Christian Pulisic celebrates Christmas with his Chelsea teammates ahead of Premier League return
Christian Pulisic along with Chelsea teammates celebrates Christmas lunch.
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Chelsea Football Club host Christmas lunch for Christian Pulisic and team-mates
Chelsea players and staff including American captain, Christian Pulisic, gathered on Thursday for a celebratory lunch to be prepared for Tuesday’s match over Bournemouth. The players started their morning with a training program, based on the team’s official site before their come back to the field on December 27.
The players, in addition to several business employees who operate out of the Cobham training facility, were then given a treat to a classical Christmas feast. Chelsea boss Graham Potter was given the incentive to speak briefly before the meal to mirror his first handful of months at the team.
Chelsea players Édouard Mendy, Christian Pulisic, Kalidou Koulibaly, Wesley Tidjan Fofana, and others attended the Christmas lunch. The Chelsea players were given a chance to relax and party before they resume their Premier League matches.
The majority of all the players that played at the 2022 FIFA World Cup were present. Hakim Ziyech and Mateo Kovacic performed in the third-place game with Morocco and Croatia in the Qatar World Cup. Hence, they were not available for Chelsea’s celebratory lunch.
A look at Chelsea’s 2022-23 Premier League season so far
Todd Boehly, the team’s co-owner, has signed several intriguing youngsters to create a glowing prospective plan for the Blues. However, Chelsea’s onset to the 2022/23 season has been unstable, with the journey under Todd Boehly showing to be as messy as most predicted. After removing Thomas Tuchel with Graham Potter in September, the Blues are trying to prepare for the lengthy period.
Conversely, after a successful honeymoon timespan, Potter has struggled in his fresh position. Injuries have carried their impact, and Potter will be wishing that Reece James, Ben Chilwell, and Wesley Fofana can recover in the new year. The Blues had gone five games without a victory before the Premier League was paused because of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. They are presently eighth in the Premier League standings.
Chelsea will welcome Bournemouth two days after Christmas, resulting in a relatively easy return. While Gary O’Neil has orchestrated noticeable progress, the Blues must win this game, even though some of their World Cup players will be unavailable. Chelsea will face Manchester City 2 times in the Premier League and the FA Cup at the beginning of January. Manchester City will be looking to cut into Arsenal’s five-point lead at the upper edge of the table, whereas Potter will be engaged with slowing down Erling Haaland.
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