Christian Pulisic, a winger for Chelsea, has criticized former coach Thomas Tuchel for the manner the German handled him.
Earlier this month, the Blues fired Tuchel, a former manager of Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint Germain, and replaced him with Brighton’s Graham Potter.
Now 24-year-old winger, Pulisic, has now publicly acknowledged that he was not a huge Tuchel fan.
In his new book, “Christian Pulisic, My Journey So Far,” he details a disagreement with Tuchel regarding his Champions League semi-final matchup with Real Madrid last year.
He said, “What happened before that [second leg] was hugely disappointing for me.
“l’d had a really good first leg performance and our following match was against Fulham in the league.
“Tuchel told me that he was resting me for the second leg and as a result, I didn’t play a single minute in the Fulham game.
“Then on match day… Tuchel tells me he’s changed his mind and he’s going with Kai [Havertz].
“I honestly was dumbfounded and very disappointed. I thought that I’d earned a start and, most importantly, he had assured me previously I was going to start.
“So by the time he brought me on with about 25 minutes left, I was just so wound up.”
