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Interesting is pushing it a bit. Even for the Mail that's a waste of time.

What is there to discuss with Hazard,,,,,maybe the Lukaku shouldn't make ambiguous statements ,,,,didn't see any meltdowns in Lukaku's thread either,,,,,just discussion.

I don't quite get this whole British/American conspiracy thing. Half the stadiums look like they're going to be designed by British or American architects for starters, and now it's big multinational corporations backing investigations into the bidding process.

So he believed that, but still asked to leave because he didn't think he'd get enough games. There's a weird logic going on there. Yes he's said he loves this club and we have a great manager. He's also requested to leave this club. He's all over the place and seems to act on his emotions without thinking which is a slightly worrying trait when assessing young talent. He will score goals wherever he goes, but the Premier League has seen plenty of players who have done that. There's a difference between being a good goalscorer and being a winner and it all comes down to attitude. Jose Mourinho values very little higher than attitude and that's what might see Lukaku leaving the club.

It's all very well asking for Kalas to have been given more games, but when? Our defence was integral to EVERYTHING we did last season and we spent the first few months constructing it. David Luiz couldn't get a game in defence when we were looking to win things, so why would Kalas?

Blame Adidas. Their socks unfortunately aren't big enough to fit the cast that he was wearing. Maybe if we had Nike kits their voluminous footwear would've allowed him to make more starts....or maybe there was some other issue surrounding his broken bone that hindered him starting.

I'm judging him by his actions and comments, much as I would anybody in any field. What exactly is wrong with that? He's already said it was his choice. I've linked to the article already. He apparently believed that last year. Because how you could be on the bench after the year I had last year?

What do you expect a young player new to the team to get? A gradual introduction is perfectly acceptable isn't it? It's more time than Azpi got, an established player who bided his time and ended up as one of our players of the season. Lukaku could've taken that approach but instead decided to leave, and now we've signed one new striker and might be after another. He probably wouldn't have stayed as the third option though. If he was good enough he would have earned more minutes but he never backed himself to do that which is very worrying. Jose doesn't like players who don't back themselves so he might have just made himself expendable.

I didn't twist your words. You're the one who of men 'letting' their wives wear certain types of clothing. Start dating a few women and use that type of thinking - see how far that gets you.

So the defence is that people are picking on your country because it's small yet has the highest GDP per capita in the world? Tiny bit silly. Don't really feel the need to get in a slagging match with a boy over the internet. If you think you're smarter than me than you're quite free to think that. Let's face it, it's not the only thing you'd be burying your head in the sand about. FIFA is a corrupt organisation and everyone knows it, but they outdid themselves this time. Personally I couldn't give two shits because the World Cup really isn't high on my list of priorities but it's sad that this competition which does celebrate some of the best sporting and humanitarian principles is going down this route. I have nothing against Qatar but I think you're going to end up revealing a few of your less 'accepting' traits as you continue to defend what is fairly indefensible. Most of us are old enough and worldly enough to know exactly where your comments about 'letting our wives and daughters run around in tiny skirts' come from. The fact that you use the word 'let' is massively revealing of your beliefs. How would I not 'let' my wife wear what she wanted? That's her choice to make, her FREEDOM as not just a woman, but a human being with exactly the same rights that I have. Here's a tip - don't 'let' a woman hear you say that because it might be a while before you see an ankle again.

Because that's exactly what football is about. 17 years old and got the spiel down already. Are you looking forward to seeing an 'estrogen fueled' ankle for the first time?? 'Estrogen fueled'.... gynophobia is the word of the day.

Proof? How about that the Summer World Cup ended up in perhaps the worst possible place to hold it. People aren't surprised because FIFA is a disgusting organisation run by corrupt, fat old men. The whole thing is a joke and any of the other candidates would have made for a better World Cup. Now haven't you got flyers to hand out. Careful....you might see some skin.

Fixed.

On the plus side, in two years time we'll have a fairly sizeable amount of money freed up to play with. Ideally we'd sell him for £20 million this year.

They'll probably be asking him to take them with him.

No, the facts are that he was involved in the matchday squads of EVERY game he was available for. He was used in three of the four matches. In what way is that not giving someone a proper chance?

Jose managed to balance Higuain and Benzema quite well. Costa and Mandzukic would both get plenty of games and compliment each other's skillsets nicely in my opinion.

Yes I do call it a chance. He got 15 minutes in the first match, 25 in the next. Some people here think he should've had everything handed to him on a silver platter which maybe is a reflection of their own worldview, but the reality is that you EARN things in this world. He did well at West Brom which meant he got a chance to EARN a place at Chelsea and he was being given opportunities in both pre-season and in the league (as well as the Super Cup) to do that. The simple fact is that HE DECIDED (he's been very explicit about that) to leave Chelsea Football Club despite him being included in the matchday squads for every match he was available for. Pointing that out doesn't make me a hater but ignoring it makes people look very biased.

Not this bollocks again. Hard to give a player 10-15 straight games when he's at Everton. Oh, so it has to be 10-15 games without pressure as well now? Because that's something that is possible at this club. He did do fairly well at Everton, but he's inconsistent. He's still not ready to be number one here but he can definitely contribute if he wants to. He CHOSE not to last season. Well you're wrong about that too. Good effort all round.

He got three chances in our first four games of the season....so, um well done with that.

Two isn't it? I mean I could trawl through all of his interviews over the last year. The fact that he's made it abundantly clear that he made the decision to leave because he didn't think he'd get enough games. The comments about staying at Everton if they got European football, as if that's his choice. The support of Anelka after he made a quenelle gesture (defending anti-Semitic gestures when your club's chairman is not just a Jew, but a strong supporter of Jewish causes). He's a good goalscorer but at some point the mouth attached is simply not worth the hassle. Whereas Lukaku has no vested interest in speaking well about the club? Torres said the right thing. It's really not a tough thing to do, to talk in cliches and avoid any hint of controversy because talking isn't the job. Kicking a football is the job. But Lukaku has a problem and Jose nailed it - he likes to talk. The most frustrating thing is that he had it on a silver platter this year - an opportunity to establish himself at this club when his competition was at the weakest it has been for almost a decade, but instead of biding his time (like other, much better players have done) and impressing in the chances he was given HE decided to leave. The funny thing is that he talks in that interview about admiring players like Ronaldo, Drogba and Rooney and completely misses the point. Rooney backed his talent and went FROM Everton TO a top club, not the other way around. Drogba went FROM Marseille TO a top club. Even Ronaldo went FROM Sporting TO Man United...and even started off on the bench.

I actually started to think that he'd be a necessity if we signed Fabregas and let Mikel go, simply because of his workrate. But if those figures are close to being true then I'd sell him and use some of that money to buy a fuckload of Red Bull. Chalobah and Van Ginkel are promising defensively, maybe even Ake. I'd even look at Alex Song who was rumoured to cost £10 million and is homegrown if we flogged Rami, because that fee (a profit no less) is just too enticing.

I think everyone just needs to chill. We all know Lukaku is a talented goalscorer and I think everyone would love to see him succeed here either in the short-term or a few years down the line (there's really no rush with him). It's just the stuff he says and the frequency with which he says it that's a problem for some, including Jose. He likes to talk. Jose likes players who do their talking on the pitch. When Torres is discussing a signing in more admirable terms than you are then maybe that's a sign that you should either take a bit more time to formulate a response or simply shut up. There's also some bad feeling from some supporters because Lukaku seems to think that he should simply have been given a starting spot last season. Yes he was impressive at West Brom and that's what led to him getting a shot last season, and he did. In the first four games he was involved three times, yet that wasn't good enough. He seems to have a bit of a chip on his shoulder when he has achieved the square root of fuck all in the game thus far. He actually said this Because how you could be on the bench after the year I had last year? http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/romelu-lukaku-exclusive-im-everton-3374966#ixzz342T4cC8t

Don't judge Stingray. The evil British media is mistranslating his comments in a grand anti-Belgian conspiracy.

No, he's a professional footballer. He's also an adult. Maybe he needs better advisors because he's getting shit advice at every turn.