After defeat against ManCity: Tuchel criticizes Lukaku sharply
Chelsea bid farewell to the title race after losing to Manchester City. Then in the focus of the criticism: Romelu Lukaku.
To the 1-0 defeat in the top game at Manchester City Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel has clearly criticized his star striker Romelu Lukaku. Tuchel criticized Lukaku’s style of play on offense and indirectly accused him of selfishness.
“Sometimes Romelu also has to play. He’s a part of us and he often lost the ball in promising situations,” criticized Tuchel bt sports. He also criticized the big chance missed after half-time, when the 28-year-old failed free-standing to City keeper Ederson. “Of course we want to play him, but he’s part of the team. And we can play much better up front,” Tuchel clarified.
Lukaku: Next blow after interview
For Lukaku it is the next blow in the neck after his widely acclaimed interview, in which he publicly complained about his role in the team and flirted with a return to Inter Milan. Tuchel then dropped the Belgian from the squad for one game, Lukaku apologized to outraged Chelsea fans via club media.
So far, the summer transfer hasn’t paid off for either side. Chelsea paid 115 million euros for the “prodigal son” who shot Inter Milan to the championship title. Lukaku has scored eight goals in 22 competitive games this season, but his performances vary immensely. In the meantime, he has also been thrown back by an injury and a corona infection.
Due to the defeat at the Skyblues, the deficit of the Londoners in the table grew to 13 points, so the championship should be utopian for Chelsea.