If Inter miss Lukaku, Chelsea hope to soon find the striker who, after having impressed on his return to the Blues, has not found the way to goal for over a month.
An explanation is given by his coach, Thomas Tuchel, stating that the Belgian is mentally tired, has been overloaded with too many commitments in the summer and furthermore his teammates "still have to get used to having him in the team".
"I think Romelu has taken part in too many matches over the summer, even with the national team, until the recent Nations League - said Tuchel on the eve of the Champions League match against Malmoe -. It means a lot to him to play for his country. , so he takes the commitment very seriously. If things don't go well, he puts that weight on him, thinks about it, thinks about it and it tires him a little bit mentally. Not so much that we worry, but he certainly isn't playing with clear mind ".
But his other players who have had long commitments in the national team, from the blue Jorginho to the English Mount, are also affected by the workload, and Chelsea pay the consequences.
"There is still room for improvement but we lack a bit of form, we lack a bit of freshness, a bit of joy," added the German coach.
