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Comment Thomas Tuchels Patience Looks to
Since Romelu Lukaku's controversial interview with Sky Italia at the end of 2021, his every move has been under the spotlight and scrutinised.Following his club-record 97.5 million return to Stamford Bridge last summer, Lukaku hasn't yet returned the goalscoring record which Chelsea and Thomas Tuchel may have expected of Damyean Dotson Jersey him.Lukaku, 28, has ten goals in 28 games in all competitions so far this season, two of which came in Abu Dhabi last week at the Club World Cup, crucial to their triumph JaVale McGee Jersey in the Middle East to win another trophy. .Lukaku was given another outing to lead the line against Crystal Palace on Saturday afternoon as Chelsea returned to Premier League action for the first time since January 23. after his initial goal 13 minutes prior was chalked off due to Lukaku being adjudged to be offside in the build-up.But it was an afternoon to forget for Lukaku, who was starved of the ball from his teammates. It saw him only touch the Larry Johnson Jersey ball seven times, one of which came from kick-off in the first half,the fewest in a single Premier League game for a player with 90+ minutes played since this data is available in full for the competition (2003-04), as per .Tuchel's response to the lack of touches was:Scroll to ContinueHe was further quizzed by what the reason could be behind the Belgian's lack of involvement and the Chelsea head coach insists it is nothing to do with the system. .In Tuchel's mood and body language to answering the question you can feel he is growing frustrated. Either at the constant Lukaku talk, but most likely with the forward himself as he looks for more on the pitch from his near 100 million striker.The Chelsea head coach has a decision on his hands to make and he may need to follow former Blues and Inter Larry Nance Jersey Milan bo s, now Spurs manager, Antonio Conte's method in dealing with the Belgium international."I was known for somebody being used to run in behind, now it's more complete," .Opinion on Lukaku will forever be divided, but Tuchel's increasing stance of adamance that the system is not hindering the Kevin Porter Jersey forward's chance of involvement is telling. Either Lukaku adapts, like he did in Italy, or he could find himself out of the team.Follow Absolute Chelsea on: | | |
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