Arsenal vs Chelsea: Lukaku Will Have a Debut

DBasia.news – Good news for Chelsea fans who are waiting for Romelu Lukaku’s action. The Belgian striker has a great chance of being deployed against Arsenal.

The match, titled the London Derby, will take place at the Emirates Stadium, Sunday (22/8) at 22.30 WIB. Despite acting as a guest, Chelsea still eyeing victory.

This is what makes Thomas Tuchel as Chelsea manager hesitate to immediately lower Lukaku from the first minute. He was worried that this decision could actually interfere with the performance of the Blues.

“This week is a tough moment for him because he is in the group later than our guys. We will have an important training session before the game,” Tuchel said at his pre-match press conference.

“But we hope he’s on the pitch for Sunday and things look like that.”

Lukaku’s arrival did not automatically make Chelsea’s front line sharper. That’s because the Belgian striker has a different playing character.

Tuchel certainly has to prepare the right tactics to maximize Lukaku’s potential. This cannot be done in an instant.

“We want to remain a strong squad but it comes from a team effort. Romelu is that kind of personality and profile that we missed at the start,” he added.

Lukaku is known as a goal-hungry striker. Tuchel hopes that reputation continues with Chelsea.

But Tuchel was reluctant to target the number of goals that Lukaku had to score. For the German manager, the club’s success is above all.

We expect goals and he himself expects goals, but let’s not talk about that. He’s been scoring goals wherever he’s played, so we’ll see how far his presence goes.”

“We demanded a goal from him, that’s clear. But after one week together I have to get to know him better and better, we will probably set clear targets later in the season.”