Thomas Tuchel has insisted Romelu Lukaku does not need to follow Timo Werner's recent resurgence to force his way back into the Chelsea team. Lukaku came on in Sunday's win against Crystal Palace but missed a glorious chance from close range.
Speaking about the £97.5million striker ahead of the Blues' clash with Arsenal on Wednesday, Tuchel has been speaking about the Belgian's situation right now. "I don't think that he needs inspiration. He needs that one moment, that one spark," the Chelsea head coach said.
"I told you that he would normally be a natural starter against Crystal Palace in terms of the amount of minutes Kai Havertz has played now and the amount of physicality he has played with recently. Because of the injury, he lacks the fitness of matches. I don't point the finger at him, but it's just like this. It's a crucial part of the season when you need to have rhythm.
