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Christian Pulisic was Eden Hazard's £60m replacement at Chelsea and, for a brief moment, the American looked like he was set to step into the Blues legend's shoes.
Hazard was Chelsea's big-game player and in August 2020, Pulisic had taken over that mantle. Five minutes into the FA Cup final with Arsenal at Wembley, the American jinked past a couple of defenders to put the Blues in front.
It was Pulisic's fourth goal in nine matches, his 11th in his debut season at Chelsea. There was a new hero at Stamford Bridge, but then a cruel twist of fate struck.
Christian Pulisic has suffered 11 injuries and spent a total of 335 days out since joining Chelsea
Pulisic suffered a major blow by damaging his calf during the 2020 FA Cup final with Arsenal
Having just come back from six months out with an adductor problem, Pulisic was running through on goal in the second half - with the scores tied at 1-1 - when his calf gave way. His cup final was over.
That moment could summarise Pulisic's two years in west London so far: plenty of promise and quality, until the next injury comes along.
The 23-year-old has suffered 11 injuries since he arrived at Stamford Bridge back in the summer of 2019, spending an accumulative total of 342 days on the treatment table.
Pulisic's Chelsea nightmare - in terms of injuries - has been going on for nearly 18 months now. Sportsmail's graphic shows exactly how long he has spent out with each ailment
Pulisic has missed a total of 41 Chelsea games since then - more than the length of an entire Premier League season. No wonder Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel sympathises with a player who just cannot catch a break.
'Once these players with quick movements like Christian, once they feel this pain and they are not
