Mong630 7 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 I'm sure lukaku has no problems with starting as second or third striker next season. As long as Mou gives him the feeling he will get a fair chance.This season he didn't want to take the risk of playing 15minutes every 2 games or only in league cup just because its the world cup this summer and he didnt want to lose his spot in the national team.You can say the same thing about courtois and de bruyne actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeboii 1,844 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Getting Lukaku back and buying Dzeko/Costa wouldn't be that expensive really, and it would be a striker combination that many teams would envy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iseah100 5,612 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Does it matter that Lukaku wouldn't want to be anything other than the first option? He's 20 and on Chelsea's payroll. Does Dzeko or Jovetic like not being first or second option? Doubt it. We should keep him though, buy Costa and Dzeko or Bony or somebody. No striker can play every game, except maybe Messi? So we need 3 or 4 strikers. Oh and keep Eto'o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakez 755 Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Happy Bday Romelu! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalBlues 4,050 Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Romelu Lukaku offered to Atletico Madrid as part of exchange deal to bring Diego Costa to Chelsea this summerRomelu Lukaku has been offered to Atletico Madrid as part of Chelsea’s attempts to seal a deal for Diego Costa. But it is understood the Belgian will have to overcome his reservations about moving to Spain because of the risk of racist abuse and the soft punishment Villarreal received when a fan threw a banana at Daniel Alves.http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2626946/Romelu-Lukaku-offered-Atletico-Madrid-exchange-deal-bring-Diego-Costa-Chelsea.htmlDM roll on once again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didierforever 7,349 Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 happy bday KRAKEN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalBlues 2,817 Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Romelu Lukaku offered to Atletico Madrid as part of exchange deal to bring Diego Costa to Chelsea this summerhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2626946/Romelu-Lukaku-offered-Atletico-Madrid-exchange-deal-bring-Diego-Costa-Chelsea.htmlDailyfail so I doubt it (even more so that he has that 32mill buyout clause), and especially seeing as SSN haven't mentioned it. zolayes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellzfresh 7,229 Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Also, here's some other interesting facts on Lukaku's goal-scoring record.020212/13 - 17 goals in 35 apps for WBA 13/14 - 15 goals in 31 apps for Everton02In fact, Lukaku has out-scored Drogba, our greatest ever striker, in 6 of his 8 seasons at Chelsea with the only exceptions being in 2006/07 and 2009/10! This is a Drogba who joined us at 25, at the best moment of his footballing career, playing for one of the most expensively assembled teams in the world. 02Lukaku on the other hand, at age 19(!) in his first full season in English football, scored 17 goals in a horrible West Brom side were he was even played out of position to accommodate Shane Long.02He repeated the feat in an Everton side entirely dependent on him to score goals. 02Some (like myself in the past), complain about his first touch, but that's something that comes with age. His first touch, in the first place has a lot to do with how massive he is. Also, back to my Drogba comparison, Didier didn't exactly have the best first touch in his first 2 seasons at Chelsea either. It was something that improved tremendously at Chelsea.02There's no doubt that Romelu is the biggest striking talent in the world right now. If we are to sign Diego Costa (who is 25 as well), then we are going to have to look for ways to become more flexible with our system. I won't mind seeing a 4-4-2 (flat or diamond) against opposition we are expected to beat at Stamford Bridge. A front two of Costa and Romelu sounds insane on paper and with Matic being a midfield lynch-pin, we have the glue to hold it together.02Besides, last time we won the league under Ancelotti, we played a lot of games with a 4-4-2 with Didier and Anelka up front. Safe to say, that season, we broke the premier league goal-scoring record and Drogba, Anelka and Lampard had their best seasons ever in a Chelsea shirt.Exactly. Most title winning sides I can think of used 2 strikers.Yorke and coleHenry and berkampRooney and tevezDrogba and anelkaRooney and chicharitoAguero and tevezVanpersie and rooneyAguero and dzeko/negredo2 strikers systems in the past 10 years win the league. Even suarez and sturridge almost won it.Sometimes it doesn't matter how shit the rest of the team is, if there are 2 pple that score chances and get combined 55-60goals up front, you regularly win the league. We have underatted the impact of strikers for too long. We must get it right next season. nore_ega and zolayes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! Styles 9,790 Posted May 13, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted May 13, 2014 Exactly. Most title winning sides I can think of used 2 strikers.Yorke and coleHenry and berkampRooney and tevezDrogba and anelkaRooney and chicharitoAguero and tevezVanpersie and rooneyAguero and dzeko/negredo2 strikers systems in the past 10 years win the league. Even suarez and sturridge almost won it.Sometimes it doesn't matter how shit the rest of the team is, if there are 2 pple that score chances and get combined 55-60goals up front, you regularly win the league.We have underatted the impact of strikers for too long. We must get it right next season.Most of those partnerships have a player who can play a more withdrawn role. Mourinho's preferred formation is a 4-2-3-1. So maybe instead of three attacking-midfielders behind the forward, we would have two + forward. Oscar would be the player to miss out in this set-up.Willian - - - - - - - - - - - - Hazard ???? Costa I don't think Lukaku is that kind of player and neither is Costa. kellzfresh, Tomo, Eden2020 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionsden 4,689 Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Most of those partnerships have a player who can play a more withdrawn role. Mourinho's preferred formation is a 4-2-3-1. So maybe instead of three attacking-midfielders behind the forward, we would have two + forward. Oscar would be the player to miss out in this set-up.Willian - - - - - - - - - - - - Hazard ???? Costa I don't think Lukaku is that kind of player and neither is Costa.Torres he's a false 9 afterall Sidzeret, Styles, Tomo and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! dee25 1,044 Posted May 13, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted May 13, 2014 Most of those partnerships have a player who can play a more withdrawn role. Mourinho's preferred formation is a 4-2-3-1. So maybe instead of three attacking-midfielders behind the forward, we would have two + forward. Oscar would be the player to miss out in this set-up.Willian - - - - - - - - - - - - Hazard ???? Costa I don't think Lukaku is that kind of player and neither is Costa.In this particular set-up, I can see Schurrle really flourishing. Or play Costa slightly more withdrawn with Lukaku up front Styles, Reddish-Blue, The Mak and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Styles 9,790 Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 In this particular set-up, I can see Schurrle really flourishing. Or play Costa slightly more withdrawn with Lukaku up frontSchurrle is an interesting option. That didn't cross my mind at all. Also come to think of it, didn't Costa play with Falcao in their final season together? I'm not going to pretend that I watched Atletico a lot so I don't know how well that partnership worked but the stats are:2012-2013Falcao - 41 goals in 34 gamesCosta - 20 goals in 44The only game I can really remember watching is when they beat Madrid in the Copa del Rey final where Falcao set up Costa brilliantly. dee25 and The Skipper 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! iseah100 5,612 Posted May 13, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted May 13, 2014 Romelu Lukaku has scored more Premier League goals over the past two seasons (32) than both Sergio Aguero (29) & Wayne Rooney (29). Reddish-Blue, nyikolajevics, seanptmiller and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2626946/Romelu-Lukaku-offered-Atletico-Madrid-exchange-deal-bring-Diego-Costa-Chelsea.htmlDM roll on once againDM are the worst paper out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! petre.ispirescu 4,928 Posted May 13, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted May 13, 2014 Also come to think of it, didn't Costa play with Falcao in their final season together? I'm not going to pretend that I watched Atletico a lot so I don't know how well that partnership worked but the stats are:2012-2013Falcao - 41 goals in 34 gamesCosta - 20 goals in 44Yes, they played together, I mean they were in the same team, but it wasn't really a partnership you know, Falcao was the CF while Diego Costa was a winger.Anyway, impressive stats playing as a winger while living in Falcao's shadow - 20 goals and 15 assists in 46 games. The Mak, seanptmiller, Eden2020 and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlueGuy 1,552 Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Romelu Lukaku has scored more Premier League goals over the past two seasons (32) than both Sergio Aguero (29) & Wayne Rooney (29).While also playing for West Brom and Everton, hardly the type of sides where team will defend deep against unlike us, MU, City...etc. Also Benteke had 20 goals last season too, more than Aguero this season or the last and we all know who is better. The Skipper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushman 2,043 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 http://www.footballdirectnews.com/premier-league-news/49293-chelsea-offer-striker-to-several-prem-clubs.phpI am not sure how reliable this story is, but can somebody tell me why is Lukaku being offered? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLyon 9,359 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Exactly. Most title winning sides I can think of used 2 strikers.Yorke and coleHenry and berkampRooney and tevezDrogba and anelkaRooney and chicharitoAguero and tevezVanpersie and rooneyAguero and dzeko/negredo2 strikers systems in the past 10 years win the league. Even suarez and sturridge almost won it.Sometimes it doesn't matter how shit the rest of the team is, if there are 2 pple that score chances and get combined 55-60goals up front, you regularly win the league. We have underatted the impact of strikers for too long. We must get it right next season.Yup. We beated pool and city in both games yet we finished behind them. The only reason were lost points against small teams where two class strikers would make big differece. kellzfresh and zolayes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLyon 9,359 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 As goes for Lukaku, he can score goals no doubt. But we need more than just finisher, we need allround striker. Mata (bad off the ball work) was great in certain things, but he was bad in other. Luiz too (inconsistent). And Ramires (terrible technicaly). We need complete players, those who can do whatever manager demands from them.For small teams Costa-Lukaku would be very good though, but those two are very similar players. Manchesters had Aguero, Rooney (creators) and Dzeko, Rvp (finishers), while we would only have two finishers who rely on strenght. Lukaku shouldnt be sold, he could become very good striker in few years, but I doubt his allround game will improve much. The only place to be 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 http://www.footballdirectnews.com/premier-league-news/49293-chelsea-offer-striker-to-several-prem-clubs.phpI am not sure how reliable this story is, but can somebody tell me why is Lukaku being offered?maybe we want Andy Carroll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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