2 to 0! In the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Chelsea won Lille without bloodshed, and the game after the game caused an unexpected heated discussion, not the game itself, but Lukaku, who sat on the Chelsea bench for 90 minutes.
In this game, Tuchel sent Havertz in the center position instead of Romelu Lukaku, and even did not give Lukaku a chance to substitute for 1 minute. Tuchel explained after the match that the arrangement was because Lukaku had played too many games recently, and he was too tired to take a break.
Well, it is indeed too tired, a few days ago, against Crystal Palace, Lukaku only touched the ball 7 times in the whole game, once again without a grain; and in this game, Havertz not only contributed as many as 46 touches, but also scored as soon as he played, whether it was the degree of tacit understanding with the team or the direct contribution to the team, Havertz never disappointed.
I have to say, this is a very strange thing. As we all know, although Havertz can play in multiple positions, the most suitable position for him is actually the front, but because Chelsea has been lacking qualified big centers in recent years, after Tuchel took over the team last season, he had a clever move to frequently put Havertz in the position of center forward, and the results were good.
In the center position, Havrtz played a flexible and flexible running position, and because the footwork is more delicate, the tandem effect is also prominent, and his shooting skills can also be well played when closer to the goal. Chelsea beat Manchester City and won the Champions League, and Havertz scored the only goal of the game, becoming the biggest contributor to Chelsea's second Champions League trophy in the history of the team.
However, Havertz is a halfway home after all, without the strong physique of a center forward, originally from the Bundesliga to the Premier League, to adapt to the fast pace and high-intensity confrontation of the Premier League, at the end of the 2020-2021 season, Tuchel clearly realized the importance of bringing in a pure big center.
Under Tuchel's elaborate design, Chelsea's 5-2-3 lineup, the flanks are flying, and the defensive stability has also improved a lot, except for the lack of a fierce role that can be carried in the front, can support Chelsea's entire offensive and defensive system, and can be hammered out, the team needs a big center who can attack the city, so Chelsea will set its sights on the 2020-2021 Serie A MVP Lukaku.
The deal cost Chelsea a transfer of 100 million euros, which was initially highly anticipated, and people had reason to believe that after the experience and baptism of the Serie A arena, Lukaku would have more insights about football, after all, Serie A is no longer sluggish, the tactical details are still very important, and it is also a league that is better at cultivating the center forward.
But so far, Lukaku has not played the performance that people expect, only 5 goals in the Premier League, the first place in chelsea's top scorer list is Mount who scored 7 goals, and the second is Zoginho who scored 6 goals, which is very embarrassing, and even if Lukaku can't score, the pulling role that should be played, there should always be, it seems that there is none, compared with Havertz, it is simply a heaven and an underground.
However, we may not be too harsh on Romelu Lukaku, as a single arrow, Lukaku's career seems to have never played a convincing sustained performance, at first, Lukaku is more willing to play on the wing, play more like a winger, come to Inter, partner with Lautaro, Lautaro also took on a lot of the task of confrontation in the penalty area, helping Lukaku to share a lot of pressure, so Lukaku's data and role will be so obvious.
But in Chelsea, Tuchel puts more emphasis on the attack on the flanks, which is also chelsea's advantage, there is no way to give Lukaku more tactical tilt, on the contrary, Lukaku needs to do more for Chelsea's tactical system in the center position, but Lukaku really can't do it, who can blame it?