LONDON — It is the dichotomy at the heart of Christian Pulisic‘s career right now that at the same time he is learning not to feel the need to “save” the United States men’s national team, Chelsea are searching for a talisman as Romelu Lukaku continues to falter.
Pulisic revealed in an exclusive interview with ESPN earlier this month that he was trying to release himself from feeling he has to be the matchwinner on international duty. At Stamford Bridge, he is considered one of several stars, all of whom were supposed to operate in Lukaku’s shadow following his €115 million summer move from Inter Milan.
Yet Lukaku’s indifferent form led Blues boss Thomas Tuchel to omit his leading striker for Tuesday’s Champions League last-16 tie against Ligue 1 side Lille as he relied on Pulisic, Kai Havertz and Hakim Ziyech to lead Chelsea’s attack. Ziyech came to the fore when Lukaku went…
