulisic faces competition like never before.
Previously there has been Timo Werner, often played more centrally, or Hakim Ziyech to displace. Callum Hudson-Odoi has provided brief challenges to Pulisic's attempts to start more often. The system with inside No10s hasn't favoured the USMNT star but then again it wouldn't be the formation of choice for many of the club's big money transfers in recent years.
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