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Romelu Lukaku | 2015/16 Performances
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You'd think that if they were desperate to use a black Utd player's body to photoshop Lukaku's face onto, they'd at least use Valencia to get a slightly more similar build.
You'd think that if they were desperate to use a black Utd player's body to photoshop Lukaku's face onto, they'd at least use Valencia to get a slightly more similar build.
Would you rather they used a white player?
You'd think that if they were desperate to use a black Utd player's body to photoshop Lukaku's face onto, they'd at least use Valencia to get a slightly more similar build.
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Power, pace and technique. A little detail aswell, the best goalkeeper in the world to defend the posts.
Just bring him in to secure a Champions League spot, get José in the summer and we're golden.
theres more chance of getting Ronaldo
Remember when people thought Everton overpaid for him? 2 years later and we will nearly double our money.
He's been called a donkey several times just before this season started as well. Hits form and now everyone wants him
He was always a good player tbh.
65 million? If he goes 2 games without scoring people with pitchforks would be after LVG and Woodward.
I don't, but I feel I'm in the minority now.He's been called a donkey several times just before this season started as well. Hits form and now everyone wants him
I'm not saying the price isn't crazy but that's the way it is now with money pouring in all over Premier League clubs.
He's scoring for fun now and has upped his allround game considerably. And he's 22.
Would take him even for that price.
Not even sure the price is crazy to be honest. When we signed Cole I thought £7 million was crazy. That soon became small change. Rooney and Ferdinand for £30 million seemed crazy in early 2000s. Now £30 million gets you average or potential.
Like with Rio and Rooney, if you get 10 years out of them whatever you pay is a bargain because 10 years later the fees will have continued to have inflate and the amount is broken over that number of years.
Better a massive figure for a player that performs and stays than Liverpool's strategy of multiple rubbish players for average fees who you continually have to replace (which probably cost more combined anyway).
He's been called a donkey several times just before this season started as well. Hits form and now everyone wants him
He was always a good player tbh.
Concur. He's the sort of player that will be absolutely brilliant at times and often drive you mad. He's not even 23 years old yet, bear in mind - he's not near consistent enough but abundance of skill & talent. Question, as is the case with many a talented player, does he have the drive & discipline to be truly great?
I think if he leaves this summer it will be for between 40 and 50 million pounds.
Look at the guys goal scoring stats at aged 22...his quality shouldn't even be brought into question.
He consistently scores 15+ goals a season, except for Chelsea where he was grossly mismanaged. I would have taken him here in a heart beat at any stage in his career.
And even if he doesn't totally fulfill his potential, his size and strength aren't going anywhere. He'll always be a handful for defenders.
He consistently scores 15+ goals a season, except for Chelsea where he was grossly mismanaged. I would have taken him here in a heart beat at any stage in his career.
And even if he doesn't totally fulfill his potential, his size and strength aren't going anywhere. He'll always be a handful for defenders.
I watched a lot of Everton this season and can't help but feel he would do much better in a better team. He isn't involved in play that often but always seems to score the goals.
Don't see why paying that much for Lukaku would be any more crazy than what we paid for Martial.
He turns 23 in May but already has 57 PL goals. Compare that to Welbeck with 30 at 25, Sturridge with 63 at 26, and Kane with 36 at 22. That's impressive. He won't have the English player tax attached but should still be worth more than someone like Sterling with his track record.
His passing isn't that good, so...
Yeah, I don't see Lukaku 'doing better' here at all really. Offensively Everton are a good outfit; joint second with Leicester for most goals scored and created a bucket load of chances. Only Martial in our attack has the capacity to take defenders on with pace and ability like Barkley and Deulofeu do. The latter is probably one of the best crossers in the league as well, whilst our best is probably 18 year old Borthwick-Jackson... It does take a sizable amount of pressure from Lukaku, who is still obviously the focal point for defenders but they can't oversaturate their concerns onto him.
Can we do a swap deal and send Rooney + Felli the other way? Martial and Lukaku up front would be amazing. One a brute force, the other a silky but deadly finisher.
I agree but you underrate Lukaku just a little. He is very important to their play, he creates chances too, especially with very good link up play with Kone in particular. He often does also scores goals he creates all by himself.
In fact I would say his relationship ship with Barkely on the field is more one of frustration, in that Barkley often tends to feck up the final ball.
Yeah I didn''t mean that as a slight to Lukaku in any way, more of a response/observation that Everton's attack is far more functional than ours, and you're correct in that Lukaku plays a pivotal role, which is something I omitted initially. I'm all for signing him, really, but I think the surreal amount of matches he's played must be taken into consideration - 300+ senior matches by 22. Is that a record held by many of the top tier talents? It's a lot of weight those knees have been carrying for the 5-6 years he's been playing.
True, I can see an early decline for him later on like Wayne...
They arent going to sell him, not in Jan and especially not after selling another striker
He wouldn't be my first choice but he may be the most obtainable proven goal scorer we can get in the summer. The fact strikers with any pedigree are so hard to come by right now, and the fact he's PL tested means we'd pay a British record fee IMO, and the PL tested aspect would put the pressure on as he'd be expected to deliver immediately.
oh FFS don't buy Lukaku. I've finally managed to get him into my FF team only for him to potentially stop scoring!
You're basically saying "let's not buy top players, the pressure on them would be too much because the rest of our team bar Martial sucks" right now.
Agreed. It was a Strange point Sigma made, Everton is a fantastic environment for attacking talent to flourish. Defenders on the other hand.
What? You've misunderstood my point. It was a response to the idea of Lukaku doing better here than he would be doing at Everton. That's not to say I don't want him - or any other top players - because I do, but my point was how BigDunc has taken it; a response to Sigma's assertion that Lukaku would be doing better at a bigger side.
How would top players improve without other top players? Bit of a tautological point of view for me to take.
Oh alright, fair enough then. I agree he wouldn't necessarily do better at United than he's doing at Everton yes, it's the perfect environment for him right now and he's surrounded by a group of players that suit him to a T. No doubt he'd massively improve your attack if he joins you next window though.What? You've misunderstood my point. It was a response to the idea of Lukaku doing better here than he would be doing at Everton. That's not to say I don't want him - or any other top players - because I do, but my point was how BigDunc has taken it; a response to Sigma's assertion that Lukaku would be doing better at a bigger side.
How would top players improve without other top players? Bit of a tautological point of view for me to take.
Watching him last night I don't think he's good enough for a top club. He's decent but I hope he isn't the calibre of player United are interested in these days - second tier ones!
I think most people realise that, or I'd hope so anyway.
Any idea why he was subbbed at HT?
So, should I take him out of my FF team?