Romelu Lukaku

[The Skipper 20,593]

Poor touches per game

3 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 2014/15

1,6 for Lukaku and 2,9 for Costa in 2013/14

1,4 for Lukaku and 1,9 for Costa in 2012/13

Lukaku'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.

[robsblubot 3,529]

Poor touches per game

3 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 2014/15

1,6 for Lukaku and 2,9 for Costa in 2013/14

1,4 for Lukaku and 1,9 for Costa in 2012/13

Lukaku'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.

[DaddysHobby 60]

Lukaku's poor touches per game during his time at Chelsea = 0,7 ... 4 for Costa.

[robsblubot 3,529]

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?

[DaddysHobby 60]

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.

[Blue_Fox_ 2,086]

Never liked Lukaku, too much of a prima donna for my taste. Vastly prefer Diego to him.

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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.

No I think Mikel is a lousy player despite his back passing...

Speaking of Jose he obviously did not like lukaku right? For the reasons you have just stated above.

Concerning the personal comments - let's not go go there as you don't know me and I don't know you.

[DaddysHobby 60]

Speaking of Jose he obviously did not like lukaku right? For the reasons you have just stated above.

Which reasons???

Concerning the personal comments - let's not go go there as you don't know me and I don't know you.

Which comments???

[zolayes 14,489]

be interesting to see who scores most PL goals .. Lukaku or Costa

[Blue_Fox_ 2,086]

That could be seen last season:

Costa: 20 in 24/2

Lukaku: 10 in 32/4

[didierforever 7,349]

poor link up play? PLEASE!!!!

[DaddysHobby 60]

Poor touches per game

2,4 for Lukaku ... touches MD1(47), MD2(45), MD3(48), MD4(43), MD5(43) ... total(226)

3,4 for Costa ... touches MD1(44), MD2(44), MD3(50), MD4(35), MD5(38) ... total(211)

1,8 for Lukaku and 2,2 for Costa in 2014/15

1,6 for Lukaku and 2,9 for Costa in 2013/14

1,4 for Lukaku and 1,9 for Costa in 2012/13

[Blue_Fox_ 2,086]

Should rename the thread to "poor touches thread"

[zolayes 14,489]

Perhaps now he is TOO good for us

[DaddysHobby 60]

Costa is the kind of striker that you need in a relegation fight ... still he needs to start scoring or it won't be much of a fight

[Blue_Fox_ 2,086]

It's my fault for coming in this thread, not your fault for writing that. I'm sorry.

[DaddysHobby 60]

So far this season Lukaku scored 4 goals while Costa has only scored once.

Costa losing possession due to his poor touches is a well-documented fact ... also in possession he has been terrible (according to Shearer) ... you can add a huge amount of useless touches to that poor touches per game stat ... at this point we probably need to give him a big when he finally gets one right #GaggingForHorsePlacenta #LooksDisgusted #HeavyGesticulating #BornInThe70s #PitchSlap

If Newcastle win on Monday ... relegation zone ... like Dortmund last season :ph34r2:

[Tomo 21,733]

So far this season Lukaku scored 4 goals while Costa has only scored once.

Costa losing possession due to his poor touches is a well-documented fact ... also in possession he has been terrible (according to Shearer) ... you can add a huge amount of useless touches to that poor touches per game stat ... at this point we probably need to give him a big when he finally gets one right #GaggingForHorsePlacenta #LooksDisgusted #HeavyGesticulating #BornInThe70s #PitchSlap

If Newcastle win on Monday ... relegation zone ... like Dortmund last season :ph34r2:

I remember saying just after the Arsenal game last season (when Costa hit home his 9th goal in seven games) that as soon as he hits a bad spell which coincides with Lukaku scoring a few, the Lukaku is the best brigade would be back with a bang.

I just didn't quite realise just how right I would turn out to be.............