Jump to content
Join Talk Chelsea and log in to join the CFC discussion! ×

Romelu Lukaku

Jose M

By Jose M,
in Strikers

 Share

Recommended Posts

  • Replies 16.4k
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Popular Posts

Atholy
Atholy

I'm afraid not a lot of you will have seen the interview (let alone be able to understand a single word they say ). So here's the summary of the most important things that have been said: He's feeling

Melanicus
Melanicus

Big words from Drog.

petr.breu
petr.breu

Wrong shirt at the wrong moment Romelu

Posted Images

  • Popular Post!
Leif

Leif 6,006

Posted
  • Popular Post!
Posted

"HE'Z DA NEW DROGBAAA. HE GON' TEAR UP DA PREMIER LEAGUE WIV HIS AMAZING SKILLS TO PAY DA BILLS. MOST GOALS IN DA LEAGUE AT 17. HE MAKE US BEST TEAM IN WORLD!!!"

This is what happens when everyone (not literally) jumps on a bandwagon of opinions based on very little, watch a Youtube compilation or two, look up a stat or two, and delude themselves to the point where they actually believe in something without doing the research to form their own opinion.

For anyone who's watched Lukaku (for whatever reason) before he joined us, none of this is a surprise.

He isn't a 'great' player, and I personally doubt he even has the potential to be a 'great' player.

Let this be a lesson for people who instantly compare an incoming player or target with a legend of ours just because of their ethnicity or origin.

He was never going to be the 'next Drogba'. There is no 'next player' when it comes to football. Everyone is different, both physically and mentally.

Lukaku has a completely different playing style to Drogba. Completely.

It's such a shame we spent so much money on him. That promotional video he made of his Stamford Bridge trip probably (and laughably) had an influence on our board acquiring his 'services'.

This isn't 'hate'. This is my opinion.

Please no "ZOMG, PLASTIC FAN OF CHELSEA FC. BAN FROM FORUM PLZ ADMIN I BEG U."

Thanks.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
DH1988

DH1988 1,348

Posted
Posted

Im in no way his biggest fan, not even a fan of him to be honest but lets not forget what Drogba was like when he came here, showed flashes of brilliance at Marseille and when he came here but it took a long time for him to turn into the hero and have a great first touch etc.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Atholy

Atholy 1,293

Posted
Posted

"HE'Z DA NEW DROGBAAA. HE GON' TEAR UP DA PREMIER LEAGUE WIV HIS AMAZING SKILLS TO PAY DA BILLS. MOST GOALS IN DA LEAGUE AT 17. HE MAKE US BEST TEAM IN WORLD!!!"

This is what happens when everyone (not literally) jumps on a bandwagon of opinions based on very little, watch a Youtube compilation or two, look up a stat or two, and delude themselves to the point where they actually believe in something without doing the research to form their own opinion.

For anyone who's watched Lukaku (for whatever reason) before he joined us, none of this is a surprise.

He isn't a 'great' player, and I personally doubt he even has the potential to be a 'great' player.

Let this be a lesson for people who instantly compare an incoming player or target with a legend of ours just because of their ethnicity or origin.

He was never going to be the 'next Drogba'. There is no 'next player' when it comes to football. Everyone is different, both physically and mentally.

Lukaku has a completely different playing style to Drogba. Completely.

It's such a shame we spent so much money on him. That promotional video he made of his Stamford Bridge trip probably (and laughably) had an influence on our board acquiring his 'services'.

This isn't 'hate'. This is my opinion.

Please no "ZOMG, PLASTIC FAN OF CHELSEA FC. BAN FROM FORUM PLZ ADMIN I BEG U."

Thanks.

I kind of agree with you Leif... just because he looks like Drogba with his size and muscular build doesn't mean he exactly is.

Still wouldn't like to get into an arm wrestling competition with this guy... he'd kill me

Must say I don't really agree on this.

Ok he's far from being a TOP player. That's totally true.

But please don't think the board would actually start buying players decided on youtube clips... without this player being really special.

I'm sure he was followed in a lot of games at Anderlecht before we actually made a bid on him.

I'm the first one to agree that Romelu has a lot of points he needs to work on! Finishing 1 on 1's is surely one of them.

But then of course you should take into account... that creating 1 on 1's is also a gift. When he starts to get in a scoring spree...and get confident again... his percentage will raise a lot!

Please remind that he is still VERY young. And I can tell you... the thing he showed at Anderlecht at age 16-17 was really out of this world. I've been following this team for 20 years now and there is nothing I have seen like him there! So he can be an absolute gem... but he needs to play, get confident and keep on working on his weaker points.

If he remains at West Brom until the end of the season and gets more playtime... I'm sure his statistics in june will look really promising!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Bosnian Blue

Bosnian Blue 2,471

Posted
Posted

I wouldn't say signing him was based on youtube videos (that's harsh), but it ain't far from that. For me it seems like he was one of those 'let's buy him before someone else does'. I was skeptical at the time we got him and I still am, but we can only hope he develops into a decent player for us.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
RamiCFC9

RamiCFC9 258

Posted
Posted

Err... For 19 years old he is playing lot's of minutes in the best league in the world, scored some goals.Also playing for Belgium NT which is full of good players, how is that bad ? I believe he has potential to be even better then Drogba, everything depends on him, time will tell !

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Stingray

Stingray 9,441

Posted
Posted

Well, Lukaku was a bit of an enigma last night during Romania-Belgium. He came on during the second half as a sub for Benteke. I really thought his link up play and first touch looked much better. Also, you do really feel the boy weighs on a defense, almost solely due to his physical presence. He does create chances. This not withstanding he missed two incredible chances when through on goal alone. Unbelievable, but I believe he is 'growing' again as a striker.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Leif

Leif 6,006

Posted
Posted

Lol. This isn't Fifa or Football Manager. Lukaku won't magically become an amazing striker when he reaches a certain age.

"Oh, today's my 23rd birthday. Time to become a world-beater!".

The "he's only 19" is literally the poorest excuse when it comes to 'defending' him. (not that anyone was attacking him to begin with; just stating the obvious.)

Take age out of the equation - what does he do well? What does he bring to a team? He's very strong. And....

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • 0 members are here!

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...

talk chelse forums

We get it, advertisements are annoying!
Talk Chelsea relies on revenue to pay for hosting and upgrades. While we try to keep adverts as unobtrusive as possible, we need to run ad's to make sure we can stay online because over the years costs have become very high.

Could you please allow adverts on this website and help us by switching your ad blocker off.

KTBFFH
Thank You

Sure, let me in!
Enter