While praising Tuchel’s tactical ability, the Belgian striker has informed that the Chelsea manager sets a different plan for each match.
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Romelu Lukaku has returned to Stamford Bridge for a second spell after spending two successful seasons with Inter Milan in Serie A. After leaving the Blues in 2014 as a young promising talent, the 28-year-old has returned to Stamford Bridge as an experienced world-class striker seven years later. The Belgian striker, who has been in fine form recently at the club and international level, has explained why he was keen to work with Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel. “What I really like about him is that for every game there is a different game-plan,” added Romelu.
“Training sessions are always with the goal of trying to prepare the team for the game at the weekend and that’s what I love about him. I told him in the first conversation that we had: “I tried to figure out what you are trying to do with the team but I’ve never figured it out because every game was different” and that’s what I like, because I look at the game from a tactical point of view. I want to know what a team is doing, and that’s what really intrigued me to become a player for him because he is a manager who is tactically very strong.”
The Belgian also revealed there were lessons he learned from his time in England, especially working with Didier Drogba and the rest of the first Champions League-winning squad at Chelsea in 2011/12. “I was one of the young players coming through and for me, those experiences were very beneficial for the rest of my career. The basics that I learned about work ethic and what it takes to win, I took for the rest of my career,” he added.
“The Premier League has a bit of everything so the experiences I had before I left were great, I loved every minute of it, on and off the pitch. I think the experience in Italy made me more complete as a player, but I’d been living the Premier League for many years before. Watching the Premier League over the last two years, the players got better, teams got better, and I’m ready for the challenge.”
Romelu Lukaku, who was introduced to supporters and the media at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, believes that everyone can now see the all-around striker he has developed into. “I don’t have to prove anything to anyone. The only thing that motivates me is myself. I’m a self-motivator, I always have been. That’s something I thought to myself when I went to Inter: I’m out of this zone where people are seeing me as a certain type of player that I’m not. I’m much more than what people are seeing.”
“So I think me going to Inter basically showed the world what I can do, and also me playing with the national team of Belgium shows people what I can do. Being with my back against the wall is something that I’ve had since a very young age, so it’s nothing new to me. I’ll do my work on the pitch and whatever people are saying, I let them talk. They have a perception, they don’t know me, but my performances have always done the talking.”
