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Tuchel reveals reason he benched Havertz for Lukaku against Arsenal
<h4><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Thomas Tuchel has explained why he chose Romelu Lukaku over Havertz for Chelsea&#8217;s Premier League match against Arsenal on Wednesday night.</span></h4>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Tuchel started Lukaku in a front three with Timo Werner and Mason Mount, with Havertz on the bench against Arsenal at Stamford Bridge.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Lukaku, who hasn&#8217;t scored in the Premier League since late December, is possibly Tuchel&#8217;s most surprising pick in his starting lineup against Mikel Arteta&#8217;s team.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Tuchel explained his choice to sit Havertz to Sky Sports, saying, &#8220;You asked so much about him, that I eventually put him in.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: var(--c-contrast-800); font-size: 14pt;">&#8220;We want to play with two strikers, and Kai has heavily overloaded himself in the last few matches.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">“He’s tired, so it was the moment to go with Romelu. If you have a good experience or a good memory against an opponent, it can help. It wasn’t the main reason.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">“The main reason is that he deserves to play first of all and we want to play with two strikers. Kai has lots of minutes in his legs, and he [Lukaku] had a good game against Arsenal in the first game.”</span></p>