Played well, looked dangerous but definitely should have scored.
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exactly. he's always been a purple patch striker, with an awful touch (funny enough today his touch was good) and that's just not good enough for us
Missed 3 goals today. One was very easy too. Got into a great position with great final ball, and when he needed to smash it first time took a touch and fluffed a great chance.
Terrific all round game, couldn't finish worth shit though sadly. He's a weird one is Lukaku. Only thing we could criticize today is the finishing which is usually the best part about his game.
Those "fans" had it coming to them.
He was in very good form but had off day today. His general play was decent, finishing was off. Should have scored at least 1, especially the first one.
Good today, apart from finishing.
The one that went off the post, its actually harder to miss. Christ almighty. Imagine if this was the Champions League final and he misses those two chances.
Had a major impact against PSG, major impact against Southampton, major impact against the team before (I forgot who it was ). Good performance today: One chance he created himself brilliantly but the three players surrounding him took their toll on his finish; Lukaku should have scored from the Rashford pass.
He has been massively important, but he is not going to win us every game. No striker will win every game.
Lukaku was a massive threat to them today.
I would give him 7/10 myself - if he had scored once it would have been 9/10 for me.
He has been massively important, but he is not going to win us every game. No striker will win every game.
Lukaku was a massive threat to them today.
I would give him 7/10 myself - if he had scored once it would have been 9/10 for me.
I'm sorry but when you're a striker and you miss 3 clear chances like that and your team lost the game, you have not had a "good game."
He’s simply not good enough on the ball, so many attacks break down because he loses possession cheaply and he’s also not got very good movement within the box. Can’t wait to get back to Rashford as our number 9 supported by Martial and Lingard/new RW.
Good game, but poor finishing. Really should have buried one at least. He was poor at the end though, when he went on the right.
People's perspective on Lukaku is interesting to say the least.
If he scores a goal but doesn't have a good game - Sell him cut our loses.!
If he scores goals and is MOTM in 2 consecutive games - Yeah but can he score 30 goals a season though?
If he doesn't score a goal but does a lot in the other aspect of the game - not good enough!
Rashford his strike partner had a stinker today but all is forgiven since he is not a lukaku!
If he scores a goal but doesn't have a good game - Sell him cut our loses.!
If he scores goals and is MOTM in 2 consecutive games - Yeah but can he score 30 goals a season though?
If he doesn't score a goal but does a lot in the other aspect of the game - not good enough!
Rashford his strike partner had a stinker today but all is forgiven since he is not a lukaku!
What about when he took the ball down held off 3 Arsenal players then sent Rashford away. There were loads of nice moments or flicks of passes that opened things up of just kept us moving. Again it’s all subjective and maybe I look for those moments of quality where others don’t and they are just forgotten about. If he’d scored two today combined with his general outfield play it would have been the complete performance.
Ok.
Weird game from him, he had 2 or 3 could touches outside of the sloppy lay-offs but where he's been on fire, the 18 yard box, he flopped today unfortunately, he's got to bury at least one of those chances.
We can, he hit the bar when it was much easier to score. He's done great lately but he and DDG are to blame for the loss IMO. He should have scored at least 1 of the 3 big chances.
If we're thinking about the same instance, he slowed the whole attack down by doing so?
You're right though, it's subjective.
Agree. He should have scored two in my opinion.
Not bad at the all round stuff but his job is to score and he fluffed many decent chances. Disappointing today but he wasn't the only one.
I might need to watch that chance again.
He is judged more harshly than others, that's for sure.
2 of those chances are undisputable sitters for strikers at this level.
I get that Rom has been doing well, and that's really good to see, but he's in the team to take chances and score goals.
They were mistakes as large as De Gea's.
It's not that crazy that people want a United striker to put it in the net from 5 yards out AND have a good game. He's had a few where's done both recently - had a quality impact through the game and finished (even made) his chances, but other than that it's very often one or the other. You can't not expect people to comment.
Lukaku cost us close to $100mil
I have to agree, he should have won us the match today considering his recent form.
Well yeah, thats the thing. Lukaku has games where he scores from 2 chances, and then he has games where he cant score with 5 chances. Like a lot of our players in our team in general, inconsistent. He didnt have a good game for a striker, but finishing aside, he was the best player offensively. It is a bit of a paradoxon, but his general play was actually good. Looks more dynamic and better on the ball than under Jose.
Missed too many chances today. The first one was a sitter.
Agree! But people moan here when he does well too! it's total bias when his flaws are overly discussed but his qualities are masked! I am not a Lukaku fan but give the guy a break he had two really good games and won us the tie against PSG!
I expect my striker to do more than what Lukaku does sure, but i dont blame him for Brexit or Global Warming etc...
Which 2, 1st one and?
Should’ve done much better with his finishing & should’ve scored at least 1. But IMO he was deffo the best player from our attack. He’s control & touch has definitely improved & looks a completely different player to one the that played under Jose. He looks fitter slightly sharper & for me he’s putting the effort in.
Lame excuse! its not his fault that he cost 90m! so in that sense if a striker costs 25 million he is allowed to miss chances every game?
Rashford has been deservedly slated today in the matchday thread and his performance thread
Yes but the scrutiny is more on Lukaku! bias or no bias you tell me
No one is going overboard. They're just commenting on the game that's just happened. There's more people pretending he did great than anything anyway.
When you buy something for a lot of money you expect quality
He's a good player but today reinforced why he won't truly make it here. We all know his all round game isn't the best, but he is here to score goals and he does do that. The issue is he scores goals when we're doing well and opening up space and creating chances, but to win leagues you will always have those tough and scrappy 0-0 games where you get one chance and you need a top class striker to take it. Lukaku will never be that guy. He's never going to put away those chances that no other striker in his place couldn't finish.
I level the same criticism at Rashford and don't think he will make it here as an out and out striker either, but he has a lot more to his game to succeed in other positions.
I level the same criticism at Rashford and don't think he will make it here as an out and out striker either, but he has a lot more to his game to succeed in other positions.
3rd one.
In his own in the box, no need for that touch. He had a wide goal with keeper planted in the middle, just hit it first time in a corner.
I get it though, criticism of Lukaku is frowned upon by a few because he’s scored a few lately.
He had a better game today but stil, those chances he missed change games
Feel bad for him, but you can't be missing several chances, especially in a game of that magnitude.
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