Christian Pulisic’s debut season with Chelsea came to a bit of a sour end on Saturday after the 21-year-old USMNT star suffered a hamstring injury in the second half of the FA Cup Final.
Pulisic, who had been Chelsea’s most dangerous attacking threat since the restart, opened the scoring with an early goal and looked to be on his way for a potential second goal before suffering the hamstring injury mid-run (he managed to get a shot off despite being injured).
After the match, which Arsenal won 2-1, manager Frank Lampard called Pulisic’s injury a hamstring strain and ruled him out for Saturday’s Champions League second leg against Bayern Munich. But with a short layoff between the start of the 2020-21 season, there was concern that Pulisic’s injury could jeopardize the start of next season.
Well, Pulisic’s latest Instagram post should ease those worries.
On Sunday, Pulisic posted his reaction to the FA Cup Final and said that he’ll “be back in no time.”
While we don’t know the grade of Pulisic’s strain yet, that’s obviously an encouraging sign that Pulisic doesn’t anticipate a long absence.
Unless Chelsea can overcome a 3-0 aggregate deficit against Bayern, Pulisic’s debut Chelsea season will end with 11 goals in all competitions. The future is bright in West London.
