Christian
Pulisic says the Chelsea squad are ready to compete with any new signings
the club make in January.
Chelsea are able to strengthen in the January window with their FIFA
transfer ban having been lifted on appeal to the Court of Arbitration for
Sport (CAS).
Head coach Frank Lampard though says the club will only add players he
believes can fit his blueprint for the Stamford Bridge club's future.
Pulisic arrived from Borussia Dortmund in the summer and insisted Chelsea's
current players would welcome extra competition for places should the club
dip into the transfer market this month.
"It is normal that teams look to improve and and if players do come in there
is competition, that is how it goes," said Pulisic.
"So we'll be ready for that and hopefully we'll have players that come in
and want to help us."
The USA forward says he needs to be more clinical in front of goal after
Chelsea failed to see out their match with Brighton on New Year's Day.
Cesar Azpilicueta tapped Chelsea into an early lead and Lampard's men
dominated the first hour, only to slip off the pace in the closing stages.
Alireza Jahanbakhsh conjured a stunning overhead kick for the hosts, who
could even have claimed the win late on, leaving Pulisic pulling no punches
on Chelsea's room for improvement.
"We said at half time that we had the chance to kill the game and we just
weren't able to," said Pulisic.
"We couldn't get the goal and in the end they found an unbelievable goal.
"So now it is about doing a bit more to keep going, attack and create
chances and just have that killer instinct. Just a little bit of that, we
are missing that.
"I can do better with that as well. Just being more clinical in the final
third, finding the right pass or shot and scoring the goals. That's both
mental and technical.
"After we scored the first goal it was just about continuing and just not
stopping there, making it two or three and putting the game to bed.
"We've had troubles with that this year and then in the end, they fought
until the end, scored a great goal and that is how it goes."
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