Chelsea football coach Thomas Tuchel said that there are many explanations for the bad games of the Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku and that it is too early to draw final conclusions.
– There is a history of attackers who struggled at Chelsea. It is not the easiest place in the world for attackers – said Tuchel.
From Fernando Torres, through Radamel Falcao, to Alvaro Morata and Andriy Shevchenko, they failed to express their qualities at Stamford Bridge.
The situation around Lukaku worsened after the match with Crystal Palace, in which Chelsea won 1: 0, and in which Lukaku touched the ball only seven times. That is the least touch of any player in the English Premier League in the 90 minutes since 2003 when this data began to be collected.
– I don’t know what I can do. We have to deal with that. The data is there and they speak a certain language, and that is that he was not involved in our game. Sometimes it is the same with attackers if they struggle a little with their self-confidence if they struggle to find space – said Tuchel and added:
– He is in the spotlight now and we will protect him. This is not the time to laugh or make jokes about Romel.
This season, Lukaku has scored ten goals in 28 matches in all competitions played for Chelsea.
Source: Beta
