It is believed that the widely acclaimed and, above all, expensive takeover of Romelu Lukaku from Inter would profoundly solve Chelsea’s offensive problem. After all, the 28-year-old Belgian striker came from the 64 goals of the previous two years with the Nerazzurri. Five months before the August 12 transfer announcement was made, the Blues were faced with a crisis that was not based solely on results (four draws in their last five Premier League games) and distance from the champions City.

On December 30th If Loukakou found the box with the matches lying somewhere, he took one out, pulled it to the side with force and instead of lighting it in the fireplace of his house, he walked past the flames of the logs on his Christmas days, he started … a fire the dressing room of the London club.

“After two years in Italy, during which I worked a lot with gymnasts and nutritionists, I am physically fine. But I’m not happy with the situation, that’s normal. I think the coach decided to play with a different system. I just don’t have to give up, but keep working and remain a professional. I am not happy with what is happening, but I am a worker and I don’t have to stop“, He said without warning or warning to Italian Skysports and indirectly but very clearly brought up his departure from Stamford Bridge. Or at least a redefinition of his relationship with the English club.

That’s how Tuhel played

Romelos Loukakos referred to Thomas Tuchel’s system change for this intervention. That is, the plan has been differentiated, as a result of which it does not suit it. He claimed that he would not stop working and keep his contract, but at the same time he gave advice on how to use it from time to time.

Except that nothing harmed the German coach. Something that, if it had happened, Loukakou could really have caught, mainly used to voice his grievances in public. On the contrary – and almost persistently – Tuhel insisted on supporting his plan and not deviating from it. In fact, it has been criticized by the English press for not working at the time and having a negative impact on Chelsea’s attempt to claim the title in England.

“No, I don’t see anything like that. We trust everything we do and use the same system to get consistent results and contactless focus“, he said on December 17th, before completing the famous remarks by Lukakos that”if you look at our systems, you won’t find many changes – if you find some, of course. That ends the discussion here“.

Tuhel has clearly denied such a version and flatly denied his footballer. Chelsea have played 31 games since the start of the season and it is true that the 48-year-old finalist has not yet stepped into the process of checking the defense-attacking correlation. The trio in the back space is acceptable and has only shown a team with two strikers in the box in a few cases (in 1/4) (in the form of 3-5-2). The Belgian was not there for half of the time.

For the remaining 75% of the Londoners’ games, Tuhel consistently had a striker in the box and the other six players, either on the axis or on the wings, in strong support roles. It happened from the first game of the year (14/8, 3-0 against Crystal Palace) and then from the Maiden of Lukakos (22/8, 2-0 against Arsenal), in which he even hit the net.

He urged a return to Chelsea

The veteran striker knew exactly where he was going when he urged Inter to give in to the pressures of the Blues. He had an idea and knowledge in advance of how exactly Tuhel played and how he would use it. From the end of January, when he took over Chelsea instead of Frank Lampard and completely changed the image, the German’s chosen path was clear.

The Belgian opted for a ready-made set to button up with the others rather than the others to button up with him. Probably with Lautaro Martinez at Inter. Perhaps the Argentine was the more comfortable, ideal than Werner or anyone else who played, his partner, to be competitively reborn and get out of the mud he’d got stuck at Manchester United.

In the end, however, it was he who pushed for the agreement to be concluded. Inter had rejected the Londoners’ successive blows. Even if the offers exceeded 100 million euros, with or without live swap, it was negative. “Lukaku was supposed to be the regulator in the course of events because one day he went to Simone Inzaghi’s office and asked him to do this.”my thoughts weren’t in Milan anymore and I wouldn’t want to spoil the climate“The Italian coach had just finished a week in his new job and fell out of the clouds.”It wasn’t that easy, but a player wants to leave …he had confessed bitterly.

The Italian champion, who needed the money anyway, gave up for the good of everyone. Loukakou had satisfied his “I” to get back into the team that “I have been supporting since childhood“in order”to help her win more titles“His words during his presentation by the Londoners reflected on the one hand a wish and on the other hand a knowledge of the situation. He did not go into an unfamiliar environment. Besides.”the way the club goes fits my ambitions perfectly“as he added, judging”ideal at the moment“his return to Chelsea ten years after his first time at Stamford Bridge.

The goal on his debut (against Arsenal) and what he scored in 3-0 against Aston Villa (two) and 1-0 against Zenit St. Petersburg right after the first break for the national teams lifted him automatically higher. Then he was the one who would wear the blues aggressively in difficult times. The main representative of offensive actions is the cornerstone of the striking line.

The gaps

Four “full” months have passed since then. During this, Loukakou only played 14 times, scored three goals and made two more for his teammates. An ankle injury in the third ten days of October made life difficult for him. He showed up shortly after the next month for a change, as Tuhel wanted to protect him. before he falls ill with the coronavirus and is forced into isolation. Bad situation when trying to gain ground.

He wasn’t playing and that was the main problem affecting his mind. The games with Zenit in the final of the Champions League groups and with Aston Villa – Brighton for the championship temporarily restored his contact with the networks. It seemed reassuring. It turned out that the same thing didn’t happen to his confidence. She was tortured. It felt closed!

Until the outbreak, the Italian midfielder was excluded from the game against Liverpool. Tuhel listened to the rest of the team because “Before I make up my mind, I hear what the players think and what they think. “. He thought he was going to protect her.

Loukakou preferred to be detached from the ensemble. In the first phase, all of this led him to switch off one of his social media accounts. Tuhel argued that “there is always a way back“Loukakou has probably once again decided to draw his own. No, not necessarily, because the system is to blame. It remains to be seen whether he will return to where he started.”