{"id":1099120,"date":"2019-07-27T16:29:47","date_gmt":"2019-07-27T15:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1099120"},"modified":"2019-07-27T16:29:47","modified_gmt":"2019-07-27T15:29:47","slug":"eden-hazard-reveals-high-hopes-for-chelsea-new-boy-christian-pulisic","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/eden-hazard-reveals-high-hopes-for-chelsea-new-boy-christian-pulisic\/","title":{"rendered":"Eden Hazard reveals high hopes for Chelsea new boy Christian Pulisic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Former Chelsea star Eden Hazard has backed Christian Pulisic to become a Chelsea great in the future.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Belgium winger called Pulisic a \u2018proper player\u2019 and has backed him to be a massive success at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Can Pulisic become a Chelsea legend? Five key things to know\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The USMNT star burst on to the scene in 2016 for Dortmund<\/li>\n<li>He scored three goals in 29 Bundesliga appearances at just 17 years of age.<\/li>\n<li>His development has stagnated over the last couple of seasons: at Dortmund, he scored 13 and assisted 18 in 90 league appearances.<\/li>\n<li>He joined Chelsea in January for \u00a358m.<\/li>\n<li>Eden Hazard has backed him to be a star of the future at Stamford Bridge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7317342-rodgers-has-helped-tick-the-boxes-for-maguire-s-manchester-move<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old made his first appearance for Chelsea in the final of the Rakuten Cup, in which Chelsea beat Barcelona 2-1.<\/p>\n<p>It is hoped that Pulisic can fill the void left by Eden Hazard following the Belgian&#8217;s departure to Real Madrid this summer, and Hazard has backed him to be a success at Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[Pulisic] can be one of the best in the future for sure,&#8221; Hazard told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apnews.com\/bfd94b7e8ae941cd97a179c91a769b61\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He can be [a star]. Now he&#8217;s at one of the best clubs in the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a proper player,\u201d Hazard continued. \u201cHe can play football.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What Should Arsenal Do Next? Squawka Documentary\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PtQrlhxwj78?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Can Pulisic fill Eden Hazard\u2019s shoes?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>When he arrived at Stamford Bridge, the American was quick to play down comparisons between himself and Eden Hazard.<\/p>\n<p>The former Dortmund star revealed he just wants to be his own player and help the team in any way he can.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not here to compare or anything.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Obviously Eden was amazing and he did so well for this club, as you could see last season and the whole time he&#8217;s been here. He was an incredible player.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For me, it&#8217;s coming in as my own player, proving myself and doing the best I can to help this team,\u201d he told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11095\/11766949\/christian-pulisic-insists-he-is-not-replacing-eden-hazard-at-chelsea\" rel=\"noopener\">Sky<\/a> earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Right now it&#8217;s going in and helping the team whatever way I can. It&#8217;s just bringing an intensity into the training first of all and earning respect in the beginning.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Then I want to make an impact as much as I can on the pitch.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Christian Pulisic for Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga and Europe:<\/p>\n<p>? 117 games<br \/>\u26bd 15 goals<br \/>? 18 assists<\/p>\n<p>Next stop, Chelsea. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zIDnBN7ThP\">pic.twitter.com\/zIDnBN7ThP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1129770317893840897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He could be part of a core of young players Lampard hopes will help Chelsea progress this season: Pulisic started alongside Mason Mount and Tammy Abraham in the victory over the Spanish champions.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea face Manchester United at Old Trafford in what promises to be a mouth-watering fixture on the opening day of the new campaign.<br \/>\n<script>(function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https:\/\/embed.playbuzz.com\/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Chelsea star Eden Hazard has backed Christian Pulisic to become a Chelsea great in the future. The Belgium winger called Pulisic a \u2018proper player\u2019 and has backed him to be a massive success at Stamford Bridge. Can Pulisic become a Chelsea legend? 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