Christian Pulisic’s ‘aggressive’ approach has helped him succeed at Chelsea, claims USA manager

Gregg Berhalter believes the 21-year-old’s recent form has seen his teammates show that they trust him

Jack Rathborn
Wednesday 22 July 2020 15:52 BST
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Christian Pulisic’s “aggressive” approach has seen him earn the trust of his Chelsea teammates, according to United States manager Gregg Berhalter.

The 21-year-old has enjoyed a fine debut season since his £58 million move from Borussia Dortmund, scoring nine goals and assisting the same amount.

And Berhalter believes Pulisic has adopted a brave mentality to take a leap

“You see now that [Pulisic] was picking the ball up in space, in pockets and just being really aggressive going at defenders, dribbling defenders,” he said.

“It’s not just only on the sideline. Now he’s getting it towards the middle of the field and he’s had some really positive effects, taking players on.

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