Even if that's true (which it isn't) we're a team that isn't reliant on one player to score. Plenty of players can make the difference as you emphatically saw today.
Romelu Lukaku
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He would be great for us
Yeah, he could be a great replacement for Zlatan when he leaves.
I think he'd work really well with Griezmann playing off him
I can see how he could definitely work in a big team and today shows how good he can be but i've seen so many games when he's been pretty poor. I wouldn't be overjoyed if we signed him but I would defo be optimistic that he does well for us.
He seems to either be immense or a complete donkey. I'm still not sure on him. He'd cost a fortune and for that money you want a striker who consistently gets goals.
Plus Mourinho let him go before anyway even though he looked like a typical Mourinho forward.
Plus Mourinho let him go before anyway even though he looked like a typical Mourinho forward.
I think he'd work really well with Griezmann playing off him
Not forgetting linking up with his mate Pogba. Could be some chemistry between the three
Lets wait until the hype vanishes. You can get Coleman, Barkley and Mccarthy at decent prices now
What mistake is that? Mourinho let Lukaku go because Everton put in a big offer and Lukaku wanted to go and get first team football which he wasn't guaranteed at Chelsea with them signing Costa at the time.
Huh? Coleman? His value has not gone down if that's what you're suggesting.
He bought Matic back, he kept Mata at Utd.
For letting such a talent go, what else?
he is an immense donkey who will end up as one of the best strikers in the premier league, stats wise for sure, if he stays and its a good league for him to stand out, out of kane who will come better in terms of goals? will be interesting. I rate both different players, both score a lot of goals
why would it be a mistake? they've both spoken about the transfer and both seem at ease with one another.
It would've been selfish of him to keep Lukaku when he wanted to leave to get guaranteed first team football. He didn't let him go because he didn't think he was talented. Also I imagine the Chelsea board were more than happy to sell for £28M when they had Costa coming in.
His first touch isn't good enough.
Better to have a bad first touch then it is to have bad finishing. He would be perfect to replace Ibra for next season. He has the highest conversion rate in the league which is exactly what we need.
Technical ability of a baby elephant. Will never ever be a first choice striker at a top club.
Pogba also looks like a baby elephant with the ball at times. Like Pogba, Lukaku's positives far outweigh his negatives.
Technically Pogba is highly efficient. Cannot believe people would want Lukaku to replace Ibra, the gulf in quality is eye watering.
Aghh, wanted to get him in my ff team this week, but was 0.2m short!
No, no and no. An unreliable first touch means that the player has to wait where the ball ends up after his first touch before he can decide what to do with it. Maybe even more importantly, his teammates can't count on it either and can't time their runs. That's not going to break down tight defences, a mediocre first touch takes space and slows it down. Ibra is getting old and stiff, but still does the job of both a finisher and a player who helps create almost all the chances. With Ibra Everton would have been top four and without Ibra United would have been somewhere in the bottom half. Conversion rate tells a lot more about the kind of chances a player tends to get than about the quality of his finishing and it's typically something that changes with a striker on a streak or on a dry spell.
Why not compare him to say Diego Costa?
Our FA Cup semi against Everton last yr is Lukakus touch in a nutshell.
Pogba looks like a baby elephant on the ball? First time I'm hearing that.
He has many negatives, but being technically deficient isn't one. Pogba is technically outstanding.
He has many negatives, but being technically deficient isn't one. Pogba is technically outstanding.
Terrible post.
Diego isn't great in the ball either. Good enough, though, and scores at a lethal clip.
Pogba often looks like he's completely out of control. His technique is indeed excellent but he also looks super clumsy sometimes. Over complicates things and screws up easy passes.
Well, that's exciting.
IMO the same kind of player Andy Cole was when SAF got him from Newcastle. I doubt we'd go for him because I doubt he likes benching. And unless we were to switch to 4-4-2/play Zlatan as a 10, I doubt we will be looking at him.
I have always been a fan of Lukaku's, but his all round game isn't good enough for a team with title aspirations. His first touch is inconsistent and he doesn't always protect the ball as well as he should. But on his day, his raw power can't be handled by even the best of defences.
Cole was a much more complete player.
At 23, he does have time to develop further. But I can't see him playing well into his 30's due to his early exposure to first team football. He has a large frame to lug around, which can't be easy.
If we started the season with Lukaku i'd bet a lot of money that we'd be sat in the top 4 now. He is a one man counter attack at times and creates a lot of his own chances aswell as chances for his teammates. He's pl top scorer right now with nowhere near the service Ibra has gotten here. His first touch and passing have also developed a huge ammount this season and he is becoming a very complete striker. I'd bet a fair bit that Lukaku will slot into a top 4 team and be regarded as the best striker in the league within a couple of years. Ibras decline is clear to see and he takes away a lot from the fluidity of our attack and our ability to hit teams on the break, both in my opinion more important then having a consistantly pretty first touch.
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Back to Chelsea if Costa goes?... would be a good fit
Don't think he's good enough for us.
I question Lukaku's mentality. In the past he liked to talk himself up but couldn't back it up later on the pitch. Back in the day Lukaku didn't want to compete with Torres and Ba (most likely Chelsea wouldn't have brought in Eto'o) for the first spot. He wanted it without competition but did himself no favor when he missed the decisive penalty against Bayern Munich. Mourinho had no problem letting him go on loan and later parting ways, so i doubt he's interested.
Lukaku's best mates with Pogba, but personally i don't want poor technical players at the club. It limits the style of play so much, please, for the love of god, stay away and go after Griezmann.
Lukaku's best mates with Pogba, but personally i don't want poor technical players at the club. It limits the style of play so much, please, for the love of god, stay away and go after Griezmann.
Costa without ball is a far superior player, doubt that Chelsea would go after Lukaku. They're already fed up with poor technical players, Cahill's days are numbered.
Almost a year now but I still can't get over that FA cup semi final performance, jesus wept. Don't get me wrong I would love him at my club as he's a certified goal getter, but that first touch of his although improved lately, is still horrific. He's an absolute Bull though, I'll give him that.
Is that so? Because when I watched Lukaku with Belgium in the past 2 years or so, he mostly was the end of a passing chain: Either he managed a shot (sometimes) or the ball was gone (pretty often). Would be nice if he developed, but it's hard for me to imagine him becoming anything close to complete. But I don't watch Everton.
This is just wrong. What you are remembering is who Cole developed into after 2 seasons of Fergie working on him. When Cole first arrived he had an inconsistent first touch and inconsistent hold up play. But just like Lukaku the lad was a goal scorer and a bit of polishing brought a top player to the fore. I have no doubt with a bit of work Lukaku can move from good to great. The only questions is would he handle the mental side of competition at a top club
Amazing how many people still don't rate him. He's now scored 15+ goals in 7 of his 8 professional seasons, the 1 season he didn't when he was sat on the bench at Chelsea.
Kane more "intelligent"? Lukaku is the more complete striker. Kane is in a better team with good service.