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Skelator=T. Tuchel.
Skelator=T. Tuchel.
Romelu Lukaku | Chelsea
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Look, 75% of young people in Europe learn their native language and English. Their native language usually has roots in another language, usually a bordering country, think Danes and Swedes or Poles and Czechs.
So it's not a huge thing to have you get European people knowing three languages of the bat. Combined with these guys travel for work and interact with a massive international cohort of colleagues from a young age, they'll be able to pick up basic phrases in say another language.
We haven't even added into family members who are different nationalities who might speak another language as well.
There is a difference being fluent in multiple languages and being able to have very basic rudimentary interactions in several languages.
Now, this is situation is unfolding quite nicely. He is basically unsellable as he only wants to go back to Inter. I can't see Bayern or his other desired clubs (Barca, Real) making moves after his latest antics.
I also think his relation with Tuchel is beyond repair now. If he is not starting against Pool today, this is it then.
Chelsea might get rid of TT in this case as I can't see them getting rid of Lukaku after 6 months.
At least this will unsettle them as a club.
Would be really amazing if we could get TT in the summer. Him and Ralf
I also think his relation with Tuchel is beyond repair now. If he is not starting against Pool today, this is it then.
Chelsea might get rid of TT in this case as I can't see them getting rid of Lukaku after 6 months.
At least this will unsettle them as a club.
Would be really amazing if we could get TT in the summer. Him and Ralf
I like the beard,it makes him look like an angry gnome.
Yes, I appreciate there is a difference. I can order a beer in most languages, but I'm saying the lads we come across can hold a conversation in several languages. By all means believe differently but that would be ignoring the plain truth someone who knows for fact is telling you.
That's your perspective, I gave you mine and we have different ones. If I look at people around me the majority speaks 4 to 6 languages.
Very unlikeable bloke, what about staying fit and helping the team, shutting up and staying out of the media. When he retires in a few years when his big lump of a body breaks down, he’ll be forgotten instantly by all the clubs he played for. A journeyman lacking loyalty, focus and commitment, shame on him. Inter is still winning the league easily without him-shocker.
My ex was Spanish / Basque so she could speak Spanish, Basque, Italian (semi fluent), Portuguese (semi fluent) and could get by with French as she summered in the Pyrenees.
And she couldn't tell the difference between her right and left.
And she couldn't tell the difference between her right and left.
By all means resort to type.
The trouble is, he really, really isn't that good a player.
Oh he scored 30 goals for Inter.
I don't care. My dog could score 30 goals for Inter.
He's horrific in build up, can't last 90 mins, gets shut out by centre backs half his size, I mean Daly Blind, god bless him, is 5'7'' with a dodgy ticker and he pockets Lukaku six days a week and twice on Sundays. Isn't clinical, very one footed, selfish, lazy and moans all game.
I hope he goes back to inter and wins nothing.
Oh he scored 30 goals for Inter.
I don't care. My dog could score 30 goals for Inter.
He's horrific in build up, can't last 90 mins, gets shut out by centre backs half his size, I mean Daly Blind, god bless him, is 5'7'' with a dodgy ticker and he pockets Lukaku six days a week and twice on Sundays. Isn't clinical, very one footed, selfish, lazy and moans all game.
I hope he goes back to inter and wins nothing.
Sorry, you're the authority on language learning globally, I'll take everything you say as fact.
He’s thick as feck in the sense that it should be blatantly obvious that nothing he says in that interview is going to make him look good. What good could possibly come from all of this, nothing.
He lets Inter fans know how much he loves the club, and that he was so unhappy at not being offered a new contract a year after Inter made the massive investment of signing him that he wanted to feck off. Not that it mattered much, because either way he wanted to join Real Madrid, Barcelona or Bayern a few years down the road. Brilliant.
The timing as well
Lukaku still has this massive chip on his shoulder, it’s like he constantly needs to be looked after to prevent him from self destructing. His last season at United is a perfect example, came back looking way too big after the World Cup, did an interview where he laughed off the notion that he was out of form, stronger than ever, talking about being a Mourinho favorite because he’s run through a brick wall for him and that other players just needed to grow up. Posted shirtless pictures of himself to show how fit he was. Then he did a new interview later on where he blamed his form on bulking up too much for the World Cup and that he was fast approaching his old self. Got ridiculed for his lack of pace, posted in house speed runs to demonstrate how fast he was. It’s bizarre just how insecure he is about himself, and how the opinions of others gets to him.
He lets Inter fans know how much he loves the club, and that he was so unhappy at not being offered a new contract a year after Inter made the massive investment of signing him that he wanted to feck off. Not that it mattered much, because either way he wanted to join Real Madrid, Barcelona or Bayern a few years down the road. Brilliant.
The timing as well
Lukaku still has this massive chip on his shoulder, it’s like he constantly needs to be looked after to prevent him from self destructing. His last season at United is a perfect example, came back looking way too big after the World Cup, did an interview where he laughed off the notion that he was out of form, stronger than ever, talking about being a Mourinho favorite because he’s run through a brick wall for him and that other players just needed to grow up. Posted shirtless pictures of himself to show how fit he was. Then he did a new interview later on where he blamed his form on bulking up too much for the World Cup and that he was fast approaching his old self. Got ridiculed for his lack of pace, posted in house speed runs to demonstrate how fast he was. It’s bizarre just how insecure he is about himself, and how the opinions of others gets to him.
Jaysus Christ this thread got sidetracked with language talk. Gowlbags can speak several languages. It isn't unusual.
Hearing he’s been dropped for today’s game because of his comments?
Would Inter take him back ?
They're doing fine without him. Dzeko and Martinez have picked up the goal load and are well on there way to winning another title.
They're doing fine without him. Dzeko and Martinez have picked up the goal load and are well on there way to winning another title.
Yep. Reported this morning by Ornstein at the Athletic. Will be left out of the squad entirely.
Yep. It's been reported that he's pacing furiously about at home, swearing in twenty different languages.
Yes. Not in the squad.
Preparing internal data to be leaked as we speak
You said it was fairly normal. It is not. Even a provisional google search will tell you only 3% of the global population speaks 4 languages or more. Yes, diaspora kids will have a disposition to speak multiple languages, but not many are as proficient as Lukaku. I'm not even doubting your anecdotal evidence, I'm just saying it isn't fairly normal, because, well, it isn't.
Funny. But he's also a very accomplished footballer, which speaks well to not only his physical abilities, but his visual-spatial awareness and attention, especially as a striker. Lukaku is intelligent. Doesn't matter how much redcafe posters want to wrestle to paint him otherwise.
I mean, you could just read instead of making sweeping generalisations. here, see how I said intelligence isn't a straight line and can encompass a lot of things:
He’s rising to the top of my most hated list he’s a complete muppet
I had all but forgotten him when he moved to Italy but he’s mentioned us many times now and stated how unhappy he was and slated his new club publicly, i dont care for Chelsea but in this case Lukaku comes across like a prick.
I had all but forgotten him when he moved to Italy but he’s mentioned us many times now and stated how unhappy he was and slated his new club publicly, i dont care for Chelsea but in this case Lukaku comes across like a prick.
No connection with former players
Even the likes of Crespo still support us.
We found the lukaku burner account
Romelu, I know you're bored not having a match and all but perhaps log off.
We told em so. They didn't listen, but we told em.
Actually I think he might be pretty smart. He is on high wages while going through a few clubs. I feel he may be just too sensitive and entitled.
I remember Anelka and Jimmy Floyd both mercenaries but did their job when they are the respective club and never caused so much trouble at all.
I remember Anelka and Jimmy Floyd both mercenaries but did their job when they are the respective club and never caused so much trouble at all.
I like how this is going on. Don't like the guy one bit, especially after United episode.
Lineup is out. Lukaku not in the squad.
It is very much debatable as there are millions of examples of all over the world of people speaking several languages without them being specially smart, when I said "Einstein" I was purposely exaggerating.
My initial point is that if one speaks several languages, it gives me no indication of one's level of intellect whatsoever. Speaking several languages isn't that special at all in many parts of the world.
Dropped
he speaks eight languages which I think is fair to say is quite unusual
but the debate is a bit pointless though, because clearly intelligent people do stupid shit all the time
It's not a diaspora thing though. I'll give you an example for an african from a french colony that went at least to highschool it's not rare for them to speak decent english, french, the most common national dialect and a regional dialect. After that you have many that move to countries like Spain, Italy, Germany and add other languages. I also didn't even took into account the fact that both parents could have two different native languages or anyone that travelled to over african countries.
Wonder will they go for Haaland if Rom sulks and gets the boot?
Can he say...”excuse me, can you help me improve my first touch?” In any language?
I'm skeptical about that kind of things, unless you use and used that language continuously it's unlikely that you are fluent. I'm personally at four languages and then there are three others that I understand but I wouldn't say that I speak them, mainly because I don't use them often and it takes me time to be comfortable.
For clarification, when I refer to diaspora in this context I’m speaking of African diaspora. Kids of African descent born in and/or that migrated to countries outside of Africa. Most people I know are bilingual or speak multiple languages, that’s common and reflected in said provisional Google searches with stats ranging from 40% to 48% of the world population being bilingual. +5 languages though, it’s a small percentile of people.
I'm actually surprised more footballers don't speak more languages in general, to speak another language fluently immersion I'd say is critical, and with them living in different countries, and mixing with different nationalities on a consistent basis from the age of 5 they're in a privileged position, obviously most don't take advantage of it, but even a team mate of Lukaku, Kovačić speaks 5, whilst a fair few others speak 3.
Lukaku grew up speaking French and Flemish having being born in Belgium whilst speaking Lingala to relatives, that's three right off the bat then having lived in England and Italy, while not common for most people let alone footballers, he then spoke English and Italian.
During his time in England he stayed with a Portuguese team mate (immersion) and learned his language, its genuinely impressive but considering footballers are in the perfect environment for learning languages and have all the time in the world, I wouldn't say its exceptional.
Lukaku knows French, Flemish, Lingala, English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and some German apparently? The only languages there that you could say are unusual is Spanish and German as he had no ties there (aside from team mates) and considering Spanish and Portuguese have close linguistic ties, that only really leaves German as the standout, to what level is his German? I couldn't say, but it would be interesting to see an interview in German (I'm off to Google).
First one was funny, this was just corny and lazy