Chelsea warned over Christian Pulisic despite Liverpool display following Eden Hazard exit
CHELSEA fans have been warned over making Christian Pulisic comparisons to Stamford Bridge legend Eden Hazard by Danny Higginbotham, despite the forward impressing in the Blues’ UEFA Super Cup final loss to Liverpool.
“People will ask the question, how do you replace Hazard? You can’t.
“What you can do is look for a player that can give great qualities. Pulisic, I must admit against United, when he came on, he didn’t do too much, but he was a real stand-out player against Liverpool.
“Frank Lampard will be delighted with that, he’s only a young player still getting to grips with the English side of the game, but it was great promise yesterday.
Chelsea: Fans warned over Christian Pulisic and Eden Hazard comparison by Danny Higginbotham (Image: GETTY Images)
“You can’t fill Eden Hazard’s boots but what you can do is bring a player in who can bring different qualities.”
Chelsea signed Pulisic from Borussia Dortmund in January, in a £58million deal.
But the winger was sent back to Dortmund on loan for the remainder of the Bundesliga season.
Lampard will be happy with Pulisic after his start to life at Chelsea, and Higginbotham thinks there have been a number of positives for the Blues so far this season despite back-to-back defeats.
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Chelsea: Pulisic had a goal disallowed by VAR in the Super Cup for offside (Image: GETTY Images)
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“It was a great performance from United against Chelsea, but I would say that the 4-0 scoreline probably flattered United,” he said.
“There were positives for Chelsea in that game and obviously yesterday evening there was even more positives for Chelsea, and Frank Lampard will look at that.
“There’s a lot of pressure on him in terms of not being able to bring players in, but he has given opportunities to younger players and you could see yesterday that he’s getting his message across in the way that he wants them to play.”
Chelsea’s next Premier League match will be against Leicester City at Stamford Bridge on Sunday (4.30pm).