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Premier LeagueRound 2619-02-2022 16:00
Chelsea and Romelu Lukaku will visit Crystal Palace in the Premier League this afternoon. Last week, Big Rom left the net shaking during the clubs’ World Cup final win against Palmeiras (2-1). “We want to understand Romelu better, but it takes time,” Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel said.
He has already proven in all his previous clubs that he is often the successful final stop of the attack.
Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel on Romelu Lukaku
We weren’t disappointed, but of course everyone – including Romelu himself – expected him to score a lot right away.
Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel
In the lead-up to the match against Crystal Palace, Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel once again received a lot of questions about what Romelu Lukaku would look like.
Our national scorer scored in both the semi-finals and finals of the Club World Cup last week, but he’s been dry in the Premier League for a while.
“We were not disappointed in Romelu, but of course everyone expected him to score a lot from the start.”
But Romelu is just a human and in our style of play our attackers also have to do a lot of defensive work.”
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