Everton aren't buying back Lukaku with Marco Silva there - you can see he likes good technical players.
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So much hyperbole. A 'shite' player who ended his first season as top scorer and outscored his predecessor (Zlatan). This season is write off already. its gone to shit in every way possible.
He technically has no ability.
I still believe in the big guy, he's got the right attitude and is a good age.
He didn't, neither in the league nor in all competitions, while playing more matches, being more familiar with the league and 10 years younger in age. Review your numbers.
He’d get in the way of likes of Richarlison
Sanchez wasn't a great business in general but I think Lukaku is even worse all things considered. TBF I think sooner or later David would have asked for higher wages considering him staying in such a toxic environment while winning nothing significant.
Only Pogba comes close.
It's an absolute insult to the fans that Jose said he had a good game. The man's double standard knows no end.
Honestly, think he hates the club as he takes the piss out of us as fans every few weeks.
Honestly, think he hates the club as he takes the piss out of us as fans every few weeks.
Everyone needs to watch his interview with Taylor Looks that someone posted earlier. Apart from his blatant attempt at trying to bang her during the interview, you see a guy that sees absolutely nothing wrong with his game.
At times it feels like we play with 10 men. Lukaku is on the pitch but isolated and does little for the team.
He was good last year. What the hell happened to the guy?
There's a difference between higher wages and those type of higher wages. It's a concern.
He was ok last year. people overstated his quality. It was fine as a first season but even last year wasn't good enough as Manchester United's starting striker.
He was ok and we could do with an ok Lukaku this season. But this season he's like he just started to play the game.
Useless cnut, I'd rather play Greenwood for thr rest of the season and I'm deadly serious.
I agree
He's a parody of himself.
It's weird because I don't buy this whole he's actually just a terrible player thing.
OK, he has clear deficiencies to his game, namely his touch which has always been woeful. He still managed to bang in the goals for Everton though and regularly look like a dangerous footballer, 25 in the league is nothing to be sniffed at in 16/17. He was neck and neck with Harry Kane up until the final game of the season. If a team plays to his strengths and he's got a bit of confidence we've seen that he can score goals, hell even last season for you he wasn't close to being this inept, but now whenever I watch him I feel like his touch has become even heavier, he seems clumsier than ever and just never gets in behind. Is his head just gone at United perhaps?
Even going back to the World Cup he looked a totally different player, had a couple of poor games but also looked a genuine handful on a number of occasions and led the line well. Is that down to the creativity he had around him, or the fact that he just feels more comfortable in a Belgium shirt right now? Sometimes players are good but just not the right fit for a club/system. It doesn't mean they've suddenly become a pub level player, it's just when you're totally lacking in confidence and feeling isolated and out of place, the rest of your game can go to shit.
OK, he has clear deficiencies to his game, namely his touch which has always been woeful. He still managed to bang in the goals for Everton though and regularly look like a dangerous footballer, 25 in the league is nothing to be sniffed at in 16/17. He was neck and neck with Harry Kane up until the final game of the season. If a team plays to his strengths and he's got a bit of confidence we've seen that he can score goals, hell even last season for you he wasn't close to being this inept, but now whenever I watch him I feel like his touch has become even heavier, he seems clumsier than ever and just never gets in behind. Is his head just gone at United perhaps?
Even going back to the World Cup he looked a totally different player, had a couple of poor games but also looked a genuine handful on a number of occasions and led the line well. Is that down to the creativity he had around him, or the fact that he just feels more comfortable in a Belgium shirt right now? Sometimes players are good but just not the right fit for a club/system. It doesn't mean they've suddenly become a pub level player, it's just when you're totally lacking in confidence and feeling isolated and out of place, the rest of your game can go to shit.
Me neither...but he's a little like Fellaini in that his skillset is limited so he needs to deliver what he has got most of the time. If there was more to his game, he'd still be contributing even if he's not scoring....
True, but I've seen Lukaku performances in the past where he contributes without scoring, best example of that being his game against Brazil. He was a handful all game, but this season pretty much every time I watch him play regardless of if he scores it's an easy game for the two central defenders. In the past he's been a dangerous player to come up against, I used to see him on the teamsheet for Everton and it was actually intimidating because despite his limitations you knew he could bully defenders on his day. I remember in his last game vs us for Everton there was a big Kane vs Lukaku buildup, and he scored a great goal.
It just seems that these days even the areas where he's always been very strong have just gone to shit, and some people are pretending he was always like this. I don't remember it that way at all, there's definitely something up with him this season where he looks just completely devoid of confidence and is playing within himself.
Honestly the club is so toxic I'm not surprised. Jose divided the dressing room and I don't know how you manage it if you are on one side and one of your best friends is in the other. Not the main issue but a contributing factor.
I don't think he's got the mentality to handle the pressure of being the main striker at a club like United. Shame, but he needs to be off loaded without hesitation.
people complain about his service but countless times he has the ball and fecks it up all on his own.
We should be opening up talks with Inter on Swap with Ircadi + money. That's the only way we're getting rid of him.
Good post. He'll never be the complete striker or even world class but he's better than this.
Are we completely sure he is born in 93 and not in 1988? What an unbelievable decline. I am genuinely shocked. There wasn't many strikers around and I thought, well anything is better than Rooney. It was for a while, and at least he was banging the goals in for Everton but at the moment he is even worse than what Rooney were before he left, and it isn't a joke. What in the heck is going on?
I dont even blame him at this point. He isn't at the level we need but it is negligence and sabotage on the part of the manager to continue playing him.
As a counter point, Matic (on form) moves like an oil tanker but still shields the ball very well. Lukaku's main issue in this regard is his ball control and general clumsiness imo.
Worst main striker we've ever had.
First thing the new manager has to do is sell Lukaku.
First thing the new manager has to do is sell Lukaku.
Big game talker, shit game player
That is trading six for half dozen.
Icardi also offers you nothing if you are not serving him chances on the platter.
Excellent post. But in all honestly, would not even bother trying reason in here. These users are too far gone into the realm of emotional rattle throwing, it has just become a meme to pat each other on the back rewardingusers giving him the most shit. It's sad. He's in terrible form and I want him to turn it around. He was never going to have a good day against Liverpool and that was obvious, even with the terrible form he's in.
How bout a gif of the good piece of buildup play he had with Lingard who proceeded to turn and fennel the ball about 35 yards above head height out for a goal kick. "Yeah man, not even buying the shit service argument bro"....
The fact that the first question in the post match press conference was about him speaks volumes. The fans can see it, the journalists can see it, the pundits can see it (some damning criticisim from Owen, Giggs and Fowler). The only one who cannot see it unfortunately is the one who picks the team. Our manager thought he had a good game. We deserve everything we get.
Thank you! This just shows his reflexes and overall technique has slowed down so much from the last year.
Definitely needs more muscle.
Of course it does not help him because he has to do things he is not comfortable with. He is not the kind of player who is going to hold the ball and bring others into it. He needs the ball in the box but now he is so static that Zlatan on crutches will be quicker than him and would have better movement of the ball. When the ball is played to him, he is so slow off the mark, the defender nips in front of him and nicks it off.
Playing balls into his feet with his back to goal, we'd better off playing with 10 men, his hold up play in general is horrible.
Bring Wazza back
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