{"id":1109391,"date":"2019-10-04T14:26:25","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T13:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1109391"},"modified":"2019-10-04T14:26:25","modified_gmt":"2019-10-04T13:26:25","slug":"azpilicueta-backs-pulisic-chelsea-latest-lampard-snub","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/azpilicueta-backs-pulisic-chelsea-latest-lampard-snub\/","title":{"rendered":"Azpilicueta backs Pulisic to come good at Chelsea despite latest Lampard snub"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cesar Azpilicueta believes Christian Pulisic will become a “very important” player for Chelsea despite his lack of game time since joining the club.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pulisic has featured in just four of Chelsea’s seven Premier League games so far this season and was left out of the squad for Wednesday’s trip to Lille in the Champions League.<\/p>\n

Why is Lampard ignoring Pulisic? Five things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Pulisic was labelled Eden Hazard’s replacement when he arrived from Borussia Dortmund.<\/li>\n
  • But the American was signed while Maurizio Sarri was still Chelsea’s manager.<\/li>\n
  • Lampard has used Pulisic in just six games across all competitions this season.<\/li>\n
  • Depth in wide areas was the reason Lampard gave for dropping him from the squad to face Lille.<\/li>\n
  • The Chelsea boss said he wants his players to be “on edge” amid the competition for places.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Some Chelsea fans have called for Pulisic to be used more regularly despite an upswing in recent results. Indeed, Callum Hudson-Odoi’s return to action has made things even more difficult for Pulisic.<\/p>\n

    After the 2-0 victory over Lille, Lampard suggested dropping Pulisic will have put the players “on edge” as competition for places \u2013 particularly in wide areas \u2013 begins to increase.<\/p>\n

    Azpilicueta backed his manager’s decision but tipped Pulisic to make an impact over the course of the campaign.<\/p>\n

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    “As the manager said, we are a group, we are all important on this long path, we are only in October,” said the Chelsea captain<\/a>. “Sometimes the manager has to make decisions, but I see him [Pulisic] working hard in training.<\/p>\n

    “What I can say is to encourage him to keep working, because we know it is a new country, a new team, a bit of time of adaption is needed.<\/p>\n

    “I see him with the character working hard in training, and I\u2019m sure he will be very important for us for the season.”<\/p>\n