Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has issued a warning to club record signing Romelu Lukaku to find his feet and adapt to the style of play of the club and not wait for the team to adapt to him.
Lukaku has struggled to justify his heavy £98 million price tag since switching from Inter Milan to Chelsea in the Summer and Tuchel has warned that he won’t change his tactics for any player.
Tuchel had initially stated after the 1-0 defeat to Manchester City, that Lukaku had to participate more with his Chelsea teammates on the pitch.
The Chelsea boss was once again questioned on whether a change in tactical approach is required in order to get Lukaku firing but Tuchel told the media: “No, I think we do everything to help him.
“I think it’s the wrong question because it’s focusing on one player. He is a key player and we want him to be a key player but for me, I think it is the wrong approach.
“This is what we do for any player. This is a team sport and it’s not about 10 players serving one player. It is not Chelsea and it is not football.
“Every player is there to serve the team. This is the highest principle and won’t change.”
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Tuchel, however, admitted that Chelsea expects more from not just Lukaku but all the attacking options at the club.
“We expected more from all our offensive performers in the last match.
“I think we had enough offensive actions, transitions, to hurt Man City more than we did. If this answers your question, maybe not 100 per cent, but he is included in our offensive component.
“He’s a key player, so there will always be pressure but not more pressure than he puts on himself. And we need to find a mix between all the expectations, the pressure and to be relaxed enough to play your best game, because it’s not only about pushing, about demands, it’s also about feeling peace and being relaxed on the pitch.”
Chelsea face Brighton on Tuesday at the Amex stadium and will hope to get back to winning ways after the defeat against Manchester City.
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