Well their both famous for their first touch. Only in a very, very different way.
Griezmann vs Lukaku: If we could get one, who would you splash the cash on?
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Well their both famous for their first touch. Only in a very, very different way.
Feck. People either haven't followed Lukaku properly for the last couple of seasons I guess. He's one of the most versatile strikers in the world right now. He's not the one to lump the ball into.
Have a look at all his goals this season, easy to find on YouTube. He holds of defenders for literally 20 miles and still finishes in the bottom corner, simply unstoppable. He's calm and intelligent in the box, has quick feet which is quite rare for his size of striker.
Have a look at all his goals this season, easy to find on YouTube. He holds of defenders for literally 20 miles and still finishes in the bottom corner, simply unstoppable. He's calm and intelligent in the box, has quick feet which is quite rare for his size of striker.
Point being...?
Lukaku every fecking time. Even if it's 100m for Lukaku and 50m for Griezmann. Only striker in the world that ticks all the boxes and is only 23. He scores for fun at Everton imagine him getting at the end of all those chances we create. He creates goals effortlessly for himself too.
Lukaku, I beg you. Take my hand and rejoice.
I think he would join Chelsea back instead of playing at United. He'll pull a pogback. As for wanting Lukaku vs. Griezmann, I would go with Griezmann. I think he has what it takes to deliver titles at United. He's quick on the break and he's not bad at all when it comes to beating his man. The aggression of the PL is a myth. If players like Silva, Mata can survive and do well, Griezmann is no different. He's the heir to the No. 7. Griezmann is already world class as well. His equalizer against Madrid was enough to suggest that he will be a lot beneficial than Lukaku with his runs. If Lukaku is shut out with no service, he can't do anything on his own. Make no mistake, I think he's a good striker but Griezmann has that ability to create something out of nothing which is reminiscent about CR7 when he was at OT.
That Zlatan has world class technical ability while Lukaku struggles to control simple passes half the time.
What? Obviously Griezmann
Lets introduce a little bit of statistics shall we?
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has lost possession 2.1 times per 90 minutes due to bad control
Lukaku has lost possession 2.2 times per 90 minutes due to bad control
A mere .1 difference. Big whoop.
Is this a joke? Greizmann is fourteen times the player Lukaku is. Heck, maybe even fifteen.
Griezman but I am mortified by some of the replies, why is Lukaku so underrated and someone like Harry Kane so overrated?
Against a weak Chelsea team that was under a caretaker manager and finished 10th placed is not a true test. If he was doing it against Juve or Atletico would have been a different story.
Are you serious? Griezmann is better than Hazard at everything.
Ridiculous statement. So basically how the players perform in champions league dictates how good the player is?
I guess Zlatan must be trash.
I guess Aguero must be trash
Hell, I guess the entire league must be some trash because they EPL has failed to be impactful in CL.
Lukaku is a great player. His track record against the big teams has been a minor concern, but frankly that could be said of all the EPL strikers.
If Griezmann was to come to the EPL he'd be the best player in the league imo. Lukaku is a top player, but I'd still take Griezmann for that reason
Griezmann is not better than hazard at dribbling or beating his man
I guess in your world there are only two types of players - great or trash.
Aguero and Zlatan are not in the same tier as Lukaku. Their body of work at both club and NT speaks for themselves. There is nothing to support that Lukaku will perform on the biggest stage. United is not Everton.
Griezman of course, not even close.
In isolation you could make the case for Hazard, but Griezmann never really finds himself in a 1v1 situation. His close control through the middle is fantastic though.
Thats not the point. The point is that both players have sucked consistently in the Champions League, so are those players not good since they can't perform there?
Biggest stage? They play in the same league. The only difference is that Lukaku has scored more goals and has missed less big chances than the both of them this season.
I would be happy with either, but I really, really want a 3rd option. Unfortunately, I don't see that 3rd option happening though.
sucked consistently? Aguero has scored 8 goals in 7 CL games this season while Zlatan scored 5 goals in 10 games for PSG last season.
Even in the EPL, Lukaku has a poorer record against the top teams than Aguero and 35yr old Zlatan.
I still dont get what you are trying to prove. The fact is that Lukaku is an unproven striker on the big stage in CL and/or against the top clubs in the league. When he can deliver against top oppositions in Europe or at home then you can use such performances as evidence of quality. Till then buying Lukaku as first choice striker for United is a high risk gamble.
Griezmann, no brainer.
Griezmann because he can do it at the very top level as well. I'm still on the fence with how good Lukaku can become. Lukaku scores a fair amount of goals but personally i feel he does go missing in a lot of games and for me the jury is still out about Lukaku against the top teams. For all we know he could end up at a level similar to Hasselbaink, which is an extremely good level mind you, but not exactly the top level that some think he might reach.
Griezmann as things stand is head and shoulders above Lukaku. It'll be way harder to choose between Griezmann and Kane though.
Griezmann as things stand is head and shoulders above Lukaku. It'll be way harder to choose between Griezmann and Kane though.
real difference in quality between these two
as well as being a better footballer I think Griezmann is a better fit for us
as well as being a better footballer I think Griezmann is a better fit for us
There are a lot of United fans who weren't happy with Zlatan's performances. If we'd have got Lukaku instead of him i think we'd have had a title challenge on our hands this year.
What about being belgian, diving and throwing down tools?
Don't think Lukaku is the better player, but a better fit for the team.
sucked consistently? Aguero has scored 8 goals in 7 CL games this season while Zlatan scored 5 goals in 10 games for PSG last season.
Even in the EPL, Lukaku has a poorer record against the top teams than Aguero and 35yr old Zlatan.
I still dont get what you are trying to prove. The fact is that Lukaku is an unproven striker on the big stage in CL and/or against the top clubs in the league. When he can deliver against top oppositions in Europe or at home then you can use such performances as evidence of quality. Till then buying Lukaku as first choice striker for United is a high risk gamble.
As big a gamble as Cole, York, Ruud, Sheringham, Cantona, Saha? I'd say they were all less proven than Lukaku when they signed. Even RVP had hardly set the Champions League on fire.
I get the concerns over him, I've a few myself, but at the very least he'd be good enough to win a EPL with. He wouldn't be high risk in my opinion.
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Lukaku just doesn't look like a united sort of player to me. I'd much rather Antoine.
Maybe if it was mbappe or Griezmann it could be a different story. But I want both, I'm greedy. And I'd still take Griezmann tbh
Maybe if it was mbappe or Griezmann it could be a different story. But I want both, I'm greedy. And I'd still take Griezmann tbh
Surely the price doesn't come into it though, the leap in quality that Griezmann brings is worth the money.
Griezmann is world class, Lukaku is not.
He had 2 goals in 8 appearances last season.sucked consistently? Aguero has scored 8 goals in 7 CL games this season while Zlatan scored 5 goals in 10 games for PSG last season.
Even in the EPL, Lukaku has a poorer record against the top teams than Aguero and 35yr old Zlatan.
I still dont get what you are trying to prove. The fact is that Lukaku is an unproven striker on the big stage in CL and/or against the top clubs in the league. When he can deliver against top oppositions in Europe or at home then you can use such performances as evidence of quality. Till then buying Lukaku as first choice striker for United is a high risk gamble.
Albeit he did well this season with 5 goals and 2 assists, his atrocious finishing played a part into Mac City's early exit. As a matter of fact he has missed the second most big chances this season and should have had much more goals than his present goal tally. Would you like to guess who has missed the most BC's this season?
Its a bit unfair to be comparing record against big teams for a person who plays for a much weaker team. Nevertheless his goal tally against top 4/5 opposition is the same as Aguero and more than Zlatan albeit he has played more games. But as many has said he is still 23 years old and there is no way of telling how these young stars will perform against top flight opposition. Was Martial proven at the biggest stage when we signed him? Was Rashford? Ronaldo? Rooney?
Frankly, the fact that he is one of four players to reach the 80 goal mark(in EPL) before turning 24 is insane and should be enough to convince that he is going to be the real deal.
Griezmann and Bernardo Silva this summer. Next summer if Mbappe is on the table and if either Rashford or Martial are not delivering then we go for him.
Griezemann
The risk involved is because of the price tag. At 20m, Lukaku would be like winning the jackpot but at 100m? Unless
you are Madrid) You shouldnt pay that kind of money for an unproven player
I'd get Griezmann, he would transform us in the final third. Still need a striker though, José won't be playing false 9s or whatever many people seem to have in mind.
I would prefer Griezmann by a distance but Lukaku is being seriously underrated in this thread. Sure he isn't a complete striker but he scores a lot of goals for a decent-ish Everton side. Despite Zlatan's goals we've missed so, so many easy chances this season. Lukaku would have finished a large percentage of them.
Griez obv
Crazy thread
Crazy thread
Agree. But with Herrera/Pogba plus Martial/Lingard we'd be surely playing a 4-3-3 mostly. If no Zlatan/Rooney, well only have Rashford to lead the line. I don't see G-mann as a F9 and we need to bench Martial or Lingard to fit him in thought. Him as Rashford replacement doesn't sit right.
Griezmann. He has the ability to emulate what Aguero has done since making the transition to the Premier League.
I don't particularly rate Lukaku. He's a flat track bully. If you want a target man then there probably aren't any safer bets out there, but then how safe a bet is paying £80m+ ?
I don't particularly rate Lukaku. He's a flat track bully. If you want a target man then there probably aren't any safer bets out there, but then how safe a bet is paying £80m+ ?