By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
Chelsea have omitted Romelu Lukaku from their squad for game against Liverpool on Sunday.
He added he would like to return to Inter Milan, who he left for Chelsea in August, in the near future.
He said: “Physically, I’m doing great. I’m just not very happy with the situation, but that’s normal.
“I think the boss has decided to play a different formation, but I have to stick at it and get on with it professionally.
“I’m not happy with the situation, but it’s my job, and I mustn’t give up.”
Tuchel said the comments had brought the club “noise we don’t need”.
“I don’t like it because it brings noise that we don’t need. It’s just not helpful,” the German boss told reporters.
“On the other side, we don’t want to make more out of it than it actually is. You know very well how it is – it’s very easy to take lines out of context.
“It’s very easy to shorten lines and make headlines, then later realise that it’s not so bad and maybe not what he meant. But let’s be honest that we don’t like it.”
Lukaku has scored seven goals in 18 appearances since he rejoined Chelsea this summer. He has also been hampered by injury and illness and, at times, found himself left out of the starting line-up when fit.
However, he has had a recent upturn in form, scoring in his last two Premier League appearances, after discussions about his role with Tuchel.