Romelu Lukaku “harasses EVERYONE he faces”, says Reece James as the Chelsea defender praises his “powerful” new teammate of 98 million pounds after a scoring debut in the victory of the ‘Arsenal
- Reece James hailed Romelu Lukaku after his dominant display against Arsenal
- The striker played a role in both goals as Chelsea walked towards a comfortable victory
- James was also on the scoreboard and got help for the Belgian’s goal
Chelsea defender Reece James congratulated his teammate Romelu Lukaku after his dominant performance against Arsenal and said the Belgian “is harassing everyone he faces”.
Lukaku made his first appearance for the Blues since registering a £ 97.5million club at Inter Milan and leading them to a comfortable 2-0 win over Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium .
The 28-year-old took just 15 minutes to reopen his goalscoring account for Chelsea and also influenced the second goal as he gave Arsenal’s Pablo Mari an afternoon to forget.
Romelu Lukaku scored his second Chelsea debut after just 15 minutes against Arsenal
Reece James doubled Chelsea’s lead after excellent work from Lukaku in his build-up
Defender Reece James was impressed by Lukaku. He said: “What an addition to our team to have such a vocal striker like this.
“Everyone has seen how powerful he is today and when he has a chance, he finishes. I think he has shown how he harasses players today.
“I really can’t think of any other player like him in the world. How strong he is and how powerful, everyone he faces his bullies.
The 21-year-old also managed to get on the scoreboard and it was his cross that caused a simple touch from Lukaku.
Lukaku’s physical presence was excessive for Arsenal defender Pablo Mari
Lukaku was all smiling after the match and said it beIN Sports: “You know how emotional it was today.
‘This is the best of the lot. Obviously it was just a touch, but the build up was nice, so for me this was the best.
“It took me about five minutes to understand the movements of my teammates, but I asked a lot of questions. Honestly, this group has a lot, a lot of talent and appetite.
“It was easy for me to fit in because I played like that with the Belgian national team. The coach prepared us well and we came in with confidence and we got a good result.”
After consecutive victories, Chelsea now face the daunting task of facing Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday evening.
