The curse of the No.9 at Chelsea has resurfaced. Confidence issues seem to be an eminent issue with Chelsea’s past strikers and the situation with Romelu Lukaku is now no different. It remains one of football's great mysteries as to why so many of Chelsea’s past strikers have struggled.
For Lukaku, it’s not a lack of game time that’s hindering his performance. The rocky relationship with the fans is one factor at play here. but his performance levels have dipped to a level that supports could never have imagined when he returned to Stamford Bridge last summer.
There are calls to find a replacement in the next close-season transfer window but will that solve the attacking crisis that the Blues are seemingly regularly faced with? Harry Kane's situation at Tottenham will not be lost on Chelsea, nor Thomas Tuchel - especially following his masterful performance against Manchester City - but I’m not sure if even Alan Shearer in his heyday could solve this issue.
