“I needed a performance like this” – Romelu Lukaku reacts to Boxing Day heroics | OneFootball

Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku was right on point to give Chelsea a Boxing Day victory over Aston Villa at the weekend in what was a welcome return to the pitch for him, and for the fans.

He had been out injured, then went down with Covid-19, and he has also been struggling with match fitness in between. Before that he had dipped a bit in form since the start of the season and some questions were being asked.

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However, he came back with heroics on Sunday scoring a lovely headed goal first to put Chelsea in front, and then using his power and pace to burst away with the ball and win a penalty to make sure his side picked up all three points. It was classic Lukaku.

The Blues striker says that he knows he needed a performance like that to ensure he gets back on top of his game, as reported by the Chelsea website.

“I think I needed a performance like this,” said Lukaku after the game.

“It’s been difficult getting back in. Every footballer wants to be on the pitch, but I kept working hard. It was good for us to win and, for myself personally, I’m happy with my performance and I have to push on.

“The goal was just movement. For balls like crosses and stuff, throughout the years my movement in the box has gotten better. I try to be less static, I try to be on the move all the time. The cross was a brilliant cross and I just came across him.

“For the penalty, that’s my preferred action, running into space and using my speed and my power. The defender made contact and then Jorgi finished it off for us.

“We are the hunters now. It’s clear that the last results for us were not the best and now we have to chase. We had to do a job, we had to win the game.

“It was not easy for us but in the end our quality came through and we won the game. Now we need to keep pushing on. We have to make sure that we treat every game like a final, win, and that’s it.”