Romelu Lukaku is hailed as 'glorious' by former Chelsea midfielder Gus Poyet - as he claims Thomas Tuchel's facet might have been beating Brighton by extra at half-time if the gamers round him 'have been in a greater temper'
Former Chelsea midfielder Gus Poyet has waxed lyrical about his previous membership's striker Romelu Lukaku following his efficiency at dwelling to Brighton.
The £98million ahead put the Blues forward on the half-hour mark so as to add to the header he notched in a 3-1 win at Villa Park on Boxing Day.
Chelsea have been left to rue missed probabilities as Brighton salvaged a degree by means of a stoppage-time Danny Welbeck equaliser.
However Poyet, who revamped 100 league appearances for the west London membership, hailed Lukaku for his show.
'It is nice to see a striker of that high quality,' he informed Amazon Prime with Chelsea forward on the interval.
'He was successful the ball within the air, the best way he linked the play, his first contact. He performed for the remainder of the crew.'
Poyet claimed Thomas Tuchel's facet might have been beating Graham Potter's facet by extra at half-time had the attacking stars alongside him been 'in a greater temper'.
'If [Mason] Mount and [Callum] Hudson-Odoi have been in a greater temper right now they might be successful 2-0 or 3-0. However due to the opposite gamers they don't seem to be successful by extra.
'Lukaku was glorious. Holding the ball up, taking part in for the remainder of the crew, sadly his team-mates did not do the best factor in these moments.'
Chelsea threw away three factors to fall additional behind within the title race as they did not take full benefit of Liverpool dropping factors at Leicester.
Leaders Manchester Metropolis moved eight factors away from the Blues following their 1-0 win at Brentford on Wednesday evening.
Tuchel, who noticed full again Reece James depart the stadium on crutches, admitted Chelsea are 'silly' to assume they're within the title race with their accidents and Covid woes.