You just know we'll be the suckers.
His first touch is horrendous.
A Summer of Lukaku, Dier, Perisic and Keane is actually worst nightmare.
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A Summer of Lukaku, Dier, Perisic and Keane is actually worst nightmare.
Jesus fecking christ. Griezmann made it look acceptable, but now it looks total shite. Transfers a team would do and fight for the Europe League spots.
That would be an unacceptable transfer window tbh. However I don't believe Jose is stupid enough to see those four players as the difference between 6th and 1st.
David Luiz, Marcos Alonso, N'Golo Kante and Michy Batshuayi didn't exactly set the world on fire did it?
Those come in and it's another battle for top 4.
Remember when posters gave out about Woodward and United going after players based on their names and reputation?
Good times.
Good times.
If that summer of transfers happened then we have absolutely no hope of finishing in the top four, never mind challenging for the league.
I'd wager we sign at most one of those four (Keane), but you're right, that quartet is very underwhelming and would still cost a minimum of ~175m. That would be an awful use of resources.
Perisic link has cooled off and there's no link to Dier whatsoever. Why do people insist we'lol buy him?
Looks like I'm the only one who likes him. One of the most underrated players on the Caf, imo.
I would be very pleased if we got him.
I would be very pleased if we got him.
There are players there which improved their first eleven, that list with us doesn't.
Lukaku is inferior to Zlatan; Perisic is worse than Martial et al, Dier isn't as good as Herrera and Keane is worse than all our centre backs. We'd still have the exact same deficiencies.
I understand his overall play could be better, but it's laughable the way some talk about him on here. The guy is a proven goalscorer. He's someone who will come in and guarantee us goals.
Lukaku is up there with the best strikers in the world. Proven goalscorer.
Don't think we'll get Dier, but he's been a mainstay in a team that has finished second in the EPL.
The other two I can understand. However, it's not always about signings big names. It about signings players who will fit the managers philosophy.
People are being way too negative towards Lukaku.
Fair enough he is not a very exciting player to watch but he is an extremely effective goal scorer. It was only Kane's insane final few games that stopped him winning the golden boot last season and if you ignore penalties they would have tied on 24. Put him in our team and he could easily get around 30.
Fair enough he is not a very exciting player to watch but he is an extremely effective goal scorer. It was only Kane's insane final few games that stopped him winning the golden boot last season and if you ignore penalties they would have tied on 24. Put him in our team and he could easily get around 30.
The best strikers in the world can control a football.
Yeah I agree with this - I think people are being a bit snooty about Lukaku because he isn't seen to have 'proved himself' at the highest level yet and because he isn't the 'big name' people want. Well he is a proven goal scorer in the premiership which is something you desperately need, he is only 23 with the best years ahead of him and with plenty of room to improve his game. He would score a bucket load of goals for Utd.
Really? I think it would be a decent Summer!
I'd take those 4 instead of Griezmann on his own. United have a theme of not strengthening the positions they need to but getting marquee buys, then doing poorly when it comes to actually playing football matches.
With those 4, I personally think we'd immediately get more out of Pogba and Mkhitaryan, to name 2, and would be a far better team. Maybe United could do with a "Spurs summer" with no box office names, but getting good players in the weak areas.
Not a single one of those players is better than their equivalent in our first team. They really wouldn't improve our first team at all.
Dier is better than Carrick, Lukaku is better than Rashford, Perisic would have to have no legs to be worse than Lingard and Keane is better than Smalling, Jones and Blind combined.
Herrera is first choice beside Pogba and he's much better than Dier; Ibrahimovic is first choice and he's levels above Lukaku; Perisic plays on the left and is worse than both Mkhitaryan and Martial.
As for Keane I think he's worse than every single one of our centre backs. Absolutely no idea how you rate him so highly.
I don't rate him so highly, but he actually turns up to football matches so that automatically makes him a better option than the Chuckle Brothers. And Blind is the worst regular United CB I've ever seen. Makes a defensive howler ever single match that always gets looked over.
Dier is a DM. That's presumably what JM wants. Herrera is a makeshift DM and if anything would become even better with Dier behind him doing a lot of the dirty work.
Anyway I'm not saying I would sign those 4. Each one would be at least my 3rd choice in their respective positions, but I don't think it would be close to the stuff of nightmares
Yeah I agree.
Just repeating what he said on FTD last week. He was adamant that Jose was after Lukaku in this window.
I think people underrate Lukaku. Yes, technically he's not the greatest, but Diego Costa is also not great in that aspect. He scores goals, which is what we need.
Exactly. If someone who never watched Lukaku reads posts here, they will think he is championship or league 1 striker.
Diego Costa is far better technically than Lukaku.
He's a quality player. The amount of goals he scored season just gone despite so often being isolated as a result of Koeman's shit tactics is fantastic.
I said months ago I'd take him over Griezmann. I think that probably remains the case. He just suits us.
I said months ago I'd take him over Griezmann. I think that probably remains the case. He just suits us.
Diego Costa is technically good. He just appears awkward, but he doesn't have a problem with first touch.
Lukaku isn't technically good. He does have a problem with his first touch.
Can someone confirm the following statements about Lukaku that have been made before? :-
- He has a low percentage on winning headers (especially given his relative size)
- He has a low ratio of goals scored against teams in the top six
Lukaku isn't technically good. He does have a problem with his first touch.
Can someone confirm the following statements about Lukaku that have been made before? :-
- He has a low percentage on winning headers (especially given his relative size)
- He has a low ratio of goals scored against teams in the top six
Does it?
--------------------Romero-------
Valencia---Smalling---Keane------Shaw
----------------Dire-----Pogba----------
Lingard-----------Fellaini-----------Perisic
------------------Lukaku----------------------
Really not the kind of striker I enjoy. Though he can be devastating. Good buy for 50-60 m. Can't fathom why he is expected to fetch 100m.
So ~175m to improve the squad but not really the starting XI?
I'm sure he isn't really expected to fetch 100m, it's got to be some posturing from Everton.
I'd take him for anything up to 65-70m. I mean in reality I couldn't care less than we spend on players but I feel he's worth it for as much as that.
Well he's not, but for 70-100mill you'd ideally like someone who's good on the ball, brings others into play with his back to goal and generally compliments the attack.
He is good on the ball but his hold up play isn't good. 70-100 million is way too much thoug.
Lukaku has won 41% of his aerial duels this season - 128/311. Zlatan is 51% - 84/164. Kane is 38% - 39/104. Seems like the sheer numbers push Lukaku down a fair bit, Everton seem to literally just lump to him at every chance.
Second point is immaterial. Every forward in the top 6 has fairly average stats against the rest this season, and he plays outside the top 6 anyway -- his side are never on level footing.
Of course they'd be starting XI. What are you on
I used to really be anti-Lukaku but now I think he'd be a good addition. He dominates minnow teams.
I'm quite sober actually. Let's just say I disagree and leave it at that.
True statement. I suppose that would make 41% relatively good rather than statistically bad.
Is there any way to get a tally of the number of long balls Everton used compared to other teams in the league?
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