Spartansd

While I am a rather ardent USA football fan and have great knowledge of that sport. I have come to enjoy the EPL quite a bit and Chelsea was my choise mainly for Pulisic but honestly I am not a huge fan of his after watching him for the past few years.
 
Some items I think many seem to like to overlook but has been mentioned above. 
1- being available to play or not play due to health is a skill just like scoring goals. 
2- Chelsea has way too many players that lack the stay healthy skill.
 
Based on the above 2 points this is what I am seeing. Players are the tier 1 players for a reason. When you have to play the backups in place of the starters you can not expect the tier 1 level production. I realize many are saying no sh*te. But where I think this is really hurting Potter is that it is hard to effect the play on the pitch if you are spending all your time making sure you have 11 to play. How can you really work on strategy when you have a revolving door at the doctors office. And not to mention a patchwork team of skills. This team seems to lack the proper mix of players skills and positions needed. It would be one thing to have 6 elite goal scores because you can make that work. Chelsea has ZERO elite goal scores and a bunch of really nice wings and "scoring" forwards. But who on this team would you call a goal scorer? Like a pure offensive player/machine. Who are they building around? I watched Wrexham the other day I chuckled because they have a better plan and mix of players than Chelsea right now. Not saying the skill levels are on the same plane but the mix of players is much more aligned to the skills needed on the pitch in each position.
 
This has been bothering me for some time. The best teams know who is going to score goals. They know who is their best defensive forward. They know these things and they game plan around how to best utilize those players to create success on the pitch. Last season Chelsea got by because of overall team spirit that overcame the lack of proper player mix. That can only last so long. Eventually the mix players will find their level. And until you can name who the goal scorer is on this squad you will be fighting to get into the top 4 of the table.

I would take Pulisic over Sterling most nights. But Pulisic does seem to be a man without a position. Is he a striker? I mean yes but not someone you build a team around. Is he a mid? Not even close. He seems to do best when being allowed to run around with seeming little defensive requirements. This is not to say he does not play defense or play hard. It just seems that his best moments tend to be on offense rushing the net or picking rebounds. He is also very good with the ball but does not seem to have the ability to set up the other strikers. 
Due to his size I would suggest that he needs to make himself more into the mold of a Mount if he wants to reach a higher level. He has the dibbling skills but seems to lack the understanding of when to go and stop and drop when playing that connecting role. 
The obvious struggle with him right now is that he does not fit into the Chelsea lineup. But is talented enough to not want to give away. He is a nice 12th man who can play a bunch of different positions well and can give you a goal now and again.