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Thomas Tuchel is requesting more from Romelu Lukaku in the wake of reprimanding the exhibition from Chelsea's record marking in their loss by Manchester City.
Lukaku cut a secluded and baffling figure for a lot of Saturday's 1-0 misfortune at the Etihad Stadium that definitely stifled Chelsea's weak Premier League title trusts as defending champs City expanded their overwhelming benefit at the culmination to 13 focuses with 16 matches staying this term.
The Belgian drew a solid save from goalkeeper Ederson during a positive beginning to the final part, yet on different occasions, he battled quite to hold up the ball and significantly bring Chelsea up the pitch.
£97.5million in summer marking Lukaku has overseen only one objective such long way in January, in the 5-1 FA Cup defeat of non-association Chesterfield.
The 28-year-old was dropped for the new 2-2 draw with Liverpool at Stamford Bridge after his touchy remarks in an unsanctioned meeting with Italian media - for which he has since apologized - in which he conceded his disappointment with life at Chelsea and his use by Tuchel as he communicated a longing to get back to Inter Milan in future.
Tuchel held nothing back in his appraisal of Lukaku's exhibition at Manchester City, demanding the player can do "a whole lot better" as he regretted Chelsea's expensive absence of forefront overall.
"Here and there he wants to do the assistance. I believe he's incorporated," the German said.
"He had many ball misfortunes with no tension, many ball misfortunes in exceptionally encouraging conditions. He had an enormous possibility so he's remembered for this.
"Obviously, we need to serve him yet he is essential for the group, and the exhibition front and center, he can do a whole lot better.
"We had eight or nine assaulting changes in the principal half and zero contacts in the crate. That is a major issue. There was an absence of timing and self-restraint.
"We might have had more possibilities assuming we played with better accuracy."
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