Romelu Lukaku

[Ryan Fong 2,776]

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. 

 

Still a good month until the window closed so chill mate.

[Artandur 939]

I dont see the combination unhappy costa + lukaku up front working that well 

[johnnythefirst 1,076]

Apparently it's Conte that really wants him, isn't it? Weren't all of you guys giving him your blind trust just a month ago? Wait and see. 

[Chelsea4 1,521]

14 minutes ago, Artandur said:

I dont see the combination unhappy costa + lukaku up front working that well 

Costa will leave.

[The Chels 2,502]

2 minutes ago, Chelsea4 said:

Costa will leave.

Who will buy him?

[Chelsea4 1,521]

Just now, The Chels said:

Who will buy him?

You can find a lot of clubs who would buy him for 40m.

[Unionjack 7,531]

Nobody was happier than me when The Best joined us. It was electric watching him join up with Cescy with those long balls. And he brought us what we had been missing for awhile. That fight and determination. I love the lad.

But not long after he joined us the homesick rumours started and they didn't go away. no matter how the reasons were spinned. Was it just his style of play that made him so combative and in everyuones face or was he just not happy.Now Hes our player on paper but his head is obviosly in Spain We could be cunts and say do yer job you aint going nowhere. But I'd much rather have a player whos comiong out and saying he wants to be Chelsea even tho he must know its pissing off his team mates,manager and all their supporters.

Yeah Id love Costa to stay but I do think Lukaku will fit in great and do just as good if not better than him.

I got no bad feelings for Costa, sometimes its not good chemistry. Its not easy coming from such different countries. I wish the lad well.

[Pizy 18,368]

Guess I'm one of the only ones here who wants Lukaku back now. Warming to it more and more.

Thing is, we'd still need another striker if we essentially swap Lukaku for Costa. Assuming we're keeping Remy (been zero indication or links away that I've seen). Unless Conte feels completely confident in Traore.

[The Chels 2,502]

7 minutes ago, Chelsea4 said:

You can find a lot of clubs who would buy him for 40m.

I'm guessing it's because of problems adapting to the culture, weather, etc. but it seems pretty obvious Costa only wants to go back to Spain... And Atleti are/were the only viable option. 

[AK-3001 286]

2 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Guess I'm one of the only ones here who wants Lukaku back now. Warming to it more and more.

Thing is, we'd still need another striker if we essentially swap Lukaku for Costa. Assuming we're keeping Remy (been zero indication or links away that I've seen). Unless Conte feels completely confident in Traore.

I really like Lukaku too, he has been scoring goals in the PL and it could only get better

[Unionjack 7,531]

21 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Guess I'm one of the only ones here who wants Lukaku back now. Warming to it more and more.

Thing is, we'd still need another striker if we essentially swap Lukaku for Costa. Assuming we're keeping Remy (been zero indication or links away that I've seen). Unless Conte feels completely confident in Traore.

Thats not the way I read peoples posts.

Think we are in the majority and most of the remainder will come round to him once they see it works.

But some people will never change their mind. Sod em These same people are probably amongst the ones shouting for Costa out and slagging him off after the 3 matrch ban for Can and for his dodgy hamstring..

[Artandur 939]

1 hour ago, Chelsea4 said:

You can find a lot of clubs who would buy him for 40m.

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

[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 21,733]

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.