Chelsea latest: Rio Ferdinand defends the Blues, Christian Pulisic receives praise ahead of 2022 World Cup

Chelsea lost 3-0 to Brighton, 1-1 to Arsenal and 1 to Newcastle in the last five Premier League games. Chelsea stars are on the World Cup break. The 2020/21 Champions League winners qualified for the UCL Round of 16.

Chelsea lost the London derby to Arsenal. Rio Ferdinand believes Chelsea's team was missing several players. He was impressed with Arsenal's performance. He believes it was Chelsea’s first time playing against a serious team.

2023/24 English Premier League season will begin on August 12, 2023. The schedule returns to familiar surroundings after COVID-19 and the winter World Cup in Qatar. Christian Pulisic will be playing for the USMNT in the World cup in 2022. He won the Champions League with Chelsea in 2020/21 and scored in their semi-final. He is confident that he can help the team to win the tournament. His team is not considered favourites to beat England. US boss Gregg Berhalter believes he has a special talent in Puliksic. Pulic believes that the USA team will not be considered as favourites.