Thierry Henry has raised a major question mark over Chelsea\u2019s decision to sign Romelu Lukaku after the striker\u2019s latest failure to make an appearance off the bench during their Champions League tie with Lille.<\/p>\n
Criticism had been hounding Lukaku over the recent weeks for not being able to live up to the expectations that he had capably set during his impressive tenure at Inter Milan notching 47 league goals in two seasons.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Arsenal\u00a0legend Henry is the latest to weigh in with his verdict, saying that the \u00a397M signing was never a right fit for Chelsea’s style of play and seriously queried their decision to buy the attacker.<\/p>\n When asked to comment on Lukaku\u2019s struggles at Chelsea, Henry told CBS: \u2018Right from the start I raised a question to myself, would he fit into this team?<\/p>\n \u2018As a coach when you go and get Lukaku, you will have to make him adapt to how you play, or you change your way to suit him. I didn\u2019t think that would happen.<\/p>\n \u2018For Rom to adapt to the way Chelsea play, it takes time, it\u2019s not an easy one.<\/p>\n \u2018Is it normal that he only has seven touches [against Crystal Palace]? No, that\u2019s also not normal, regardless if the coach likes you or not. That shouldn\u2019t happen.<\/p>\n \u2018They need to move forward on that but it\u2019s a tough one to read. I\u2019ll be honest with you, I don\u2019t know how that happens in 90 minutes. But what\u2019s the solution?<\/p>\n \u2018The solution is for him to find a solution to make sure he can adapt to the way they play.<\/p>\n \u2018They like to press, to be active and to change the front three. He likes to stay in the middle so it makes it very difficult for him to adapt to the situation.<\/p>\n \u2018But again, why did you go and get him?\u2019<\/p>\n Former Inter Milan striker Lukaku has been awkwardly turning in underwhelming performances for the Blues in recent weeks, and this sudden major drop in performance clearly showed in the Blues\u2019 1-0 win against Crystal Palace last week with the Belgian managing only seven touches of the ball.<\/p>\n Chelsea next travel to France in March for the second leg of their Champions League tie in their efforts to defend their European crown.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"