Very mediocre footballer, the contrast between he and Morata today was stark. Yes he needs service but how can Utd go to the elite level with a player as erratic and at times as inept at the basics as he is as our striker?
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He may be isolated but how does that stop him from holding a defender off? He can't even do that.
Very poor today, worst I think he’s been so far. Just completely absent, and when he got the ball he didn’t know what to do. Even that shot he had should’ve been better.
I think Pogba is sorely, sorely missed. Hopefully as soon as he’s back we’ll be a stronger side again. Midfield completely dominated today.
I think Pogba is sorely, sorely missed. Hopefully as soon as he’s back we’ll be a stronger side again. Midfield completely dominated today.
He's so goddam frustrating in the big games.
Needs to turn up for bigger game and stop relaying on players to feed him everything. At least when Zlatan was starting last season, he would drop deep and create chances for our other players. Lukaku seems too static and one dimensional....just like Hernandez
Another exciting performance from Kane-lite.
This matched showed exactly why many of us wanted Morata over Lukaku. Morata has the ability to get involved and influence matches. Lukaku can't do anything without service. We signed him knowing we don't have the players to give him service.
We fail to turn up at another big game and we blame the striker again. Great. I blame Herrera and Mkhi, pathetic games.
His all round play needs much improvement. He gets dominated far too easily.
Christensen had him in his pocket, as have a number of defenders this season.
Christensen had him in his pocket, as have a number of defenders this season.
Sometimes it baffles me how a player which such a lack of technical ability and such poor feet can make it as a top level football player. He's their through sheer physicality. He'd be a better rugby player than he is footballer.
Even Everton create more chances for him than what we offered him tonight.
Really poor.
For a player with such physicality, I expect him to win most 50/50, keep the ball under pressure and bully defenders. The opposite seems to happen.
His technique is poor but that has never been a problem for me. The main problem is he no longer plays to his strength, which is physicality. Very, very poor.
For a player with such physicality, I expect him to win most 50/50, keep the ball under pressure and bully defenders. The opposite seems to happen.
His technique is poor but that has never been a problem for me. The main problem is he no longer plays to his strength, which is physicality. Very, very poor.
I said it in the match thread. He can't win any long balls in the air and can't hold up anything that's played to him. So we should stop playing them. Thing is, he looks too lazy to chase balls into channels.
We need a much better platform for him to work from because he's not a 'lone striker' in the Ibra, Drogba, Shearer mold.
Absolutely isolated up until we conceded, and absolutely shut after we conceded.
Lazy.
Really disappointed in him. Worst performance he's had for us.
Really disappointed in him. Worst performance he's had for us.
Despite the fact that he's a 'big man' so to speak, I think the general feeling with him is that he's not particularly someone who you use for the physical aspects of the game such as hold-up play etc, and he's not necessarily the best when on the ball.
His ultimate traits are that he's clinical in front of goal and regularly grabs chances when given them. If we're consistently playing football in which his chances in front of goal are limited, then I'm not sure it's all his fault, considering Mourinho should've known the type of footballer he was when he signed him. Even if Lukaku himself does need to drastically improve.
His ultimate traits are that he's clinical in front of goal and regularly grabs chances when given them. If we're consistently playing football in which his chances in front of goal are limited, then I'm not sure it's all his fault, considering Mourinho should've known the type of footballer he was when he signed him. Even if Lukaku himself does need to drastically improve.
If that's your take from this game then I'm staggered.
The service the two players got was the difference between night and day. Switch around who signed them and you'd probably be posting the reverse.
Even if he's isolated he can try and get himself involved. He doesn't.
It does pain me to say, but PSG, Bayern, Real, Barcelona would never ever sign a striker as Lukaku.
Yep. Was gutted watching Morata today knowing we could have had him. Lukaku is good in his own limited way but he’s not good enough for an elite team.
I don't understand why he can't contribute and hold the ball up. He's a big load and he holds the ball up like Mkhitaryan.
I can't wait for Zlatan to be back.
I can't wait for Zlatan to be back.
He's clueless, he has no technique, has to pass it away quickly before he loses the ball, he's gutless, and to be frank, looks weak and intimidated when it really matters. Utd are going nowhere while he's around.
I'm not convinced he's actually a good finisher either, he's just there to shoot.
I'm not convinced he's actually a good finisher either, he's just there to shoot.
Sure we haven't given him a lot of chances lately, but when he does get them he has been fluffing them of late.
As clinical as a blunt butter knife.
As clinical as a blunt butter knife.
Lukaku will still play when Zlatan is back, with Zlatan. Mkhi need to go from starting XI.
He was poor but I'm sure Morata wouldnt have done much with such poor supply either.
But then if we're playing fairly negative football in which the service for our main striker is going to be limited, which I'd argue we knew was going to be the case with Mourinho in many big games, then questions have to be asked as to why we've spent so much money on someone who thrives off of good service and regular chances. I think that's a question more on Mourinho than Lukaku, though; his main traits are that he's very clinical in front of goal, but in order for that to happen we've got to be creating him chances. Right now we aren't, and a significant part of that is down to the football we're playing.
It's a joke. He's got as low as 6,5 before this game in rating but he's scored 11 goals in 17 games. And you blame him?! Clueless.
Obviously Chelsea's service was much better (existed) but Morata's movement and hold up play is so much better, which makes it easier for the rest of the team. How many times this season have we seen the ball go up to Rom and then see him give it away easily?
We got rid of the burden Rooney. Zlatan is on his way out as he also becomes a burden at times due to his lack of pace but now we have gone and lumbered ourselves with an average striker who will never see us compete at the top level and the problem is he's one of Jose's favourites so this could cost us for years to come.
He isn't good enough for a top 4 club. Let alone elite European level.
He isn't good enough for a top 4 club. Let alone elite European level.
Average?! 11 in 17 is not average. He's a great player.
Who cares about the stats, just watching him play, it's clear as day he's not up to it.
Daft and pointless post.
Really? You forgot his start to the season? Oh, of course you have.
Nonsense. It shows that he can come up with stuff like this. Just needs to do it more often.
Because the only two options on the market were much of a muchness in that regard. I don't buy the argument that Morata is a significantly better player in this aspect of the game. They're both very good strikers who are a level below the elite strikers.
Again highlighting the fears some of us had about signing him. Fantastic when we are dominating, invisible when we aren't. The rest of the team isn't good enough to be dominating most matches.
I didn't forget, scoring so many whilst Utd are dominant anyway isn't that impressive. It was clear even then that he's crap.
No he isn't a great player. His physicality is great but as a footballer you'd find it hard to name one in the league with worse technical ability/worse touch/worse feet.
Not getting any service at all. Granted he is a bit shit technically but without any service whatsoever what can he do
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