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Martinez: Lampard deserves praise handling Chelsea hat-trick hero Pulisic

Belgium boss Roberto Martinez has likened Chelsea's hat-trick hero Christian Pulisic to Real Madrid's Eden Hazard.

The USA international impressed for Chelsea in their 4-2 win over Burnley, as he scored a 'perfect' hat-trick at Turf Moor.

“[They're] very different, very different. Eden is a player that stops and assesses where he can execute his moment in a one v one situation," Martinez told Sky Sports' Goals on Sunday.

“I think Christian is dynamic, he always needs to be on the move.

“He's someone that needs to receive on the move, so they're very different in that aspect.

“I think what they bring in the final third is exactly the same, players that think and take control of the moment and then they can find a good assist or a goal.

“I saw Christian Pulisic play a lot for Borussia Dortmund last season. He's exactly what you say, there is a lot of technical players that when they get in the box, everything is rushed.

“He is the opposite, when he gets in the box he makes the right call, he can finish with his right, his left, he's a very impressive player.

“What impressed me the most is the way Frank Lampard has managed him. We all know when a foreign player arrivers in the Premier League, it doesn't matter who you are, you need a settling period.

“For Lampard to know exactly what Christian needed, it's taken him ten games to unleash him in a way, I think from the European Cup and the game against Liverpool in the Super Cup, Christian Pulisic is now adapted to the Premier League. That's full credit to Frank Lampard."

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