would have been later than that. in the video you can see it's around sunset which in LA is probably around 8 pm which would be around 3am bst, well after the shenanigans
Romelu Lukaku | United confirm deal subject to medical and personal terms
- Thread starter FC Ronaldo
- Start date
- Status
I don't think anyone has ever suspected Lukaku to be slow, he is really fast.
So just because someone mentions Heskey you directly jump into thinking that he was being racist. It says more about you than him. Stay Classy.
Hope so. That will be lovely. Overall, I think getting a striker was imperative and everyone was expensive and none of the ones who were available were significantly better than the other. Lukaku is probably the safest bet in terms of league experience and scoring record. I don't expect us to move into a fluid beautiful football team instantly and a 24 year old Lukaku fits the bill.
I said I wont comment on the player or team and I wont as I promised.
You also said you will stop following United.
Poor Jesse 
Zlatan was highly involved in a lot of those chances being created, while Lukaku is more of a pure finisher. Without Zlatan, there will likely be less chances created and we need to make up for it somewhere so as to get the best value out of Lukaku.
I think you missed my point about having more space in the final third with a better transition due to a better overall balance of the team than last year. Martial Mkh Mata can score more goals with more space in the final third in a faster attacking transition and a mobile focal point who can stretch the defense.
Yes, but there is lots of good football discussion on the Caf as I also said. Look, I'm posting nothing negative, I wont upset those that don't like my views, I'll just casually discuss football with no hassle.
I know, but it still went from being a great win to a WTF WAS THAT. Fergie wouldn't have wanted to go out like that.
We won the league that season. It was bit of fun.
I'm sure he can do some kind of job for them still; even if it's getting tea and coffee for the other players. Seriously though, I would imagine they're more intetested in the marketing aspect. He's still a very well known player around the world.
He's actually since commented on that game and said it was a fitting way to go out.
That only applies when you are trying to hit the opposition on a counter. You can possibly get that playing against the top 6 but less likely against most other teams.
More often than not, our opposition will usually sit deep and will not grant us the space, so a faster attacking transition would be moot.
What we struggled with was breaking down such teams and unlocking their defences. Doubt Lukaku would make much of a difference in that regard.
This transfer makes a lot of sense. It seems Mourinho believes we'll create many chances (seems likely) for Lukaku and if he's as prolific as he was last season (seems likely as he looks pretty consistent) then this will be a very good move. He might as well score even more goals than Zlatan last year. The only question marks about him is the participation in general build up and in that case Romeu will most definitely be a downgrade. On the other hand though he is able to win a sprint against defenders and that, for me, is a huge advantage.
Morata might seem to be better all - round player at the moment but he's a gamble and might decide he doesn't like it in England and feck off soon. It's about time we get some stability so I prefer Lukaku.
Morata might seem to be better all - round player at the moment but he's a gamble and might decide he doesn't like it in England and feck off soon. It's about time we get some stability so I prefer Lukaku.
I hope no one has compared Lukaku to Drogba or they'd be accused of being a racist.
There's two Rooney's?
Racist, or quite dumb. They're very little alike.
They are welcome to him.
Really?
Drogba under Mourinho was excellent playing with his back to goal. So many defenders underestimated his strength. Lukaku similarly is a very strong and powerful striker.
Look at his goal v Everton in 2005 as an example.
The market is straight up stupid at the moment.
Chelsea will prob spend as much on Morata we will spend even more on Mbappe
Surely the bubble has to burst soon...
That was way back in those days.
Nowadays, 75 - 100 million bucks will get you players like Morata, Lukaku and Bellotti.
Not a fan also
Great post.
Well then what are the similarities between them? Aside from the obvious gulf in quality. One likes to play alone, other worked better in a partnership(Owen or Fowler). One is a clinical finisher, Heskey wasn't.
I think that Pogba and others have a different early ball option now or through balls with a player who has both the pace and the power to latch onto them .
Or an opposition fan on a wum just like in a case of Dumbstar.
The other one plays for Aberdeen. I think he's got a goal every other game record for them as well. Don't know how Chelsea could have got him as a makeweight in the Lukaku deal though.There's two Rooney's?
Very little? No.
I can imagine Lingard being sat teared up in his room listening to James Blunt songs and watching old instagram posts of himself and Pogba.
This mini saga was quite fun but not as fun as Pogba.
So, where to next? To Perisi...
Nevermind. Just hope Ed has someone lineup similar to this Lukaku/Morata mini-saga. Dembele?
So, where to next? To Perisi...
Nevermind. Just hope Ed has someone lineup similar to this Lukaku/Morata mini-saga. Dembele?
I'd like to see you get him for £75m now. Double that and Barca would still laugh at you.
Well no because what you're then suggesting is that by virtue of having a similarly built frame, Lukaku & Heskey can be compared, they can't.
Nobody will compare Kane to Anthony Le Tallec for example.
And Lukaku doesn't have poor technical ability as if he's some incapable donkey, I'm not sure why people keep suggesting this.
The only comparisons to be made with Heskey are because they are both black & powerful. He's closer to other strikers like Gomez or even Ibra than Heskey.
But as I said, some people can't see beyond race, even subconsciously.
The first two goals of his standout season should make it pretty clear how different Drogba was. Lukaku doesn't possess that kind of technical quality or imagination. He certainly doesn't have it now and there's no reason to expect him to develop that way.
Lukaku is strong but his hold-up play is terrible in comparison to Drogba's (or for a comparison closer to home, RvN's). He's a better classical finisher and goalscorer than Drogba though. One of his biggest strengths - pace - was never a strong point of Drogba's either. Other than them being big, black, ex-Chelsea players there really aren't a lot of similarities.
This is spot on. But I will be surprised if our boys don't step up their games next season. For many of them, it is a case of 'class is permanent while form is temporary'. I see Mikhi, Mata, Rashford, Pogba and Martial stepping up.
Who said you cant counter against smaller teams, it all depends on your ball circulation, by which transition is determined. You have to be more direct and circulate the ball vertical and backwards rather than sidewards and not be scared to take risks on the ball, make attacking runs in space , commit more men forward together, and achieve penetration, the more and longer you hold the ball without penetration the lesser space you get against those teams in the final third. Also playing with width from wingers results in more space.
Now that we have a better Defense at cb pairing we can afford to be more direct in passing ( and direct does not mean long balls but vertical passing )when playing against smaller teams and invite some pressure to counter. Those teams also go forward when they have the ball. We can afford to cede some control. Its against top 6 against which you have to hold the ball better and keep more control.
Last edited:
Thought he was a flat track bully until a week ago
Impressive. Did he hold on to his view even when the Morata rumours were very strong?
In many of those games though, we had good chances. It's not like we were having 0 shots on goal like under LVG. Lukaku will put away those key chances squandered.
- Status