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36 minutes ago, kellzfresh said:

I've been frustrated for two days.

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At least this is a positive to rub in the face of manutd fansΒ 

heh Lukaku is def an old school type of player/striker.

More like aguero (minus the technique) in terms of work rate than say Jesus (or Costa).

IMO this high fee makes this signing a pretty big gamble for whoever gets him.

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1 hour ago, kellzfresh said:

I've been frustrated for two days.

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At least this is a positive to rub in the face of manutd fansΒ 

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These are the most pointless stats ever. Average speed and number of sprints? Who the hell cares about them? Doing 100 sprints in 90 minutes doesn't make you a good striker but netting 25 goals in a season does.

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With all the talk about signing a striker people seem to forget about Michy, a striker who netted a goal every 47 min (skewed stat which he obviously couldnt sustain when he'd play more as a starter but still).

I'm more worried about right wing tbh. A class winger opposite Hazard would mean so much more for this team.

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People also fail to remember that due to is ability to stay in the PL Lukaku also counts as HG player which is a huge need for us as we seem to be losing English players in the first team as well as HG players. This will not only matter in the Premier League but also in a CL. The only HG player to score above Lukaku in PL was Harry Kane and how much would he go for especially with "English Tax" . I read a stat that said only 4 players scored more against "top 6" PL opposition last year - Alli, Vardy, Hazard, Sigurdsson - than Big Rom.. I think a lot of us are vastly underrating his ability and him going to United is not a good thing no matter how you look at it.. Yes there are many strikers that may have better technique than Lukaku but at the end of the day if we win everygame 1-0 and he scored the goal it won't matter.. Just my view of this whole situation

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3 hours ago, Rekin said:

I see where you are coming from, but I disagree with you.Β 
While I do enjoy the WhoScored ratings, they are just numbers that do not take everything into consideration.Β 

B.Silva was rarely the finisher, nor the main star in Monaco. Hazard was theΒ superstar of Lille who took penalties and was put in goalscoring positions. Silva excels in retaining the ball, passing and using his technique to create space for others. They are both on a very high level, but have different roles. Silva still had a respectful return, and also performed in the CL.Β 

Lukaku is a very good goal-scorer, but those goals has come in teams where he gets a lot of space. Many of his strengths would evaporate against packed defenses, and while I do not doubt that he can still score a respectful amount, I just doubt that he is going to become a high impact player that can change the game on his own. That isΒ something that you must be able to ask of a player costing Β£100m.Β 

I would like to think that when clubs pay big money for young players, there is also an expectation/hope that the player in question is able to take the next step in his development when surrounded by better players than before. I wrote some time ago that I was hoping Conte could help Lukaku become more than he is today, but honestly I am not sure that there is much more. Lukaku is a player that is fast, very strong and a capable finisher, and inΒ my opinion his development curve has hit its peak. Is the player he is today worth Β£100m? I would absolutely disagree with that. I think that Belotti and Morata have yet to show how they would perform week in and week out as the spearhead of a good teams attack, and therefore it is harder to value them for me.Β 

Will Lukaku score goals wherever he goes? I think so.
Is he a player that you want in the CL against elite defenders, or in the PL against teams parking the bus? In my opinion no.Β 

The problem is that whomever Chelsea gets, there will be a risk attached. I do however prefer buying a player that I believe can become world class, rather than one I believe will never reach it.

There are also numerous Belgian and Everton supporters who thought Β£80m was way too much for him.

Here is a link that contradicts all the ideas received on Lukaku

Football Whispers

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39 minutes ago, Inko said:

Here is a link that contradicts all the ideas received on Lukaku

Football Whispers

I dont think it addresses a single thing that I wrote in my answer to you. If anything, the conclusion seems to be that Lukaku will get goals, something I clearly wrote several times.Β 

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49 minutes ago, bluesman2610 said:

People also fail to remember that due to is ability to stay in the PL Lukaku also counts as HG player which is a huge need for us as we seem to be losing English players in the first team as well as HG players. This will not only matter in the Premier League but also in a CL. The only HG player to score above Lukaku in PL was Harry Kane and how much would he go for especially with "English Tax" . I read a stat that said only 4 players scored more against "top 6" PL opposition last year - Alli, Vardy, Hazard, Sigurdsson - than Big Rom.. I think a lot of us are vastly underrating his ability and him going to United is not a good thing no matter how you look at it.. Yes there are many strikers that may have better technique than Lukaku but at the end of the day if we win everygame 1-0 and he scored the goal it won't matter.. Just my view of this whole situation

Yes, HG is important, but we don't need HG player in every position. Costa is leaving, the next striker we are going to sign will fill his place. So, no big problem I think.

About Lukaku, yes he score 20+ goals last season, but I have read it before that if you take all his goals, Everton will still stay at 7th position. Almost all of his goals are not giving significant points for the team. So, if we sign Lukaku, you are saying that you will be satisfied if we win every game 1-0 with him scoring, kinda contradicting it.

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4 minutes ago, RoyalBlues said:

Yes, HG is important, but we don't need HG player in every position. Costa is leaving, the next striker we are going to sign will fill his place. So, no big problem I think.

About Lukaku, yes he score 20+ goals last season, but I have read it before that if you take all his goals, Everton still stay at 7th position. Almost all of his goals are not giving significant points for the team. So, if you think if we sign Lukaku, you are saying that you will be satisfied if we win every game 1-0 with him scoring, kinda contradicting it.

we lost 3 HG players already Terry Ake Begovic with only one replacement in Christensen . If we could secure a HG player that scores 20+ goals a season in all competitions that's worth it to me.

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His goals carrying him to only 7th in order for Lukaku thats a poor way of looking at it. Look at Diego for example he scored 20 goals but because he had Hazard Pedro Willian Alonso all chipping in we won the title. If you look at the stats of Everton's goal scorers after him you will see the gulf in class - coupled with how poor their defence was he would have had to score 20 more goals for them to finish in Top 4 .. thats crazy to put on one player alone

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