Romelu Lukaku

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He better eve not aboard when the Clown abducts another plane.

still any minor injury gives you more of a shudder due to the pricetag 

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5 hours ago, DH1988 said:

Club football could not come back quick enough. Hopefully the injury really is minor and it can be managed before the weekend with rest, nice booking.

Yeah usesless intl matches man, I feel like they come by every 2 months

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8 minutes ago, Atomiswave said:

Yeah usesless intl matches man, I feel like they come by every 2 months

It is even worse, in the first half of the season they are monthly 

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50 minutes ago, Magic Lamps said:

It is even worse, in the first half of the season they are monthly 

FFS mate

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'I’m not just saying that': PL GK makes claim about Lukaku after playing in same team together

https://www.thechelseachronicle.com/club-news/im-not-just-saying-that-pl-gk-makes-claim-about-lukaku-after-playing-in-same-team-together/

Ben Foster insisted Romelu Lukaku is one of the kindest men in football and that he was delighted to see his Chelsea move materialise.

Speaking on the JaackMaate’s Happy Hour Podcast, the Watford goalkeeper expressed his uttermost respect towards Lukaku as a player and person.

Foster and the Belgian shared a dressing room for a season in 2012/13, whilst the latter was on loan at West Bromwich Albion from Chelsea.

Eight years later and the two have trodden very different career paths, but have both ended up back in the Premier League where they originally met.

Lukaku’s journey has now come full circle after the Blues sealed his signature last month in a club-record transfer.

His return to Stamford Bridge took a slight detour, passing by Everton, Manchester United and Inter Milan en route.

Whilst perhaps not as glamourous, Foster also recently re-joined one of his former clubs.

He signed for Watford in 2018, over a decade after representing the Hornets for two successive spells.

In between, the ‘keeper spent seven years at West Brom, the first of which where he linked up with Lukaku.

Tales of Rom

“Romelu honestly was one of the nicest blokes you will honestly meet, I’m not just saying that,” said Foster.

“He is one of the nicest guys. When he signed on loan for us (West Brom), he was at Chelsea at the time, I’d say for the first half of the season he struggled to find his feet a little bit.

“But everybody could just see he was going to be a monster. You could just tell he was going to be an absolute joke of a player.

“Physically he was incredible. He just needed to get into the rhythm of it.

“Second of the season, my gosh he just exploded. He would start every single game and ragdoll defenders; he would be manhandling and bullying them.”

In that solo campaign with the Baggies, Lukaku netted 17 league goals in 38 appearances.

Just to put into context, no West Brom player since has matched that tally in a single top-flight term.

From a boy to a Blue

“What a guy,” continued Foster.

“I’m so happy to see him do really well after what happened to him at Man United.

“Man United will never sign a player and then tailor it around that player, they will always play the Man United way.

“Whereas every other team he’s been successful at they’ve basically gone ‘right, we’ve got Romelu Lukaku. Let’s just play to his strengths and play around him.’

“I think he will be massive at Chelsea.”

Foster’s foresight must’ve been pretty strong because Lukaku certainly has transformed into a defender’s nightmare.

Just ask the Arsenal centre-backs, who were the test dummies for the striker’s second debut at Chelsea.

Many more will face the wrath of the Blues no.9, so long as the minor thigh injury he is getting assessed isn’t too serious.

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Put some respect on his name!

Edited September 11, 2021 by Stats

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Was an isolated figure today but boy did he take his chances well. World class finishing.

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He’d score 30 PL goals if Cesc was in this team. But he should still score at least 20 in this one 😄

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Great today, Did it when we needed him to.

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I was critical of the transfer fee but it just feels so right having Rom score goals in our royal blue at the  Bridge. Just look what it means to him.

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If he could just have as many chances as Timo had been getting..  4 or 5 per game? 

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8 hours ago, guddy69 said:

If he could just have as many chances as Timo had been getting..  4 or 5 per game? 

We need King Kai back to his best asap, so he can create chances for Lukaku. 

Lukaku is insane. Did not know he was this good. Finally a worthy CF after Drogba and Costa

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So good to see him fly right from the start. Been too long since we have had a striker like this. 

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Lukaku versus tap-in Ronaldo:
 

 

 

 

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Lukaku versus tap-in Ronaldo:
 

 

 

 

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On 12/09/2021 at 02:15, killer1257 said:

We need King Kai back to his best asap, so he can create chances for Lukaku. 

Lukaku is insane. Did not know he was this good. Finally a worthy CF after Drogba and Costa

Will he tho? The most interesting thing, to me at least, about this season is to find out what will be gained and lost by employing a dedicated striker.

What is gained is obvious considering that Lukaku is a great finisher, and a powerful athlete. What is lost is a bit more subtle and may not become evident until we face stronger opposition in certain conditions.

early days, but It does appear that our volume of play is lower compared to last season. This was expected given that Lukaku does not contribute as much in the build up play and certainly does not press as much up front.

The biggest question remains: will his specific goal contribution outweigh what was potentially lost?

Update: I have a suspicion that it will work out in the PL (to some degree), but not so much in the CL. 

Edited September 13, 2021 by robsblubot

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Must admit, had my doubts about this signing due to the lack of space you get as a striker for Chelsea, but is doing very well, playing with his heart! 💙

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Lukaku didnt produce today but it didnt really matter.

Need him to turn up in the big games, Luckily we tore spurs apart 2nd half!