Romelu Lukaku

[ParNolio7 285]

Sorry for those who already did, but I kindly invite you to read my latest blog post on Lukaku:

http://pieterhontele.wordpress.com/2014/04/08/romelu-lukaku-and-chelsea-an-unrequited-love/

[johnnythefirst 1,076]

The pressure you say? Then explain how come Lukaku has scored at least once against every top side in the BPL, crushed Arsenal in Everton's most vital match of their history & qualified Belgium in Croatia with two goals when they needed to win to secure Brazil ...

No more arguments left I suppose?

Completely agree with your whole post. Also, how many strikers have the combined, pace, acceleration, strength and finishing to be able to pull off that second goal against Croatia? Benteke, for example, the man he replaced, would never have been able to do that with the skills he has. Look at it. He creates a counter out of nothing, uses his speed to outrun the defender to the ball and then uses his strength to make room for the scoring opportunity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv0QPzhRA8M

Seriously, how many other strikers could pull this off?

I'm looking forward to him playing Korea and Algeria on the world cup. They're practically midgets. He'll fuck shit up.

[LAB 1,030]

This whole "Scoring for Chelsea is not as easy as scoring for Everton or West Brom" is so incredibly ridiculous. If anything, it's the other way around! Playing for Everton or West Brom, you play against exactly the same opponents as Chelsea but with (slightly) inferior team mates. So it's more difficult to dominate your opponent being Everton and definitely West Brom, so you'll create less goal scoring opportunities. So explain to me please how on earth it can be more difficult to score for Chelsea? Who create more chances and give more accurate assists.

In fact, if this ridiculous statement would have any truth in it, then shouldn't it show in the topscorers list? Over the seasons 2012-2014 only Luis Suarez (Liverpool), Sturridge (Liverpool) and Robin Van Persie (Man United) have scored more goals than Lukaku. Those are not exactly small clubs are they?

This season's ranking: 1.Suarez (L'pool) 2. Sturridge (L'pool) 3. Touré (Man City) 4. J. Rodriguez (S'hampton > agreed, not a top team) Aguëro (Man City) & Rooney (Man United) 7. Hazard (Chelsea) 8. Remy (Newcastle > agreed, not a top team), Giroud (Arsenal), Lukaku (Everton) & Gerrard (L'pool)

So only 3 players in that top 10 (11) who are not in an absolute top team. Kinda strange if you're saying that any sh!tbag could score as many goals for Everton or W Brom as Lukaku does.

Not even to mention Lukaku's assists (6) (outranking Jay Rodriguez & Loic Remy in that department), MOTM performances (4) (outranking Giroud, Remy & Sturridge) + average rating (7.38) (outranking Giroud, Remy & Jay Rodriguez).

All stats from Whoscored.com

So, stop being so blasé about playing for Chelsea. Players like Remy, Jay Rodriguez and Lukaku can walk into any top BPL side.

The pressure you say? Then explain how come Lukaku has scored at least once against every top side in the BPL, crushed Arsenal in Everton's most vital match of their history & qualified Belgium in Croatia with two goals when they needed to win to secure Brazil ...

No more arguments left I suppose?

I'm sorry, but did Everton had to play against Gala, PSG (+ Real/Atletico/Bayern) this season?

Also, can you compare the pressure you have to endure playing as a striker for CFC vs that for Everton? Ask Torres, Eto'o, Ba. I mean we all saw THAT penalty vs Bayern early this season (I'm not judging him for failing, i'm actually defending for him). Think about it. Him scoring in important matches for Everton is not the same as scoring in important matches for CFC. He wasn't ready to play for us in the beginning of the season. We had to make a choice, we loaned him. Great news he got used to some of the pressure throughout the season playing for Everton. We actually accelerated his progress by not throwing him in the shit right away and giving him an easier task.

[johnnythefirst 1,076]

Ugh, I hate these comments.

The only top team you played in Europe up till now (excluding Bayern in the Supercup) was PSG, and even they wouldn't just walk to the title in the Premier League. Are you seriously going to compare Galatasaray to the likes of City, Liverpool or even Arsenal and Man Utd (even at this time).

Newsflash: Lukaku played against the exact same teams as Chelsea this year, because logic dictates he plays in the same league as Chelsea. Fact is: he scored a hell of a lot more goals than the Chelsea strikers separately, and many of them were against the top teams. He lost all his confidence while being third in the picking order behind two sorry ass strikers before Eto'o came to save the day somewhat.

What was his reaction in his first two matches for Everton? He knocked himself out scoring a goal as a sub and then he proceeded by destroying Newcastle by himself. The amount of Everton points and goals scored is almost doubled whenever he plays. Check the stats.

He's been playing under immense pressure since his first match for Anderlecht, because from the start, half the people said he was a lumbering giant who couldn't hold the ball if his mother's life depended on it. He proved them wrong and he keeps doing it today.

Not ready my fat ass he ain't. ^^

[Toli 977]

It will be more difficult for Lukaku to score here. Teams against us tend to park the bus (beside the big teams) and his game against parking the bus teams isnt very good. he is at his best when he has space or in a counter-attack. futhermore, our system requieres that the striker also drops back and holds the ball + can give it to his team players. this type of game also isnt really developed from Lukaku.

its okay that belgian people cheer up for their players, but you should take your lukaku glasses of and chill a little bit. if you read about Lukaku from you, you could think he just scored 50 goals a season and is in the frame to be worlds best footballer 2015. the same happened with De Bruyne, where people made him look like the next Messi.

Lukaku is still far away from playing for a top team. if people think its the same to play for Chelsea and West Brom, they are sorry for this term, deluded. And playing for Anderlecht and playing for Chelsea? you really compare the pressure from this teams? The whole world looks upon Chelsea and watches every geam. nobody besides Belgium cares about Anderlecht. Dont compare apples with bananas.

There are a lot of players who play great for smaller clubs but then when they go to a big club, they crumble and cant find their form. Lukaku still has to prove he is good enough for us so people should lay back and wait. We should keep him, no doubt about this, but no way as our 1st choice striker. And Mourinho wont be that mad to do this. As a 2nd striker though, he can stay.

[johnnythefirst 1,076]

May I remind you that the small club he's playing for now is just 9 points behind you and fighting for a Champions League spot. Six if they win their extra match.

I don't believe in the parking the bus theory. A decent striker will score goals for every club he plays for. Btw, I know the pressure at Chelsea is bigger than the pressure at Anderlecht, but it's still the club everyone in the country expects to compete for the title every year, and at the time he was a sixteen year old schoolboy that nobody knew. If you're suddenly dropped in the team at that age in that club: that's pressure for you.

And I've said several, multiple times that I agree that Lukaku has obvious flaws, but that he also has a set of combined assets few other strikers possess. The main one for a team like Chelsea would be that defenders fear him by now, because he tends to overpower and outrun them. Him being on the field as such will create opportunities for midfield. In comparison, not even my mother fears Torres at this moment in his career. You might as well play with one less player and be done with it.

I don't think he's the new Messi, but some of the people on this forum are acting like he's playing in the junior league and this pisses me off a tad.

Never said he should be the definite first striker. What I said is, he shouldn't be benched for hacks like this year. ;-)

[ParNolio7 285]

It will be more difficult for Lukaku to score here. Teams against us tend to park the bus (beside the big teams) and his game against parking the bus teams isnt very good. he is at his best when he has space or in a counter-attack. futhermore, our system requieres that the striker also drops back and holds the ball + can give it to his team players. this type of game also isnt really developed from Lukaku.

its okay that belgian people cheer up for their players, but you should take your lukaku glasses of and chill a little bit. if you read about Lukaku from you, you could think he just scored 50 goals a season and is in the frame to be worlds best footballer 2015. the same happened with De Bruyne, where people made him look like the next Messi.

Lukaku is still far away from playing for a top team. if people think its the same to play for Chelsea and West Brom, they are sorry for this term, deluded. And playing for Anderlecht and playing for Chelsea? you really compare the pressure from this teams? The whole world looks upon Chelsea and watches every geam. nobody besides Belgium cares about Anderlecht. Dont compare apples with bananas.

There are a lot of players who play great for smaller clubs but then when they go to a big club, they crumble and cant find their form. Lukaku still has to prove he is good enough for us so people should lay back and wait. We should keep him, no doubt about this, but no way as our 1st choice striker. And Mourinho wont be that mad to do this. As a 2nd striker though, he can stay.

"We should keep him" that makes me laugh so hard, you tear Lukaku down like he's a pile of crap and then say "but we should keep him" like he's some sort of slave who should just swallow all your insults and work his ass off for you. Forget it mate, Lukaku's worth a lot more than that. If you can't appreciate him, don't expect him to play for you. I hope he'll leave The Bridge and finds a club with supporters who respect him.

By the way, not sure if you saw KDB this weekend? Two assists, MotM and 10.0 (!) yes ten out of ten, unheard. Chelsea's loss. You'll find out later.

[The only place to be 11,313]

"We should keep him" that makes me laugh so hard, you tear Lukaku down like he's a pile of crap and then say "but we should keep him" like he's some sort of slave who should just swallow all your insults and work his ass off for you. Forget it mate, Lukaku's worth a lot more than that. If you can't appreciate him, don't expect him to play for you. I hope he'll leave The Bridge and finds a club with supporters who respect him.

By the way, not sure if you saw KDB this weekend? Two assists, MotM and 10.0 (!) yes ten out of ten, unheard. Chelsea's loss. You'll find out later.

If he leaves, we'll move on. I guarantee that Chelsea will survive without Lukaku.

The thing is he probably would've got chances here if he hadn't asked to leave. I don't quite know what that says about his mentality, that when things get tough he quits perhaps?

[johnnythefirst 1,076]

The thing is he probably would've got chances here if he hadn't asked to leave.

Would've or should've?

[The only place to be 11,313]

Would've or should've?

He got a chance in the first two games of the season. I don't see why he wouldn't have gotten more, especially considering his competition.

[Waterfall 893]

We need him to do some damage to City.

[Muzchap 8,966]

I don't care if he's good enough or not. That debate can wait...

What CANNOT wait is him destroying City!!!

Come on Agent Lukaku you're NEEDED!

Fucking Aston Villa and Palace - a win at either and we'd be sitting pretty right now oh well, that's life

Lets see how Lserpool cope next season being in more than 1 competition!!!

[ParNolio7 285]

The thing is he probably would've got chances here if he hadn't asked to leave. I don't quite know what that says about his mentality, that when things get tough he quits perhaps?

Probably, but I can't believe that leaving Chelsea was entirely his own initiative. If Mourinho really wanted him to stay, he would've kept him at The Bridge, no doubt. I mean if Mourinho let go of a striker that he really wanted to keep, then he screwed up massively. That would mean he just let Lukaku walk all over him, a 20-year-old player ... Sorry, but I don't think that's very realistic. So if Lukaku is at Everton now, I'm quite sure that was mainly Mourinho's intention.

And stop whining about mentality PLEASE. He's been knocking in goals for Anderlecht, West Brom, Everton since 17 years old! You can't perform consistently like that at such a young age if your mentality is not 100%. So what if he doesn't like to sit on the bench, any player who does lacks ambition and probably talent.

[The only place to be 11,313]

Probably, but I can't believe that leaving Chelsea was entirely his own initiative. If Mourinho really wanted him to stay, he would've kept him at The Bridge, no doubt. I mean if Mourinho let go of a striker that he really wanted to keep, then he screwed up massively. That would mean he just let Lukaku walk all over him, a 20-year-old player ... Sorry, but I don't think that's very realistic. So if Lukaku is at Everton now, I'm quite sure that was mainly Mourinho's intention.

And stop whining about mentality PLEASE. He's been knocking in goals for Anderlecht, West Brom, Everton since 17 years old! You can't perform consistently like that at such a young age if your mentality is not 100%. So what if he doesn't like to sit on the bench, any player who does lacks ambition and probably talent.

Maybe Jose should've fought harder for him to stay, but Lukaku walked into the office of one of the greatest managers in the world, the manager of Chelsea Football Club, the manager who had given him two opportunities in our first two games of the season at Stamford Bridge as well as a chance against the European Champions and asked to leave.

Players will queue up to play for this club and this manager and these fans....who is Lukaku?

[Gilvorak 3,734]

Hope we sell in the summer, especially if the Costa rumours are true. We can probably court a £25m+ fee.

Spend the money on a CM. Keep Ba and Eto'o.

[Weckerz 3,781]

Hope we sell in the summer, especially if the Costa rumours are true. We can probably court a £25m+ fee.

Spend the money on a CM. Keep Ba and Eto'o.

Is he scoring too many goals to be a Chelsea striker?

[Esam 60]

Is he scoring too many goals to be a Chelsea striker?

Sarcastic but .........

Ouch!

I just realised he scored more than 2 of our strikers combined!

[BleedsBlue 1,549]

Hope we sell in the summer, especially if the Costa rumours are true. We can probably court a £25m+ fee.

Spend the money on a CM. Keep Ba and Eto'o.

Lol there is no way Ba will stay beyond this season. The last few performances have shown that he deserves to be a regular starter for a club with not many season objectives. Also it'd be foolish to sell Lukaku just because we are signing Costa.

A strikeforce of

Costa,Lukaku and Eto'o would be really deadly.