Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel, has said that Romelu Lukaku should not be made fun of after the highly rated striker had just seven touches in the weekend’s 1-0 win at Crystal Palace.
Last Saturday’s figure is the fewest number of touches registered by any player who completed the 90 minutes since such data was first recorded in 2003.
Chelsea won the Champions League without Lukaku last season, but his signing was made with the intention of challenging for the Premier League title this season.
The 28-year-old has just five Premier League goals so far this season with three of which coming in his first three appearances for the club.
The seeming incompatibility between Lukaku and the rest of his teammates was summed up by the scarcity of his involvement at Selhurst Park as Chelsea escaped with a late win thanks to Hakim Ziyech’s strike.
“It’s not what we want and not what Romelu wants but it’s not the time to laugh about him and make jokes,” Tuchel said.
