These are tough times for Christian Pulisic at Chelsea. The United States captain is fighting for his future at Stamford Bridge, but even on the rare occasion that he gets the chance to impress coach Thomas Tuchel, the odds appear to be stacked against him.
For the first time since Tuchel replaced Frank Lampard as manager in January, Pulisic was given a place in the starting XI of a Premier League match, for Chelsea's clash against Leeds United at Elland Road. It was only his second start in Tuchel's 12 games in charge and just as with his first -- a 1-0 win at Barnsley in the FA Cup -- the 22-year-old didn't last 90 minutes.