Former Chelsea striker Carlton Cole has called on the Blues to adapt to Romelu Lukaku's strengths, rather than the other way around, with the Belgian enduring a tough time of things in his second spell at Stamford Bridge.
Lukaku, who rejoined Chelsea from Inter Milan for a club record £97.5m over the summer, caused friction when he hit out at the club's tactics. His words, in an interview with the Italian media, prompted clear-the-air talks with manager Thomas Tuchel which appeared to have done the trick - at least to begin with.
However, since the turn of the year, Lukaku has failed to score in the Premier League, while often finding himself left out of Tuchel's starting XI. Chelsea have earned some significant wins without the Belgian in the side - including against Lille in the Champions League - but Cole has urged Chelsea to make changes to get the best out of a player who scored 64 goals in just 95 games in Italy.
