Special Juan 28,736 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Scored tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray 9,441 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Scored tonight.Yeah well, he sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusek 2,031 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbIAcwlUEWYHe's a predator inside the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Las7 951 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Just out of curiosity. without hindsight, who here would have kept Sturridge at the expense of Lukaku. Basically who rated the 11/12 AVB Sturridge as a better player and striker than Lukaku.I rated him better than Lukaku - it's fairly obvious that from early age Sturridge had a better first touch; technique; faster; better passing technique etc - Lukaku has the capability of physically mauling defenders and he is very quick; obviously his heading is better than Sturridge but other than that he needs to work a lot to reach the same level. I don't even think Lukaku is better at holding up the ball than Sturridge at this point due to his bad first touch but he will win a hell lot more aerial duels than Sturridge.The problem for CFC is that we don't really need someone to win aerial duels since keeping it on the ground is where our strength lays at the moment. Regardless of that Lukaku is a bright young man and should be given a run in the squad, fact is that I thought and still think it was a mistake to loan him out. Having Lukaku and Eto'o would have been infinitely better than Torres/Ba being Eto'o's alternatives. lionsden 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didierforever 7,349 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Scored again. Does not matter. Sell him. johnnythefirst 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! johnnythefirst 1,076 Posted March 25, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted March 25, 2014 I feel that a lot of people on here are overstating his weaknesses and underrating his strengths. Obviously his first touch isn't perfect, but it isn't horrendous. It's more hit than miss. None of his qualities are world class separately, but combined he presents a very specific set of skills.He's a giant with amazing speed and power and a more than decent technique for his size. He makes clever and decisive runs and defenders have to keep a constant eye on him because giving him a tiny bit of space could be deadly. He's at the right spot at the right moment several times each match, and for a striker "who doesn't create chances for others" six assists in half a season is not that bad. Could he play in the current Chelsea system is another matter. I think he could. I mean, the team is still winning and creating chances with Torres upfront. Think of all the perfect Hazard passes he wasted. Lukaku would have scored at least half of those, and would probably be in a better position most of the time as well. Atholy, Mufassir08, didierforever and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Las7 951 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Scored again. Does not matter. Sell him.Also provided the assist for Everton's third - sell him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didierforever 7,349 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Also provided the assist for Everton's third - sell him did he?? How dare he. Forget selling him, simply release him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo11bluecl 207 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 did he?? How dare he. Forget selling him, simply release him.He can score 20 goals every season for all he does, we will still sign a Cavani/Costa and he will be benched Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! CHOULO19 24,332 Posted March 25, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted March 25, 2014 I think if we are to see Romelu here next season, Torres has to go. PANDOOBIE, MAF, Stingray and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didierforever 7,349 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 He can score 20 goals every season for all he does, we will still sign a Cavani/Costa and he will be benchedofcourse he will be our 2nd striker. Jose wants to make chelsea a top european team and for that we will sign a world class striker. But that still does not mean lukaku who has more goals than any of our current crop of strikers will be sold. Stingray and seanptmiller 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drog.ba 239 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 He's better than Torres and Ba, not massively bothered if he goes though if we could get £25m for him, still would like to see him given a chance here. But unless all three of our current strikers go he wont get it, we will likely (and need to) sign a top striker, Eto'o/Torres are the most likely to stay and for Mourinho they'll be 2nd choice behind the new striker, likely leaving Lukaku with the same oppurtunities Ba has had this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blu35_army 551 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 if Mou can turn drogba to be a monster,,why it can't happen to lukaku. all we need is just believe "gold hand" of Mou... Muzchap and robdog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 He's better than Torres and Ba, not massively bothered if he goes though if we could get £25m for him, still would like to see him given a chance here. But unless all three of our current strikers go he wont get it, we will likely (and need to) sign a top striker, Eto'o/Torres are the most likely to stay and for Mourinho they'll be 2nd choice behind the new striker, likely leaving Lukaku with the same oppurtunities Ba has had this season. EXPLAIN please ,,, if we sell him for £25 mill .... who are we going to get better for that money ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petre.ispirescu 4,928 Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 EXPLAIN please ,,, if we sell him for £25 mill .... who are we going to get better for that money ?? didierforever 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TQB 19 Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Personally I think Lukaku is one of the most frustrating players to watch. One moment you love him, the other moment you wished he was playing for the opposition.There are aspects of his game that still need development and I agree that his age is factor we need to take into account. The question I ask myself regularly is “have those aspects improved enough over the past 4 years since he has been a professional player to have any hope that he will be able to reach the level required for Chelsea?”I guess only time will tell, but from my perspective if you’re playing for a top 8 team in the premier league at the age of 20 and scoring like he is doing that makes you far from being an average player, regardless of the fact that he will ever become “world-class”. The Mak, Bir_CFC, Muzchap and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The only place to be 11,313 Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 EXPLAIN please ,,, if we sell him for £25 mill .... who are we going to get better for that money ??Jay Rodriguez - scores goals, works his bollocks off in a high pressing game, good on the ball, English.Loic Remy - scores goals.Not saying they're definitely better, but worth a look. Eligius 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushman 2,043 Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Bring Drogba to mentor Lukaku. Him & Jose could help Lukaku to become even better. Get rid of Torres, BA & buy top striker. Eggman and PANDOOBIE 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rmpr 8,977 Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Yeah well, he sucks. Nobody is saying that, but the truth is Lukaku just isnt first team material (at least not now).I wouldnt go into a season in which Lukaku is my main striker. That has bust written all over it!If he accepts that and agrees to be the second option for a couple of seasons, then great. But if he wants to be first choice, he should be looking to move or go to yet another loan because he isnt ready to lead a team with the aspirations of a Chelsea atm!In an ideal world we would get rid of our current strikers and enter next year with a new striker + Lukaku. However, we know how difficult it will be for that to happen... Strike, The Mak, Muzchap and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stats 7,227 Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 He is 20 and might have areas of improvement but we have the chance of winning the league this season with strikers who are inferior to Lukaku IMO. Eto'o has turned up in big games but he has been rather inconsistent in many games himself. Lukaku has 12 goals in 21 starts this season and he is likely to beat his goal tally which he had for WBA last season. That is rather impressive and I believe there are many games where if he was playing he would have proved a decisive difference.People keep mentioning his flaws and as someone else pointed out, they seem to ignore his strengths. He is absolute handful for most defenders. His hold up play is not even as bad as some think. He has 6 PL assists for a reason so he has many elements to his game. In the summer he will have 2 full seasons of playing PL football. He deserves a chance. Maybe he is not ready to be first choice striker but maybe he is. His goal tally will suggest he is and he has proven he can score and make an impact in big matches as well.Every year as shown his goal tally looks to get better and I think that also helps when he has played with better teams. WBA to Everton is a better loan because Everton are a better team so surely when he is with us he will get goals. I think any world class striker who joins us may struggle. They might not but over the years the striking position apart from Drogba has not been one we have looked at with success.He is doing what ahs been asked of him which is scoring goals. Yes, his first touch, defensive awareness may need improvement but he is a striker and scores goals which is what I want and has provided assists for his teammates as well.There is a reason that Martinez described him as an "irreplaceable footballer" earlier this month and how he believes he is a complete no.9 and btw he is the manager who has been working with him this season and got Everton competing for the CL top 4 so I would be aligned to trust what he says.Just think people should give him more credit on here.http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11671/9189398/premier-league-everton-boss-roberto-martinez-praises-romelu-lukaku Mufassir08 and zolayes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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