'The sad thing is he loves the club': Pulisic's father takes dig at Chelsea via Twitter

Mark Pulisic, the father of Chelsea forward Christian Pulisic, has expressed his frustration with his son's lack of playing time this season.

The US international found himself on the bench against Everton after scoring a game-winning goal against West Ham.

Christian was brought on the pitch in the 68th minute against the Toffees but could not prevent his side losing 1-0.

"The sad thing is he loves the club, teammates, and London... puts his heart and soul into being a pro," Mark Pulisic tweeted.

"Onwards and upwards my boy... big six months ahead..."

Mark Pulisic then deleted the tweet.

The 23-year-old has made 19 league appearances for Chelsea so far this season but only 10 of them were starts.

The 'big six months ahead' part probably refers to the World Cup in Qatar, though some might be inclined to read it as a transfer hint.