Christian Pulisic boasts the potential to be “world class and one of the best players on the planet”, says former Chelsea winger Pat Nevin, but the United States international has been warned that he needs to shake off niggling injury issues in order to scale those heights.
The 23-year-old forward has found himself back on the sidelines of late, with an ankle complaint forcing him to sit out seven games for his club and the latest round of World Cup qualifying action with his country.
He is, however, edging his way back into contention and, with big things expected of the American at Stamford Bridge, Nevin is hoping to see Pulisic deliver on expectations during an extended run in Thomas Tuchel’s team.
Speaking in association with NetBet, Nevin told Goal when asked if Pulisic’s injury record is becoming cause for concern: “There have been periods of time at Chelsea where you think he can be world class and be one of the best players on the planet, but it has been very stop-start.
“If it was the same type of injury all the time, then you'd be saying there's a weakness there and that he's injury prone which players hate being dubbed as.
