Lukaku Urged To Apologise For Shock Comments
01 January, 2022
Chelsea forward Romelu Lukaku has been urged to apologise for his recent comments that have caused huge controversy among supporters.
In a recent interview, the Belgium international said he was "not happy with the situation at Chelsea" but insisted he would remain professional despite Thomas Tuchel using a system that might not get the best out of him.
Lukaku, who has scored in his past two league appearances for the Blues, has returned from a spell on the sidelines due to injury and illness, with his return to the English giants so far having not gone according to plan.
Ex-England international Trevor Sinclair has now weighed in on the situation, saying the striker should issue an apology to his teammates and manager.
"I'm in absolute shock. I was at Chelsea's win against Villa and I watched him in the warm-up," he told talkSPORT.
"I was intrigued because he was out for a while and wondered what his mood was going to be like – he was smiling, laughing, he looked like he was loving being back in the Chelsea squad.
"The second-half performance cemented what I was thinking. He looked happy, he played happy, got a goal, an elite striker's goal and then the third goal where he won the penalty I thought was one of the best runs to earn a penalty from him I've seen in a long time.
"For him to come out with those comments, I think he should be apologising to the Chelsea fans. That's so disrespectful to the Chelsea fans.
"I think that's so disrespectful to the Chelsea manager. I'd be astounded if he hadn't had a conversation with Thomas Tuchel about this.
"He might not have got the answer he wanted but you don't come out in public and say this. I think it's disrespectful to his teammates and I think it's disrespectful to the owner.
"He's 28 years old. A lot of Chelsea's front line will look up to Lukaku, I think he's let them all down."
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za