Thomas Tuchel praises Romelu Lukaku: “Gives us something that we have been missing so far”

Team manager Thomas Tuchel from Champions League winner Chelsea was full of praise for the 115 million euro purchase Romelu Lukaku, who scored a goal in his debut match in the 2-0 (2-0) at Arsenal FC. “He gives us something for our game that we lacked before,” commented the ex-Dortmund and Mainz coach: “You can’t start better, but we have to keep improving.”

The Belgian international striker, who moved to the Blues from Italian champions Inter Milan to London, could also be satisfied. “I would say it was dominant,” summed up the center forward, who made it 1-0 in the 15th minute, “it was a big, big game for us. Everyone looked at us and we did well . “

He wanted to “help the team, give the team something special. I succeeded in doing that, and I want to continue to show it.” National striker Timo Werner did not come on until the 90th minute, while Kai Havertz and Antonio Rüdiger were in the starting line-up for Chelsea.

The Tuchel team and Jürgen Klopps FC Liverpool lead the Premier League table with six points and 5-0 goals after two match days.