Dave Smith
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Personally, I do not rate Lukaku and think he still the very limited player that Utd were desperate to get rid of. Personally, with him in the side or not I don't think Chelsea improve their output that much. The reason I say this, is because without him in the side, the front line seems to be more fluid and creates more chances, but doesn't finish them; with him in the side, they create a lot less as he primarily is just standing around upfront front pointing and not pressing, but then finishing off the easy to moderate chances that come his way.It's funny that this bugbear popped back up as soon as Lukaku went down - think there's a lot of truth in what you've posted here but it's also why we bought Lukaku. The irony is that we've been running him out against the bigger teams where he is probably a worse option and as soon as we need him against the likes of Burnley he's gone down.
That said, I'm interested to see how he fits back in - the tactical wrinkle Tuchel has been using in his absence has been positioning our wingbacks infield at times as auxiliary 10s. Having more bodies close to him can only suit Lukaku, I'd think, especially when Chilwell and James are willing runners in behind.
For me, it is kind of a zero sum game whether he is playing for Chelsea or not.