Tuchel responded to Lukaku about his desire to return to Inter: “We don’t need noise and that doesn’t help”

“I am not happy with the situation”: said Romelu Lukaku to refer to what he lives in Chelsea, a club that signed him at the start of the season. What’s more, the forward expressed the special affection he feels for Inter Milan, an institution that sold him to the ‘Blues’, and even expressed the desire to return. Obviously, the words of ‘9’ resounded in the London intern and there was already an answer: that of Thomas Tuchel, their coach.

“Dislike”The German coach opened when they asked him about the Belgian’s statements. And then he deepened: “To be honest, I don’t like it because we don’t need noise. We need a calm and focused environment and that doesn’t help “, he added in the pre-engagement conference against Liverpool for matchday 21 of the Premier League.

Immediately, Tuchel tried to understand what Lukaku said and put cold cloths on it. “It’s very easy to take lines out of context. I don’t feel unhappy. I feel the exact opposite. If you asked me yesterday morning, I’d say it’s absolutely fine. So it’s a surprise, but I’m not the right person to ask “, Held.

Then, the Chelsea coach announced that he will have a talk with the former Manchester United, but the content of the conversation will only be between the two. “We will speak with Lukaku and we will do it behind closed doors and we will do it openly as I believe the relationship is and always has been “, indicated the German.

Regarding the relationship between the two, the former Borussia Dortmund coach emphasized that a friendship must not necessarily exist for the environment to be appropriate. “You don’t have to always be in harmony to be successful. It is not necessary to hug and love each other every day. Sometimes it’s good to be on the edge “, He said.

In closing, Tuchel reiterated that Lukaku is not believed to be having a hard time at Chelsea. “With Romelu, I don’t think anyone in this building realizes that they are not content.or. That is what surprises us a lot about his statements. We have to check it because I don’t see any reason why it should be like this “, he sentenced.

Tuchel and the compliment to Lukaku

In October, when the Belgian lived his first months with Chelsea, the manager did not hesitate to praise him. The German even recalled his time at PSG and the players he led in France to make a comparison that left the former Everton well standing. “It is easier to coach Lukaku than Neymar or Mbappé.”