[Apokalips]

He crossed the ball one time and no one made a near post run and he started giving of stink. I laughed because he wouldn't have made the run either

Haha So true! I'm constantly shouting why doesn't he ever make a dart to the near post....ever!

 

[vanderpants]

Never been a fan of him, and to be frank his performances this season have been nothing but downright dire dogshit, i would hope that we sell him and get a striker that actually moves and makes runs instead of standing there like a pile of horse shit, as you can tell im not his biggest fan

 

[Bobski]

He is horrendously static to the point where I start to think it is a plan, makes himself far too easy to mark. He had 2/3 moments of life when he pulled to the rw but that lack of movement is just one of many reasons why the play is so slow.

 

[GazTheLegend]

As has been mentioned, I can’t help but think that Romelu needs to feel his way into a game, and playing on the wing helps him because he’s too strong for 99% of the full backs out there. Valencia and Newcastle players bounced off him and his crossing was surprisingly dangerous.

In my opinion he’s worse as a target man than a lot of our forwards, mainly because his first touch is terrible his passing is a little sloppy, and his movement isn’t great The wing suits him as he has a bit more time and he is extremely quick (at least when he gets going).

 

[Canagel]

He is one of our biggest problems. If he doesn't score he doesn't do anything else. Moving him to RW won't solve anything either because he's out of form anyway.

 

[Sayros]

Bench him, he needs a rest.

 

[marko goalo]

Never rated him, never will. What baffles me is when you spend £75m should you not be getting a complete striker with technical ability to boot? I don't understand why someone didn't flag this up before we shelled out such a fee? Surely Jose must see he's a bit, well, crap??

 

[clarkydaz]

In my opinion he’s worse as a target man than a lot of our forwards, mainly because his first touch is terrible his passing is a little sloppy, and his movement isn’t great The wing suits him as he has a bit more time and he is extremely quick (at least when he gets going).

Im coming to this conclusion aswell, as a target man with his back to goal he isn't as good as you would assume. Doesn't maul centre halfs, not great at air duels and is flat footed, slow reactions and easy to mark. When out on the wing he has space to stretch his legs, see the game and starts to look like a dangerous footballer

 

[Rozay]

RW will suit him better, although his dribbling may be exposed a bit there. Not sure he has the fitness for it either, and will leave his full-back exposed from the 15th minute onwards.

 

[Terminator]

He is capable of much more than what he is showing right now. 1 or 2 weeks of rest would do wonders for him IMO.

 

[Rozay]

He is capable of much more than what he is showing right now. 1 or 2 weeks of rest would do wonders for him IMO.

He certainly is capable of more in the sense that he would usually score the sitters he’s been missing. Not sure he’s capable of much more in terms of being able to control and manipulate the ball then. If so I’d be very pleasantly surprised.

 

[tomaldinho1]

RW will suit him better, although his dribbling may be exposed a bit there. Not sure he has the fitness for it either, and will leave his full-back exposed from the 15th minute onwards.

His ability to get up and down the byline for a counter would be over in minutes. He's a ~100kg and not exactly in ridiculously good shape.

Not the signing we'd hoped for, which is frustrating but happens. Knowing he's not good enough and still persisting with him however, is not fine.

 

[MadDogg]

Not sure he’s capable of much more in terms of being able to control and manipulate the ball then. If so I’d be very pleasantly surprised.

He's definitely capable of better. Lukaku has always been somewhat inconsistent in that regard, sometimes having good touches and sometimes having poor. He's currently in a run where it's almost all poor, so his normal is quite comfortably better. Still inconsistent which you could say isn't good enough, but definitely an improvement over what he's currently showing.

 

[bond19821982]

Hope we bench him against Chelsea. Bring Martial or Sanchez as CF

 

[Robbie Boy]

I was so wrong about him. I really wanted him and expected him to iron out the deficiencies in this game. He's been utterly atrocious this season, though.

 

[Abhinav]

Never rated him, never will. What baffles me is when you spend £75m should you not be getting a complete striker with technical ability to boot? I don't understand why someone didn't flag this up before we shelled out such a fee? Surely Jose must see he's a bit, well, crap??

I think it was more a lack of options when we went shopping. Zlatan’s injury and Griezmann’s newfound loyalty meant we had to choose between Lukaku, Morata, or the Torino striker whose name I haven’t heard in a long time and was supposed to be worth 100m at that time!

 

[redDNA]

My captain must play was one of the reasons LVG under performed and got sacked.

Lukaku must play will hasten Mourinho's exit,we can play a fluid football with the front three of Martial Rashford and Sanchez, I don't know how hard it is for Mourinho to see.

 

[kouroux]

His movement is really poor which is something you can really see when you see him live at games.

I don't know if he's carrying a knock, if he's too heavy, or if he's just becoming increasingly lazy but he's been awful this season.

It can be noticed on the telly so for the match goers, it must be even more blatant like you said. It's not just about making runs inside the box, it's also coming closer to midfield to initiate passing movements.

 

[Kostov]

Lukaku is capable of playing much better than he is showing in this moment. But it's perfect time for posters that loved calling him donkey and other shit when even he was playing alright. It's on Jose though, get him out of the team and give the others a start, he will fight his way back very fast.

 

[Escobar]

Lukaku is capable of playing much better than he is showing in this moment. But it's perfect time for posters that loved calling him donkey and other shit when even he was playing alright. It's on Jose though, get him out of the team and give the others a start, he will fight his way back very fast.

I agree, he can be a great striker but his form is terrible, Therefore, he should be benched imo

 

[Kostov]

I agree, he can be a great striker but his form is terrible, Therefore, he should be benched imo

If only Jose sees some reason and gets him off the spotlight.

 

[Escobar]

If only Jose sees some reason and gets him off the spotlight.

He cant I guess. He seems to have his favorites and they play, no matter what. He is not progressive enough to try something completely new.

It's actually funny (or rather sad): he trusts a young player like McTominay who clearly is not good enough but then he has an issue trusting players like Rashford (to be a striker), Pereira or Dalot at RB who was very good so far.

 

[11101]

Lukaku is capable of playing much better than he is showing in this moment. But it's perfect time for posters that loved calling him donkey and other shit when even he was playing alright. It's on Jose though, get him out of the team and give the others a start, he will fight his way back very fast.

He is capable of playing better than he is now but he is still a square peg in a round hole. Jose wants a target man and even on his best day Lukaku does not have the touch and movement for that. He wants to be running at defenders and getting on the end of chances in space and that's not how we play.

 

[Kostov]

He is capable of playing better than he is now but he is still a square peg in a round hole. Jose wants a target man and even on his best day Lukaku does not have the touch and movement for that. He wants to be running at defenders and getting on the end of chances in space and that's not how we play.

I agree with that completely, which means he is not used properly to be fair.

He cant I guess. He seems to have his favorites and they play, no matter what. He is not progressive enough to try something completely new.

It's actually funny (or rather sad): he trusts a young player like McTominay who clearly is not good enough but then he has an issue trusting players like Rashford (to be a striker), Pereira or Dalot at RB who was very good so far.

One of the biggest issues I have with Jose is that. Double standards may I say.

 

[VP89]

He cant I guess. He seems to have his favorites and they play, no matter what. He is not progressive enough to try something completely new.

It's actually funny (or rather sad): he trusts a young player like McTominay who clearly is not good enough but then he has an issue trusting players like Rashford (to be a striker), Pereira or Dalot at RB who was very good so far.

He trusted Rashford to partner Lukaku up top in the same match McTominay played as centre back.

Rashford missed a couple of sitters.

 

[Escobar]

He trusted Rashford to partner Lukaku up top in the same match McTominay played as centre back.

Rashford missed a couple of sitters.

And how many times did he in the past?

 

[Escobar]

One of the biggest issues I have with Jose is that. Double standards may I say.

He does and it is one of the reasons he is failing.

 

[Kostov]

He does and it is one of the reasons he is failing.

I'm one of his biggest fans but that's the truth. Is it stupid and naive to believe he might change?

 

[VP89]

And how many times did he in the past?

Maybe he shouldnt? Last season Rashford had no claim to start over a striker with a 27 goal haul. This season maybe, but he did partner him up top in the last game. He also partnered Martial up top in the horribly failed 352 against West Ham.

I get the view that right now maybe Lukaku should be dropped for Rashford or Martial but I don't think Jose is wrong with persisting with a very good striker in Lukaku last season.

His last few games have been relatively poor, granted. But Rashford was given time up top in the last game moreso than Lukaku who drifted wide. And I thought he was very wasteful.

 

[Escobar]

I'm one of his biggest fans but that's the truth. Is it stupid and naive to believe he might change?

Sorry but it is. He wont change and I think the damage he caused cannot be fixed anymore in the team

 

[Valencia Shin Crosses]

Maybe he shouldnt? Last season Rashford had no claim to start over a striker with a 27 goal haul. This season maybe, but he did partner him up top in the last game. He also partnered Martial up top in the horribly failed 352 against West Ham.

I get the view that right now maybe Lukaku should be dropped for Rashford or Martial but I don't think Jose is wrong with persisting with a very good striker in Lukaku last season.

His last few games have been relatively poor, granted. But Rashford was given time up top in the last game moreso than Lukaku who drifted wide. And I thought he was very wasteful.

My issue is that it either has to be Lukaku as our single striker, or we have to switch our entire system to something else and make a crap partnership. I'd rather see Rashford/Martial/Sanchez as a front man with attackers around them, similar to how City and Liverpool play with a free flowing front 3. Granted two of those mentioned have been crap all year, but it's more the fact that whenever we have a Lukaku or Fellaini up top, everyone seems to go into hoofball mode and starting banging long balls up to those two like we are Stoke. Without that option, the team might be more inclined to build up more to attack and maybe become more dynamic as a whole.

I don't know. I just know that I can't handle another game of watching Lukaku stumble over a ball before kicking it out of bounds like a child who's never played before.

 

[montpelier]

Never rated him, never will. What baffles me is when you spend £75m should you not be getting a complete striker with technical ability to boot? I don't understand why someone didn't flag this up before we shelled out such a fee? Surely Jose must see he's a bit, well, crap??

This baffles me as a general principle when the proper Top clubs sign anybody.

You've got to have a first touch to die for & that is 100% reliable & you have got to be able to run (the mobility) with a half-decent topspeed being a big preference too, surely?

Even the very best examples of not having those things I'd avoid I really would.

I'm not even sure Michael Carrick passes the test, for example - but that might get me some stick. Beautiful passer & awareness, but put him under pressure or stretch the game & it's not so good is it?

Lukaku obviously has his qualities & has a proven track record. If you point him in a straight line & there's space to exploit, he almost unstoppable & left foot is very nice for a man of of his size but all the rest is like you're never sure quite what you're gonna get.

 

[tomaldinho1]

I wonder if he shed some weight if he'd be a much better all rounder - he's a bulky lad but not in a lean machine (Varane, Seedorf etc) type way and that's probably half the reason he plays like he has lead in his boots.

By way of a very basic comparison that has been made before - He and Didier Drogba are the same height (Lukaku is 1cm taller) but he is ~10kgs heavier than Drogba was. That's a lot of extra weight and affects everything from reaction time, to acceleration and general dynamism around the pitch.

 

[Canagel]

Lukaku playing every game is going to be the downfall of Jose and will get him sacked quicker. How can he not see that he is out of form totally and is a hindrance to the team currently? Other players have been dropped for much less and even been left out of the squad entirely sometimes.

 

[VeevaVee]

I'm one of his biggest fans but that's the truth. Is it stupid and naive to believe he might change?

The stuff he does is what you might expect when a manager first comes in. Working with what you have. Playing certain players even if not the right fit or out of form. Changing approach constantly. He's been here too long to expect enough change to improve us a lot now I think. That's the main reason I think it's time for him to leave.

We need a big change. It's going to take a decent amount of change from here to get us comfortably competing for top 4, nevermind the league. I can't see how it'll happen, partly because I don't think the bumpy ride is over at all, even if we string some wins together.

 

[Kostov]

The stuff he does is what you might expect when a manager first comes in. Working with what you have. Playing certain players even if not the right fit or out of form. Changing approach constantly. He's been here too long to expect enough change to improve us a lot now I think. That's the main reason I think it's time for him to leave.

We need a big change. It's going to take a decent amount of change from here to get us comfortably competing for top 4, nevermind the league. I can't see how it'll happen, partly because I don't think the bumpy ride is over at all, even if we string some wins together.

I agree to some extent. But the next fixtures are really difficult, and I think it's better that way, he either gets through this or he gets the sack I feel.

 

[Foxbatt]

We can have a good midfield but if our leading striker is crap then we can't win.
I can understand missing chances but his lack of movement is the biggest problem we face now. Forget about the CB

 

[Foxbatt]

We can have a good midfield but if our leading striker is crap then we can't win.
I can understand missing chances but his lack of movement is the biggest problem we face now. Forget about the CB

 

[kouroux]

We can have a good midfield but if our leading striker is crap then we can't win.
I can understand missing chances but his lack of movement is the biggest problem we face now. Forget about the CB

Well Chelsea are winning games with a good midfield and a crap striker (Hazard helps tremendously of course).
I get your point, Lukaku's shittiness wouldn't be much of an issue if our football wasn't built to get the best out of him. This is what hurts us the most, he is too important in Mourinho's system to be dropped.

 

[James Peril]

Well Chelsea are winning games with a good midfield and a crap striker (Hazard helps tremendously of course).
I get your point, Lukaku's shittiness wouldn't be much of an issue if our football wasn't built to get the best out of him. This is what hurts us the most, he is too important in Mourinho's system to be dropped.

Well, they have Hazard - we do not. They also have two magnificent and modern wing-backs, we do not. Furthermore, both Giroud and Morata are superior to Lukaku in most aspects of the game. Not scoring just goals, but pure and simple play and bringing others into action. Giroud is a great header of the ball and has a good touch, Morata is pretty good at holding the ball up and distributing it to the wingers. Lukaku has more strength, but that’s about it. All of them struggle to put clear chances in the net though.