Romelu Lukaku has been struggling to justify his £98 million ($134m) price tag at Chelsea, with questions being asked of how he fits into the Blues’ system, but Thomas Tuchel says he will not be changing his ways for anyone.
The German admitted on the back of a 1-0 defeat to Premier League leaders Manchester City last time out that his No.9 needs to start offering more to the collective cause.
It has been suggested that the man in charge at Stamford Bridge could aid those efforts by tinkering with his tactical approach, but Lukaku has been warned that nobody in west London will be catering to his demands.
Quizzed again ahead of a trip to Brighton on Tuesday as to whether change is required in order to get Lukaku firing, Tuchel told reporters:
“No, I think we do everything to help him.
“I think it’s the wrong question because it’s focusing on one player. He is a key player and we want him to be a key player but for me, I think it is the wrong approach.
“This is what we do for any player. This is a team sport and it’s not about 10 players serving one player. It is not Chelsea and it is not football.
“Every player is there to serve the team. This is the highest principle and won’t change.”
