🇧🇪 Romelu Lukaku

[AK-3001 286]

5 minutes ago, Artandur said:

Shouldnt we have heard from those clubs by now ? Really wondering where he'd go...

Atletico president keeps talking about him. 

[Peace. 4,352]

21 hours ago, Styles said:

It seems we're on intent on building a team that plays shit football forever.

 

20 hours ago, kellzfresh said:

I just wonder why our board can't prioritize technically gifted players who are mobile. So damn annoying, all the top teams in the world get technical footballers in every position, I mean look at marcelo against us the other day. 

The greatest football teams nationally and club (Barcelona 09-12, Brazil 94-02, Spain 08-12) had the most technically gifted teams ever but we seem to think differently for some reason.

Technique mixed with mobility should be the way we should go. 

 

20 hours ago, Styles said:

It is so fucking frustrating man. I am so sick of these Lukaku links because there has to be some truth to it. 50m+ for a player you're unsure is ever going to control the ball properly. How can you build a fluid and consistent attacking team around such an erratic footballer?

Marcelo is a better football and attacker than damn near our entire attacking midfielders and strikers. A LB! Embarrassing.

 

We are seemingly locked up in time — that time being 2005. And we seemingly cannot look past the cliché representation of the Chelsea of that time and what appeared to have brought us our success, that is big powerful and athletic players. Unfortunatly, this belief is outdated and it is a frustrating pastiche : we have the form (the physic) yet it is void of all content (the technic). Indeed behind that athletic aspect of their game, players such as Ballack, Drogba, Essien, etc... had all at the very least a decent technic, and for some a very good.

It is even more frustrating when you realize that big European teams have defenders that have a better technic than most of our squad and that would be amongst the three best technical players of our team. It is so wrong and we do not seem like heading in the right direction (as I have already pointed out recently, we are apparently not in search of a central playmaker, for instance). As long as the Club does not understand that spending millions and millions on donkeys will not solve the problem, and that technique is the basic requirement, we will stay behind the other big teams.

[Artandur 939]

2 minutes ago, AK-3001 said:

Atletico president keeps talking about him. 

I guess they could buy costa additionally to gameiro, but i dont know if they want to buy 2 strikers...

[AK-3001 286]

Just now, Artandur said:

I guess they could buy costa additionally to gameiro, but i dont know if they want to buy 2 strikers...

That's what I am thinking too, maybe we don't want to sell Costa after all. 

[Tomo 21,751]

2 hours ago, Fernando said:

We are stupid. 

I'm not going to expect anything good this season. 

Buy strikers and no defender. Absurdity, I'm done with this transfer window. 

 

Although i dont like the fact Lukaku is returning this comment is absurd, we are competing in a ridiculously competitive market and are actively chasing the best CB available, were not ignoring the centre defense issue.

[Unionjack 7,531]

20 minutes ago, AK-3001 said:

That's what I am thinking too, maybe we don't want to sell Costa after all. 

MAYBE getting Lukaku isn't dependent on Costa leaving which would be great with Batman pushing them both for their places. Plus theres no way they would play every game together.

But I think it's more likely theres some deal saying he can go if and when we get a replacement first.

But we was linked with the lad from window opening so who knows. It will all come out in the wash.

[J.F. 1,484]

120M for Michy and Lukaku? Really? WHAT THE FUCK? SIGN FUCKIN DEFENDERS FOR FUCK SAKE

[Tomo 21,751]

3 minutes ago, J.F. said:

120M for Michy and Lukaku? Really? WHAT THE FUCK? SIGN FUCKIN DEFENDERS FOR FUCK SAKE

Yes because the club aren't trying to, jesus.

[Special Juan 28,141]

No way we would have the three of Costa, Batman and Lukaku, no way.

One deal will trigger another, domino effect and it will all take shape.

[The Rising Sun 711]

Lukaku isnt the perfect striker, but i can bet he will hit 25 goals in the league itself if he joins us.

He provides only 1 thing, goals.

I dont want our strikers to be coming back to midfield to get involved in play.

Stay ahead and score goals, and dont start playing winger whenever you feel like.

Stay in the box. Tap them in.

Lukaku does just that.

[Tomo 21,751]

1 minute ago, The Rising Sun said:

Lukaku isnt the perfect striker, but i can bet he will hit 25 goals in the league itself if he joins us.

He provides only 1 thing, goals.

I dont want our strikers to be coming back to midfield to get involved in play.

Stay ahead and score goals, and dont start playing winger whenever you feel like.

Stay in the box. Tap them in.

Lukaku does just that.

The days of having a striker who scores but does nothing else are long gone, in 10/11 and 11/12 Mario Gomez scored 80 goals in 97 games for Bayern, yet that didn't stop him being dropped for 12/13 and the move turned Bayern from trophyless to treble winners.

These days no amount of goals are worth being effectively down to ten men a lot of the time.

[Bir_CFC 3,455]

I thought his hold up play had improved quite a bit when I was watching him at the Euros.

I'd still rather keep Costa though, but if Lukaku is coming that must mean Costa is off. Where will he go though? Who can actually afford him and needs him right now?

[Artandur 939]

If i look past the ridiculous fee, i actually can see a michy-lukaku partnership working. Michys technique is great and lukaku certainly is more of a goalscorer than a footballer, but i think his hold-up has improved enough to work with him. Seems to me like a viable combination of talents, that conte would use. And lukaku certainly would have the passion and commitment for the club, which is something that cant be disregarded while building a conte team.

[Special Juan 28,141]

Sounds like the next offer is the big one and we are about to turn the screw. He has apparently told team mates he is off.

[Artandur 939]

4 minutes ago, Special Juan said:

Sounds like the next offer is the big one and we are about to turn the screw. He has apparently told team mates he is off.

Who reported that ?

[KevinAshburner 1,270]

boy I am looking forward to the moment Chelsea FC - Social Media Accounts Confirm the Signing of Lukaku via Twitter/Facebook/Instagram.

 

I can already see the massive meltdown and the twitter comments from idiots that always spam Chelsea FC twitter account constantly everytime Chelsea tweet.

[Chelsea4 1,521]

3 hours ago, Tomo said:

The days of having a striker who scores but does nothing else are long gone, in 10/11 and 11/12 Mario Gomez scored 80 goals in 97 games for Bayern, yet that didn't stop him being dropped for 12/13 and the move turned Bayern from trophyless to treble winners.

These days no amount of goals are worth being effectively down to ten men a lot of the time.

This is so wrong and Lukaku also offers more than just goals.

[xPetrCechx 13,571]

Romelu Lukaku has told his Everton team-mates he wants to leave this summer. #CFC #EFC (Mail)

[Pizy 18,928]

Once we see him rampage through a few defenses and bully teams like Arsenal people will come around on him.

Lukaku occupying multiple defenders will also help the likes of Hazard and Michy work their magic. Plus he's actually a threat in the air unlike Diego.

[JaKstone 307]

Worst transfer in history about to become reality, never thought it would be possible after Torres.