In the early morning of January 3, the Premier League staged a much-anticipated red and blue battle, with Chelsea and Liverpool scoring four goals in the first half and showing excellent defensive ability in the second half. This game is the top of the Premier League in terms of both the offensive and defensive conversion range and the tactical level of the players. None of this has anything to do with Belgian centre-forward Romelu Romelu Lukaku, who was kicked out of the squad for the match.
The reason is actually very simple, Lukaku has previously given an interview without the consent of the club, and also said some controversial things, such as not being satisfied with the current situation at Chelsea, hoping to return to Inter at his peak. These words are actually facts, but when they are spoken, they change their taste. After all, the current situation of the Blues is not very good, and Lukaku's move is undoubtedly to disturb the hearts and minds of the military. So there's nothing wrong with Tuchel kicking him off the big list as a punishment.
Of course, such a stalemate is not a solution, according to the US media NBC news, Lukaku mentioned in his exchange with his former teammate, former US international Howard, that he will have a direct meeting with Tuchel this Monday to communicate about the recent series of storms, of course, the final result of which no one knows.
Lukaku's biggest dissatisfaction is that after returning to Stamford Bridge for 105 million euros, he was unable to play as an absolute main force. Compared with the last two seasons in Inter and Serie A, it is also normal for the little monster to have a huge psychological gap. But Tuchel makes sense in doing so, and the root of the problem is lukaku.
This season, Lukaku has scored seven goals in 18 games for Chelsea in all competitions, including five goals in 13 Premier League games. This stat is second only to midfielder Jorginho, tied with Mount as the second top scorer in the Blues. However, four of Lukaku's seven goals have come in the blues' first five games of the season, with Arsenal 1, Villa 2 and Zenit 1. After returning from injury, Lukaku played against Villa and Brighton respectively, and it was the first time he scored for Chelsea.
These goals, the opponents are basically average strength, even arsenal in the Premier League BIG6, the beginning of the season is also a bully. When facing strong teams such as Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool, Manchester City and Juve, Lukaku's performance is lackluster. To put it bluntly, he is still the little prince of the Premier League, although he has changed this image in the past two Serie A seasons, but after returning to the Premier League, he has revealed his original form.
Before he joined, Chelsea had a pretty good record against the strong teams, beating the invincible Manchester City 1-0 in the Champions League final last season to lift the second Big Ears Cup in team history. However, they lost a lot of points on the weak team, which eventually led to a full 19 points behind champions Manchester City in the Premier League. The reason for signing back Lukaku is that Haaland is too expensive, and the second is that he has taken a fancy to his ability to abuse dishes, hoping to improve the winning rate against weak teams this season.
Therefore, Lukaku can't play an absolute main force, the problem is that he is embarrassed when playing against strong teams. That can't be changed, and Tuchel won't change the way it is used against him. Of course, it is also difficult to expect Lukaku to be reborn, and his spiritual attributes are like this.
But Lukaku is not alone in Chelsea's troubles today. This summer, their main defenders Rudiger, Christensen and captain Azpilicueta will all expire their contracts, and the current renewal negotiations are not smooth. Among them, Rudiger as the blues' defensive core, his iron temperament is impressive, if left, it will be a great loss. The reason why the Blues cannot stay is because they are afraid of breaking the wage structure and are unwilling to meet Rudiger's salary increase requirements. It makes sense to think about it, but if you want to win the championship, you have to spend the money. United can offer a weekly salary of £350,000 for young Sancho, is Rudiger's 200,000 really excessive?