The Skipper 20,609 Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Which top 6 PL side would be most suitable for him if he has a great season?Don't really know actually.Just saw his goals btw, first one wasn't easy...Tottenham, maybe United. All other teams have better options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYC. 7,542 Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Tottenham, maybe United. All other teams have better options.Kane to Utd and Lukaku to Tottenham would make sense.But then again, I can imagine Everton demanding serious money, signing him for +/- £30 mil and all, making him impossible to sign for a team outside the top 4.He'll have to drastically improve his all-round game and become a striker wanted by the elite. 11Drogba and The Skipper 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iseah100 5,612 Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Kane to Utd and Lukaku to Tottenham would make sense.But then again, I can imagine Everton demanding serious money, signing him for +/- £30 mil and all, making him impossible to sign for a team outside the top 4.He'll have to drastically improve his all-round game and become a striker wanted by the elite.Everton think they're hot shit. Reddish-Blue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Drogba has moved on ,, so I will settle for a goal scorerAre you seriously suggesting Costa isn't a goal scorer ? Madmax and The Skipper 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Are you seriously suggesting Costa isn't a goal scorer ? I am concerned about his fitness aren't you ? or you just seem amused Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stats 7,147 Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Tottenham, maybe United. All other teams have better options.I think he is better than all of Arsenal's strikers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 I think he is better than all of Arsenal's strikers.Doesn't suit Arsenal's style of play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stats 7,147 Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Doesn't suit Arsenal's style of play.I think he does. He offers everything that Giroud offers bar the touch but he runs the channels and his style of play would suit Ozil in terms of slotting through balls etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! The Skipper 20,609 Posted August 27, 2015 Popular Post! Share Posted August 27, 2015 I think he does. He offers everything that Giroud offers bar the touch but he runs the channels and his style of play would suit Ozil in terms of slotting through balls etc.He's nowhere near Giroud's level of link up play or hold up play, which is absolutely vital. It's the reason why Welbeck and Walcott don't start up front. Arsenal don't play on the counter very often, they play quite narrow with lots of interplay and a lot of their moves require the striker to have an astute touch. Lukaku needs space to run into. Arsenal don't play like that. Reddish-Blue, Clockwork, Stats and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bir_CFC 3,455 Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Seriously, Giroud has flaws, but his hold-up and link up play is probably best in the world. Lukaku is a polar opposite striker. Bad hold-up and linkup play, but great running in behind and at finishing. dimmas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYC. 7,542 Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 He's nowhere near Giroud's level of link up play or hold up play, which is absolutely vital. It's the reason why Welbeck and Walcott don't start up front.Arsenal don't play on the counter very often, they play quite narrow with lots of interplay and a lot of their moves require the striker to have an astute touch. Lukaku needs space to run into. Arsenal don't play like that.Welbeck doesn't start because he's a decent striker at best. Constant excuses during his time at Utd. I remember all the fanfare when he just signed for Arsenal. Worse even were the comparisons to Henry after a few games. The great Thierry Henry. Unbelievable. That's blasphemous.Giroud is better than Lukaku imo. He receives too much stick. Scapegoat for Arsenal's failings as a team. He's flawed but he's a very, very good striker. And I find it hilarious how his biggest strength, his top notch aerial game, is barely utilised by Wenger. That's the same as buying Aguero and never playing him through on goal. The Skipper and Madmax 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,942 Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Arsenal fans would end up booing him within a month because he'd kill so many of their slick passing moves. Even a few times this season you hear the Everton fans getting audibly frustrated with him because the ball bounces off of his foot like a brick wall. His touch is still shocking. He has games where he's unstoppable and others where he looks as if he doesn't belong on the pitch.Of the top 4-6 teams in the PL I'd say he'd be most suited to United. That's if they dropped Rooney (which ain't happening) and played Mata in his natural position. They have great width from their fullbacks and with Mata feeding through balls that Lukaku thrives on that would be a pretty nice team.Sides that set up to dominate possession and play intricately (Arsenal, City) or sides like us who need a striker that can hold up play excellently and link with the midfield are bad fits for Lukaku at this time in his evolution. He is at his best in open space and running on to a pass out in front of him. Basically being a train at full flow. His touch is too poor and he's pretty poor with his head for someone his size.Think it's still a bit too early for him to be the #1 guy at a massive league or CL challenging side. Do think he'll get their soon, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
termninja 5,290 Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 “John is in a good situation at a good club which believes in him,” said Lukaku.“He is playing and is learning from Phil Jagielka. He’s been here two years now but this is the year where he really needs to confirm he is the top player he can be. This club has massive potential, with the players we have and ambitious manager. He is in a good place. He’s in a good situation. He needs to keep on doing what he’s doing. He has the Euros coming up, so why go?But let's not forget (February 2015):'They know I'm a good player but that I want to develop so I can eventually get back to playing for a club like Chelsea.'I don't have a secret ambition to rejoin — there are other clubs in the world. I just want to grow as a player and eventually arrive at a top club again.'Hypocrite like his manager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddysHobby 60 Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Poor touches per game3 for Lukaku ... touches MD1(47), MD2(45), MD3(48), MD4(43) ... total(183)4 for Costa ... touches MD1(44), MD2(44), MD3(50), MD4(35) ... total(173)1,8 for Lukaku and 2,2 for Costa in 2014/151,6 for Lukaku and 2,9 for Costa in 2013/141,4 for Lukaku and 1,9 for Costa in 2012/13Lukaku's poor touches per game during his time at Chelsea was extremely low ... Costa should be a lot better as he's being provided with quality service (that's much higher than he would have received at Everton). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Poor touches per game3 for Lukaku ... touches MD1(47), MD2(45), MD3(48), MD4(43) ... total(183)4 for Costa ... touches MD1(44), MD2(44), MD3(50), MD4(35) ... total(173)1,8 for Lukaku and 2,2 for Costa in 2014/151,6 for Lukaku and 2,9 for Costa in 2013/141,4 for Lukaku and 1,9 for Costa in 2012/13Lukaku's poor touches per game during his time at Chelsea was extremely low ... Costa should be a lot better as he's being provided with quality service (that's much higher than he would have received at Everton).He hasn't been provided quality service at all this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsblubot 3,595 Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Poor touches per game3 for Lukaku ... touches MD1(47), MD2(45), MD3(48), MD4(43) ... total(183)4 for Costa ... touches MD1(44), MD2(44), MD3(50), MD4(35) ... total(173)1,8 for Lukaku and 2,2 for Costa in 2014/151,6 for Lukaku and 2,9 for Costa in 2013/141,4 for Lukaku and 1,9 for Costa in 2012/13Lukaku's poor touches per game during his time at Chelsea was extremely low ... Costa should be a lot better as he's being provided with quality service (that's much higher than he would have received at Everton).Disclaimer: I'm not a fan of either. While Costa is the far better player now, Lukaku could reach that level, but not much further because of his poor technique.apples and oranges here... The only thing they have in common is their technique, or the lack thereof.One plays for a top team as as a striker is under constant pressure - never alone and has no time on the ball.The same cannot be said of Lukaku who often enjoys some nice counter attacking as his team is attacked far more often.That was only the most obvious point; intricate passing done at Chelsea (compared to everton) makes Costa even less likely to think and pick the right pass.Just an extreme example to illustrate my point: it'd be akin to say that Mikel is a better passer than [any attacking player here] based on his passing accuracy, even though Mikel is often under no pressure roaming in uncontested areas of the pitch. Mission 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddysHobby 60 Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Lukaku's poor touches per game during his time at Chelsea = 0,7 ... 4 for Costa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsblubot 3,595 Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Lukaku's poor touches per game during his time at Chelsea = 0,7 ... 4 for Costa.wow you can't be serious... You know he did not actually play for us right? At least not in any meaningful way.Are you trying to assess technique by cherry picking this random stat? Weckerz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddysHobby 60 Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 wow you can't be serious... You know he did not actually play for us right? At least not in any meaningful way.Are you trying to assess technique by cherry picking this random stat? You do that with arguments like: Mikel backpassing his way to glory ... something ... something ... Lukaku is useless. Also it's a shame that Lukaku wasn't given a fair crack of the whip eventhough Mourinho made it clear how he felt about Eto'o, Torres and Ba ... hey-ho we'll have to make do with the 180 PL minutes for Chelsea and from 2012 until present for other clubs (more than plenty of those minutes).Find a post of mine where I claimed that Lukaku has silky technique ... have fun looking because I didn't. I do come across posts about Lukaku's poor touches though ... yet when you confront the eye test with the stats, who loses possession due to poor touches ... more often it's Costa (who's dispossessed more often than Lukaku as well). Costa does have Lukaku beat in horse placenta intake, looking like you were born in the 70s, heavy gesticulating and blades of grass punched per game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Fox_ 2,086 Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Never liked Lukaku, too much of a prima donna for my taste. Vastly prefer Diego to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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