Just when Romelu Lukaku needed an arm around the shoulder, his manager came out to lay his disastrous seven-touch display against Crystal Palace at his door.
'No. No, it's not about system,' boss Thomas Tuchel told beIN Sports.
But how can a player, who cost £97.5million last summer and is without a Premier League goal since December, play such an insignificant role?
'I'm not so sure if I have a good answer for your question, I don't know,' Tuchel added.
'Obviously he was not involved and could not make a point today.