Never forget that half the caf wanted this man to be our club captain back in 18/19.
Romelu Lukaku | Napoli watch
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I call bullshit. Quote one post.
Never forget something which nobody said ever. #Inventionsinmyhead
is this half the caf in the room with us right now?
I doubt you could find half a post mentioning this, never mind half the posters.
As memory serves many people wanted him to be a RW, that was an actual thing
yeah but that’s just because when a player’s touch is that good, you want him on the ball as often as possible.
He has a lot of flaws, but he can cross a ball well
Lukaku or Antony at RW, who do you pick ?
Man I remember after World Cup 2018 there was a poster who said that in his opinion Lukaku was the best player at the World Cup, and was totally serious about it. There aren’t many posts on the caf that stand out in my memory but that was one of them.
If you could move Lukaku's crossing into Antony he'd be amazing, on a serious note though clearly Antony. The thought of Big Rom having to track runners down that win for 90mins gives me the shivers for whoever our poor RB is.Lukaku or Antony at RW, who do you pick ?
How did this lad engineer this. He could have been at the biggest club in the country or the European Cup finalists with a team that e lnjoyed having him.
Struggling to remember someone who has taken a hammer to their career and relationships in football like this guy has.
Struggling to remember someone who has taken a hammer to their career and relationships in football like this guy has.
He's spectacularly thick and has a massive ego.
That’s what, £16M in loan fees now? I’d we can ship him for £25-30M next summer, I’d consider it good business - £40-45M altogether.
I give it until Christmas before Jose has had enough of him and he's not even on the bench anymore.
Do you think it's safe to say he peaked at 14?
This means he is either taking a big wage cut or Chelsea are covering some of it, the part he is not giving up…
He's lucky he ended up in Rome.
Why would he?
He's always had one agenda and that's being given the unconditional 90 minutes he believes he's entitled too every week.
So he shouldn't have any problems at Roma (unless Mou gets replaced) as if I'm not mistaken he pandered to those desires when you had him.
Because his big ego is more important than his pay check. He thinks he's a superstar player so wants a club that give him that status.
This is the one instance his delusions of grandeur comes in handy.
So what happened with Inter / Juve? Thought he was odds on going there.
So, taking a pay cut is good for someone with a big ego? That is new.
No they absolutely did not.
Only player to get me infraction points on the caf.
Really dislike him as a player and person
Really dislike him as a player and person
Who knows mate. It’s just what’s been reported. Maybe he feels backed into a corner? I mean he’s been training on his own at Cobham for many weeks now. Juve, Inter and Saudi are off the table now. It’s either be an outcast at Chelsea playing 0 minutes, training in isolation or I guess take a pay cut to play in Rome for a year.
I think Chelsea vowing to put him in the stands for a year is a lot more credible than, say, PSG threats to Mbappé. Burned his boats at CFC, then at Inter, Juve weren't that interested (and some fans hostile)... He hit a low point in club and country.
Also I suspect Lukaku is the sort to want to prove we were all wrong : Can only do that by playing.
AS Roma, as I understand, is absolutely short-handed for strikers. He'll get plenty of minutes, know the coach, the club has some prestige... I think he reckons that if he doesn't play this year his career will take a sharp nosedive.
Was Inter reluctant to extend his loan or what?
They were finalizing a transfer bid when the story broke Lukaku had contacts with Juventus on the eve of the CL final (IIRC) because he was distraught with his place at Inter -or so it's told-. Personally I think that part of the story was a storm in a teacup : Surely players or their agents must exchange flirty admiration and promises to work together in the future on the regular ?
But Lukaku apparently ghosted his Inter bosses and teammates, ultras were incensed... And Inter aborted the deal and broke up.
Then Juve didn't come (apparently they hoped to sell Vlahovic and swap Lukaku there) and CFC / Poch told him to train on his own.
A Grown ass (journey)man
He's turning into a strange one. He spent 4 years at Everton, and since then it's stints of one or two years in a place. It would be good for him to settle at one club now and just make his mark there. The Italian league works for him and he has to make it work. Not sure where else he can go after this, unless Saudi Arabia decides they want him.
I thought he was onto a great thing at Inter and he should have made more of that. It's the perfect level for him.
I thought he was onto a great thing at Inter and he should have made more of that. It's the perfect level for him.