Chelsea forward Christian Pulisic has found game time hard to come by under Thomas Tuchel recently, but USA boss Gregg Berhalter thinks he'll have a big role to play in the near future.
Puisic, 22, has struggled for minutes since Frank Lampard was fired in January.
Despite having worked with Tuchel at Borussia Dortmund, he's largely been used as a substitute and doesn't seem to have a role in the new-look side.
However, Berhalter thinks he still has a big role to play going forwards.
The USA coach compared Pulisic to Timo Werner, who has struggled this season after joining from RB Leipzig last summer.
“Now with the new manager’s coming in, he’s finding his footing again, he had a really strong weekend before he came into camp,” Berhalter said.
“And we expect him to continue to push on.
“He’s a quality player who can make the difference in the attacking third and I can see him getting more minutes as the season unfolds.
“Regarding Christian, I think he’s done a great job at Chelsea.
“First, embracing the challenge of coming to terms with the Premier League.
“You see, players like [Timo] Werner who has difficulties adapting from the Bundesliga to the Premier League.
“You could see it takes a toll on players, they have to adapt — and I think he [Pulisic] has done a good job adapting.”
Pulisic had intended to play for Team USA at the Olympics this summer, but after the Under-23 side failed to qualify, he'll have the summer off.
Having been linked with both Liverpool and Manchester United, he'll likely be the subject of much speculation in the off-season.
