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Thomas Tuchel responds to Antonio Conte’s remarks on Romelu Lukaku’s struggles at Chelsea
Thomas Tuchel insists Romelu Lukaku is not a problem at Chelsea, despite Antonio Conte’s claim this week that the team has yet to “figure out how to use” the Belgian striker.
Lukaku has four goals since his return to Stamford Bridge, but he hasn’t scored in his last four appearances.
Chelsea also struggled in their 1-0 loss to Manchester City last weekend, with Lukaku failing to register a single shot on goal.
In addition, the 28-year-old had just one shot on goal in this week’s 1-0 Champions League loss to Juventus.
Speaking about Lukaku’s struggles at Chelsea, Conte said:
“I don’t think Chelsea have quite figured out how to use him yet.
“He is a very specific striker. Bringing Lukaku into the box, he is dangerous. However, when he starts from midfield, he is incredibly quick.
“It is very difficult to find a player who is both a target man but can also run from midfield.”
When asked about Conte’s analysis, Tuchel replied:
“He was obviously not on the telly after the Tottenham game.
“I don’t feel offended, he has every right. He is in the TV studio. I even saw it while I was showering before the match in the hotel.
“I saw him talking about us and I saw all the pictures between Romelu and our players from the Tottenham game. They were talking about the link-up play from Romelu, and how strong he is and how much he scored so they were praising him.
“The other teams have changed their structure to close down Romelu but there are solutions to this. We are on it.”
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Thomas Tuchel responds to Antonio Conte’s remarks on Romelu Lukaku’s struggles at Chelsea
