Christian Pulisic says he was 'dumbfounded' after Thomas Tuchel left him out of Champions League game CFC
Christian Pulisic admitted he was left ‘dumbfounded and very disappointed’ by a decision Thomas Tuchel took during their Champions League winning season.’s semi-final second leg against Real Madrid back in 2021.Advertisementin a 1-1 draw in Spain, but was furious he did not start the second leg back at Stamford Bridge.
Pulisic wrote in his upcoming book ‘Christian Pulisic: My Journey So Far’: “What happened before that game 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 of the second semi, 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.”