Christian Pulisic’s amazing treble in Chelsea’s 4-2 victory over Burnley on Saturday is a reward for his hard work and patience behind the scenes, according to Fikayo Tomori.
The American star netted his first goals in Chelsea since he wrapped up a £58 million ($75m) move from Borussia Dortmund earlier this year, on his first start since August.
The youngster opened his account with a cool individual effort after 20-minutes, before doing the same thing just before the 45th minute. In the second half, he headed in a Mason Mount cross to seal his hat trick.
Reacting after the game, Tomori believes his hard work in training has paid off.
His words, “Everyone is disappointed when they don’t play,”
“We have got a lot of talented players, so you just have to be patient and when you get your chance you have just got to take it like he did on Saturday.
“I am really happy for him — that patience and hard work he showed in training has paid off. You have got to be on top of your game, not only in the games but in training as well.
“It is good Christian has come in because everyone has to be on their toes. No one knows their position is safe and that drives the team on and brings the best out of each individual.”
On how tight the competition for spots in Chelsea’s first XI is, “Callum was rested on Saturday and Christian comes in and scores a hat-trick.
“That is going to raise Callum’s game and then Christian is going to want to keep raising his game to stay in the team.
“We have a young team, an exciting team, and we all try to help each other out as the games go on and in training. We don’t feel like we are young players, we are just trying to improve ourselves and to keep our places in the team.”
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