I'm not surprised at signing Lukaku. Fellaini was a useful asset last season due to his physicality, add that upfront to someone with good pace and a great goalscoring record and it's a good bit of business. The good thing also is that it's the season leading up to the World Cup and Belgium have a fee great strikers so Romelu will have to be scoring to start at the World Cup.
Romelu Lukaku | United confirm deal subject to medical and personal terms
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You have potential. Keep it up.
Does he take penalties? Wondering if he would take over that responsibility for us with Ibra and apparently Rooney gone.
He's missed some big ones so I would rather someone else take them.
He does when Baines doesn't play. Keep Pogba on them he's not missed one yet I don't think.
You watch us right? Pogba,Mata,Herrera all have good delivery, pretty sure we will sign a wideman too so that will help. Luke shaw if fit and in form can be a great crosser, valencia is also decent enough. Last year we created loads of chances, We couldnt finish them. This year i feel we cant be unlucky and we will see many more goals and chances converted.
I'll let Pogba to do it though and also to add his number of goals as well. I have watched Lukaku's penalty and not very consistent. De Gea saved one of them as well.
He shouldn't. Still remember that penalty miss in LVG 2nd season in FA Cup tie. Let's Pogba take it. Pognalty is cool
Its like people haven't watched him at all. He's good in the air but that doesn't mean he is a hoof ball player, he has pace, strength and a cannon of a left foot. He'll be excellent with the ball at his feet. He's left defenders for dead with a simple shoulder drop or shifting the ball onto his left foot and accelerating away.
If I remember correctly he also missed a penalty vs Bayern in the super cup for Chelsea. Which was right before Jose sold him.
For people who talk about scoring in Big games.
The Black Pele?
It seems as though him and Baines split the responsibility of penalties whilst Lukaku was at Everton. As others have mentioned I remember him missing a couple of important spot kicks. I always prefer the team's striker / main source of goals to take them to build confidence.
But not Rashford or Martial.
Shaw has never ever been a great crosser. The guy barely has 3 assists as a full back in his whole career.
https://www.redcafe.net/threads/footballers-without-abs.430193/
Pogba and Lukaku training at UCLA!!
The article trying to be a smartarse. The legend is that we were looking for 10m for Rooney (only a Chinese club would have actually payed money for Rooney, considering that they also have to pay him all that salary), but we decided to drop it for Everton. So, in order to make the transfer look that it cost more, they added that 10m to the price of Lukaku.
I think that having Rooney out of the books - without paying any of his wages - is a bonus for us. If he had another 2 years on his contract, with his 300k/week wages, we are actually saving 30m pounds there.
I see your point, Morata does seem like a player that can fit into different systems.
But wherever Lukaku has played as the main striker he has scored goals and been relevant regardless of who the manager was - Steve Clarke, Roberto Martinez or Koeman, all of whom have differing styles and philosophies.
I do understand where you're coming from, but IMO the facts don't support your statements.
This is a bit off topic but I can't find a more relevant thread that's open. The connection is it pertains to Chelsea challenging us for Lukaku but needing to offload Costa first. I just read in the Guardian that Athletico are putting together a bid for Costa, which would allow Chelsea to act. My question is, how come Athletico can do that? If they still have a window available why did the Griezmann deal fall through? Genuinely confused.
Should sign Fabinho. He is a penalty expert like milner or baines.
They can sign Costa now but he's not allowed to join/play for them until January. Just like Barcelona did with Arda Turan two years ago.
They can not register new players.
I think they can buy players but that the players cannot play until the new year.
@Fortitude I'm sorry but you're not making much sense with the above.
Lukaku isn't an exciting signing for me but he is guaranteed goals. The price isn't bad either. Not sure what's not to like with this deal bar it not being a continental based flair player.
Thanks guys.
Eden Hazard hasn't done much of note for Belgium too. Nor has Griezmann been setting the world on fire for France but they are elite players. Lukaku is younger than both and has ample scope for improvement.
As for your last line, which "elite talent" would you think is available who would be going for a reasonable price? We were about to break the bank on Morata so Lukaku is a great option too.
Frankly I have not been overly impressed by his technique but he sure knows to bang them in. Plus at this age he can be improved and can become a lethal player in his prime.
That's being rather polite. He's having a fecking mare.
Just seen the pics on BBC of Pogba and Lukaku training together in LA. Any other reason (commercial etc.) that they would be training together? Or can the ***-fest begin?
We're horrendous from corners last season. Pogba's the only one I rate interms of delivery and he doesn't take corners or free kicks. We've got loads of 6ft+ players so a set piece specialist would serve us well.
I have a great feeling about Lukaku.
I believe this move will make him concentrate 100% and really show his fully ability. He's going to train harder than ever before, especially keeping up with Pogba.
He's always had top ability but looked a frustrated figure at times, with us giving him the ball more often I can see him scoring bundles.
I believe this move will make him concentrate 100% and really show his fully ability. He's going to train harder than ever before, especially keeping up with Pogba.
He's always had top ability but looked a frustrated figure at times, with us giving him the ball more often I can see him scoring bundles.
They're friends and were on holiday together anyway?
But it's being reported that koeman expected lukaku back by now and they are now training at UCLA, not so much "holidaying"
£90m+Rooney is the same as £75m.
They are both good mates and good athletes, so could just be helping eachother keep in shape for the upcoming season.
But it is obviously happening and i would be very surprised if the deal fell through.
The amount of people that have asked this same question in one thread genuinely confuses me.
I said months ago that flat track bullies win you leagues and hence laid my hat down for Lukaku.
Just because his show reel isn't all flicks, step overs and tricks doesn't mean he is a bad player. I'm sure Shearer or Cole's highlights would just be then smashing the ball past the keeper and reeling away.
Yeah as soon as I saw the reason I was kicking myself for asking such a stupid question tbh, pretty obvious in retrospect.
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