Romelu Lukaku

[Waterfall 893]

Goal.com? Really?

It's an interview with quotes to reporters.

[didierforever 7,349]

Hey, fingers crossed right....

Ironically Lukaku just needed to keep his mouth shut and he could be our main striker. If he hadn't asked for a transfer he'd have still been here and would've got more chances.

Oh well....

" IF"... still got nothing else, i see.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2892/transfer-zone/2014/06/07/4866080/lukaku-ive-told-chelsea-i-want-to-leave?ICID=HP_HN_HP_RI_0

LUKAKU: I'VE TOLD CHELSEA I WANT TO LEAVE

Can't believe this happening but Im not even surprise , we not gave him a chance to shine. Insist of playing him Mourinho picked two super strikers like Ba and Torres who can just score a cheap goals. Im so angry right now because of his decision to leave us. I hope Jose will sell Ba and Torres. And next season we will see Lukaku and Costa in front.

Please don't open new threads when there are existing ones already.

[The Mak 4,459]

People will realise the mistake we made when Lukaku goes on to score 20+ goals on a consistent basis (for his next club) and Costa turns out to be a flash in the pan

You think he's good enough to be no. 1 then?

Because I'm saying he is not and nothing more. I was one of Lukaku biggest advocates and was all for supporting him, but in a realistic capacity i.e. as our no. 2 striker and eventual no. 1. However, when he starts spouting off as if he's bigger and better than the club that I love, excuse me if I withdraw my support. It might be alright for some fans, but not me. I couldn't care how many goals he scores in his next club because he's still a Chelsea player at the moment but he is not acting like one.

[didierforever 7,349]

Oh dear....you're flailing around and conflating different things.

Take a break, have a nice cuppa and remember that it's just one player. The club is fine either way. Ultimately we're all Chelsea supporters and we want the club to be successful. We want players who want to be here (most of us anyway) and if Lukaku doesn't then that's fine.

OK

i am fine. dont u worry about me.

i just dont understand that why lukaku has not already been sold if he actually put in a request. i mean KDB was. essien wanted play time and he was. we could have kept him here, and sold him in the winter. again, i ask u. if he was loaned cos he was a talent, what has changed in these 9 months. has his loan spell been poor. NO. average. NO. its been close to very good!!! he has proved himself playing for a club that finished 2 places below us and was even in the top 4 fight.

so why will jose be looking to sell him NOW!!!

PS - all this is only "IF" lukaku did ask for a transfer.

[iseah100 5,612]

Lukaku got chances, if he had stayed he would have got more.

There's nothing wrong with wanting to be first striker, especially considering what he have in that position. Insted he wanted to go to Everton. He could have fought for his spot, and played CL football.

If he had said, "I hope to compete for first striker at Chelsea next season." That would have been awesome, but he sounds like a diva the way he allegedly said it.

[nadavTKL 1,787]

Let's sell him and buy Balo already.. you know it will happen some time.

[bouletje 82]

You are all taking part in the plan of the english press to try and disable chelsea even before the season starts.

Form your opinion on how he'll perform on the pitch for chelsea, not on what's said in a written interview.

Problem of the world today, shitty journalism and the disease social media can be.

[Duppy Conqueror 1,494]

Sky sports are just reporting what was misquoted yesterday in online paper sites.

No big deal really..but Torres is the elephant in the room who needs to be taken out so young strikers like Lukaku and Bamford can do something worthwhile with all that playing time he gets .

[Mong630 7]

Lukaku is 21y old. I've seen a documentary on him and it was unseen how mature and professional he is for a guy of that age. He breeds football 24/7. Unlike most players that age he doensn't care about going out, fancy stuff or hitting a different supermodel every other week. The only thing he cares about is his family and becoming the best player possible. I have the feeling he loves Chelsea more than any other team on the planet but when he thinks its the best for his career to move, he will.

What would you do? You played 2 great seasons and you know there is one player in the Squad(costa) that will always be higher in the picking order no mather what. One player who still gets and always will get more gametime because of his name, wage and a few very good seasons years ago. And one other decent striker.

Jose should finally set things straight. Get rid of Torres asap. Let him go for free if necessary. Maybe take a young youth player in the squad but at least give romelu the feeling that he is 2nd striker. He proved himself in PL and with the national team.

You say he must keep his mouth shut and show more respect for club and coach. I think respect works both ways. We know how stubborn jose can be and i fully understand lukaku doenst want to risk watching big games in the stands when he can play for atletico, juventus or Wolfsburg on weekly basis.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Sky sports are just reporting what was misquoted yesterday in online paper sites.

No big deal really..but Torres is the elephant in the room who needs to be taken out so young strikers like Lukaku and Bamford can do something worthwhile with all that playing time he gets .

A logical level-headed post looks so out of place in this thread

[gr123 167]

First four games of last season, used three times.

Not given a chance though.

As a sub on all 3 occasions if I remember correctly? 3 games can hardly be considered as given a decent chance .

We all know he won't be used much next season as he's likely to be up against Costa, Torres and Ba and its an accepted opinion. But when Romelu realises that, he's a cunt that doesn't deserve to wear a Chelsea shirt? Grow up people.

[Bir_CFC 3,455]

He talks like he's already world class.

Misquoted or not, even the updated correct translation doesn't sit right with me. And people aren't going overboard just cause of the recent quotes, it's a culminating effect cause he's been mouthing off for a year now.

I loved Lukaku, he claimed he was a die hard Chelsea fan and wanted nothing more than to play for Chelsea, but I'm losing interest in him because he comes off as a fake fan.

Courtois talks a lot but I give him his due leash because he's proven he's world class, he's earned the right to be arrogant, Lukaku hasn't yet.

People keep using 21 as an excuse now, but he's been a professional for 5 years now, that's no excuse anymore. Especially when he conducts himself in such a mature manner in most of his interviews.

[Bir_CFC 3,455]

As a sub on all 3 occasions if I remember correctly? 3 games can hardly be considered as given a decent chance .

But can you confirm that if he hadn't asked for a loan move, he still wouldn't have gotten a chance?

I'd say he's the one who didn't give Jose a chance but rather asked out cause he wanted to be first choice.

I excused him last season because of the world cup so I understood to an extent but if he's still not willing to fight and instead only values playing time even now, then he'll probably leave.

[The Rising Sun 709]

The funny part in this mess is that the barca supporters want cesc out, and we feel he will be perfect for us because he is class.

Some supporters want Lukaku out, meanwhile other interested clubs' supporters will be thinking he is perfect for them because he is a beast and has a fantastic scoring record.

The truth being that no matter what the history and background of such situations, the player never really got a good chance due to a number of reasons at their respective clubs, and had to leave to achieve their personal goals.

We cannot get a better second striker in todays market, there simply isnt anyone who has so many different attributes as Lukaku does.

He is strong, fast, clinical and a bully, good in the air with just about enough skill to trouble even the worlds best defenders.

Why we arent convincing him that he is part of Chelsea's plans is beyond me.

Just assure the guy, make him feel valued. Its been 2 years of sending him out, and after scoring tons of goals against the best teams, if we still cant trust him enough to let him know his value to the club, with some assurances, then he is right to leave.

In normal life, if you worked alongside 3 equally placed colleagues , and over 2 years you consistently did soooooo much better than all of them, and the company keeps giving them bonuses while giving nothing to you, surely at some point you would realise that this environment is not the right fit, and you could be doing so much better at another company.

That is the reason you ask for a transfer.

At that moment either the company realises your value and gives you assurances..... or you leave. Simple.

He has spoken more than he should have, the Club have not managed him as well as they could.

[MetsajCFC 1,255]

Lukaku is 21y old. I've seen a documentary on him and it was unseen how mature and professional he is for a guy of that age. He breeds football 24/7. Unlike most players that age he doensn't care about going out, fancy stuff or hitting a different supermodel every other week. The only thing he cares about is his family and becoming the best player possible. I have the feeling he loves Chelsea more than any other team on the planet but when he thinks its the best for his career to move, he will.

What would you do? You played 2 great seasons and you know there is one player in the Squad(costa) that will always be higher in the picking order no mather what. One player who still gets and always will get more gametime because of his name, wage and a few very good seasons years ago. And one other decent striker.

Jose should finally set things straight. Get rid of Torres asap. Let him go for free if necessary. Maybe take a young youth player in the squad but at least give romelu the feeling that he is 2nd striker. He proved himself in PL and with the national team.

You say he must keep his mouth shut and show more respect for club and coach. I think respect works both ways. We know how stubborn jose can be and i fully understand lukaku doenst want to risk watching big games in the stands when he can play for atletico, juventus or Wolfsburg on weekly basis.

By the way he has been acting he is anything but professional, so in that sense you are contradicting your own story. A young player who has achieved nothing in world football can't throw a tantrum like that, that's definition of UNprofessionalism. And since when does Mourinho, one of the most successful managers in world football, need to justify his decisions to a 21 year old, who fails to show any respect what so ever towards Chelsea - the club he supposedly "loves". And please don't compare Mourinho to Lukaku, they're not comparable in any context, let alone in Chelsea - and rightly so. Judging someone based on a documentary is as good as judging players based on Youtube videos.

The only place to be is making very valid point that Lukaku did get his chance and would have had even more if he had remained in the club last season instead of waving the white flag as soon as first shots were "fired", metaphorically speaking. With our strikers either injured or on rocky form patch, last season was his golden opportunity to show what he's made of. Chelsea is one of the super powers of football, not a charity project. He had a chance, he blew it - he fails to admit that he was the one who gave up and hid at Everton. Competition for places is something that is supposed to spur professional and hungry players on, not make them cry to the media and ask for a pat on the shoulder. So in that sense he is very unprofessional and not even close to mature. Coward and hypocrite are the words that describe him rather well in this light. Even if this does resolve someway, we have seen Lukaku's real mindset here, it will re-occur sooner rather than later. He needs Chelsea, not the other way around. NEXT!

[zolayes 14,489]

post above should be read at least twice

the post by Rising Sun

[The only place to be 11,313]

As a sub on all 3 occasions if I remember correctly? 3 games can hardly be considered as given a decent chance .

Azpilicueta didn't start a game until 24/9 against Swindon in the League Cup. He didn't start another one for a month. His first league start was a month after that, but he then won the place through sheer hard work.

Why couldn't Lukaku do that? Is it beneath him?