Tuchel misusing Lakaku – Conte

Former Chelsea coach Antonio Conte has claimed that Thomas Tuchel is misusing Romelu Lukaku.

This comes after the Blues second defeat this season to Juventus in the UCL on Wednesday night.

Recall that Chelsea signed Lukaku during the recent summer transfer window in a deal worth £95.2 million from Inter Milan, where he had won the Serie A title with Conte last season.

However, like Lukaku, Conte left Inter Milan last summer despite winning a domestic title.

Even though the Belgian striker has scored four goals already this season, Conte revealed he is being misused at Stamford Bridge.

“A coach is good if he can improve players. I think we did great work with Romelu over two years,” Conte told Sky Sport Italia.

Conte notes that Lukaku is a specific striker, who can be incredibly quick when he starts from the midfield.

The Italy international added that there are moments during the game when Lukaku needs to be turned on, but other than that, he is one of the toughest forwards to play against because he can do damage in any area of the pitch.

Conte believes Chelsea have quite figured out how to use him yet.

“Last season, they didn’t have a proper centre-forward, so they rotated positions, whereas Romelu is a real reference point in attack. If they can figure out how to use Lukaku, then Chelsea can become the team to beat in the Champions League this season,” Conte added.