Well tonight he also got credit for getting a nice goal from out of the box disallowed because he did not move into onside position in time.
Romelu Lukaku | Napoli watch
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The obsession by some of our fans over this guy is weird.
Stop acting as if we weren't comfortably better than those teams ye negative Nancy
And this will go on the whole season I guess. Plain weird.
Spot on, let’s see him against Juve
I see where you're coming from, but I disagree - the CL is viewed as a crowning achievement, but at the end of the day it's a cup competition. You need a certain amount of luck (draws, refs etc) to win. The league is a better measure of the best team. Few can argue that City weren't the best team in the toughest and most competitive league in the world. The league is the bread and butter as Fergie, Shankly et al have maintained.
Put it this way, Real Madrid won 4 of the last 6 CL, but Barca were always better and more consistent in Spain humiliating them time and time again.
As for your other points - Napoli gave a lesson to Liverpool in San Paolo yes, but they were given a lesson back at Anfield. Spurs had 1 point in 3 games, and yet they overcame Inter. Both Inter and Napoli were subsequently poor in Europa following their CL exit, despite not really competing for the league.
My 2 cents.
And then could have easily lost by 4 at anfield. I mean, yeah, the whole struggle to get out of CL group is kind of funny given they finished level on points with liverpool and in a group with PSG as well, they're a very good team and i'd back them to finish above united
Inter with Conte, maybe. United still have a better team though. The rest? Roma, Milan, Lazio, Atalanta? Yeah, United aren't finishing below that...
And yeah, City were the best team on the planet these last two seasons. They went out in CL on a grotesque refereeing mistake against liverpool(who were themselves already an incredible team at anfield) and then messed up against spurs. It happens.
Inter don't need him to score against the big teams and he'll do a good enough job against the lesser teams provided he gets decent service although that looks a bit dodgy at the moment. I'm sure he'll do well but I'm also really glad we don't have him anymore. His passing was, yet again, utterly awful and his touch still horrific. I just don't think it's something he can ever fix.
Not really seeing an obsession myself. He's just left on bad terms. People don't like him but are interested to see what he does for them.
Good for him, still dont get the hate.
And for all that he still brings a lot of positive to the team beyond goals. Inter will attack much better with him than they did with Icardi, and probably score more. Even though he probably won't score as much as Icardi
Why not ?
Yeah even I don't think he'll do 25 and 29 goal seasons like Icardi did but he'll get to 20. His pace will be an added bonus over Icardi but his lack of ball control and inability to pass may hamper them a bit. I just don't see where the creativity in this team will come to be honest. Taking the wonder goals out of the equation, they just didn't create much today either. Candreva and Asamoah will have to be really good to provide Lukaku with enough assists.
Well that was predictable.
When my old hated (but still respected) cousins of Ac Milan with Sacchi were dominating in Europe between late '80s/early 90s they were the best team on the planet becouse they were trashing the opponents in Europe but weren't so dominant in Serie A (only 1 scudetto in 4 years), but everyone will tell you that Milan's Sacchi is one of the best in the history of the game. So: nobody will remember the City dominance in England under Guardiola, becouse national leagues will never be as important as an european cup or Champions League….
Serie A is growing so much, you are wrong. Big Investments and big players are coming back. We are still behind the incredible revenues of the modern PL but I see an improvement in the last few seasons. I'm confident with Conte this year.
People have been saying this for the past 3-4 years and nothing's changed. You could see that last year when Juve was basically beating their rivals with their B team ffs
The hate is for him being unprofessionally overweight for the later stages of his time here, along with his listless performances and the fact he acted like an utter bellend all summer
I’m just curious. Why have this thread dedicated to a player everybody wanted gone?
He’s gone now everyone is all over every little thing he does. His touch, his weight, his ass???
Who cares?
He’s gone now everyone is all over every little thing he does. His touch, his weight, his ass???
Who cares?
Fat shite.
Conte said that he was paid 65 millions € in 5 years (and not 65 millions £ or 75....)
Agree. Solskjaer didn't fancy him and he moved on.
This.
Our manager clearly wanted rid from day one, which was the right decision for all parties. Hope he has a decent career in Italy.
Good poacher’s goal
He did literally move on and now United fans should move on too.
Good thing this forum isn’t filled with bitter people and instead will civilly follow his career with slight interest and wish him the best for the future.
Conte knows how to set up counters as well as any manager, so he'll do very well for Inter.
People will do everything to sh1t on him here, but deep down everyone knows the club got rid of its best goalscorer and didnt replace him. A whole season of martial and rashford backed by greenwood as strikers for a club like Man Utd is borderline irresponsible planning
1st goal and he's already celebrating by pointing at the badge.
A ma sei Interista, e vabbe'.
Look Sacchi's Milan was special, but they won 2 CL and 1 scudetto, but that's no slight on AC Milan. Inter won the 1989 scudetto and they were amazing that year. Napoli with Maradona won in 1990 and they too were amazing beating Milan by 2 points. Then it was Sampdoria's turn, and had they not been unlucky they would have the EC at Wembley the following. Point being is, Serie was ultra-competitive at the time so winning the league was no easy feat.
Did you say that after he done the same thing for us?
Thought he was pointing at his lungs as if he needs more oxygen...
Let's see if he scores vs Juve, Napoli, Roma, AC, etc.
Don't forget 9 league goals in 7 months from Novemeber of his 1st season
That's what Transfer Market has him for as well - https://www.transfermarkt.com/romelu-lukaku/transfers/spieler/96341/transfer_id/2596904
65mm base + 10 bonuses.
https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Seri...unto-base-65-mln-10-bonus-3401496829772.shtml
https://sport.sky.it/calciomercato/serie-a/2019/08/08/lukaku-inter-ufficiale-calciomercato.html
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Conte called him "gigante buono" (gentle giant). Let's see how long the honeymoon will last. Frankly, don't care how he does - it was painfully clear he was not good enough for Man Utd, might be a better fit at Inter/Serie A. Wish him luck.
Glad he’s gone. Dont understand the attention he’s getting..
Pleased for him hope he does well . Don't understand how people here hate him when he always gave his best
As for people saying he's playing a lower level he will be playing champions league football
As for people saying he's playing a lower level he will be playing champions league football
He actually gave interviews like David Moyes which is why people starting talking about him again
Unfortunately Lukaku knows how to ruin counters more than most others.
His poor touch and passing was on display several times today and he's more likely to mess up counters. He'll need better service from crosses than they offered today as well.