Romelu Lukaku

[LukakutoStamford 779]

Just let it go people. It didn't work out and Chelsea turned a profit. As I mentioned numerous times before the only way I'm not fine with this deal is if Jose does not bring in another striker.

This team is well equipped to have good chance to win multiple trophies and to fail to have a better back-up than a 36 year old with malaria and 30 year old who has scored 22 goals in 110 matches is just begging for abuse. I hope Costa can stay healthy otherwise Chelsea will just wasted money on these acquisitions.

[Madmax 9,219]

Oh and retweeting Stan Collymore's tweet is a cunt's way to communicate to the world that you're leaving.

Not a thank you to the club, the staff, the players, the coaches or the fans.....no, retweeting a women-beating cunt's tweet.

And yet, just the ending you'd expect from this whole saga.

Sums his attitude up. He's 21 but acts like he's 12, quite contrary to what some people here would have you believe.

[empire of emotions 247]

According to wikipedia :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Chelsea_F.C._season#Summer_2

holy shit

[didierforever 7,349]

Adebayor had a better strike rate than Lukaku last season, in a team managed by Tim Sherwood and AVB.

Adebayor is a better footballer than Lukaku. He's technically better, he's better with his back to goal and he's a better finisher. He's a bit of a twat but I don't see how Lukaku could be considered better than him.

adebayor in PL - 94 goals, 42 assists, in 16491 minutes. 121.2 minutes per goal/assist

lukaku in PL - 32 goals, 16 assits in 4766 minutes. 99.3 minutes per goal/assist.

as for last season,

in all competitions,

adebayor, - 14 goals, 5 assists in 2152 minutes. 113.3 minutes per goal/assist

lukaku - 16 goals, 8 assits in 2801 minutes. 116.7 minutes per goal/assist. massive difference???

and this is a record of lukaku when he is STILL considered RAW and far from a finished product. lukaku's record at an age of 20 and 21.

as for playing under dim and AVB, should not it be suiting adebayor rather than hindering him? both managers care fuck all about the defence and play foolish attacking football.

so dude... absolute at the comparison.

[oldportblue 547]

Don't worry, Mourinho will bring in a new striker for sure. I'm betting on Ronaldo (the old one), fits the Mourinho striker profile perfectly in terms of age and fitness!

yeah just like costa, right? lol

why do people feel the need to troll when things don't go their way? grow up

[The Skipper 20,593]

Can't believe we didn't manage to negotiate at least 35m. Young striker, homegrown, proven goalscorer, loads of potential... even Roma sold that midget CB to PSG for over 30m last year, ffs.

We would've if he wasn't angling for a move away from CFC from pretty much the start of last season.

[BleedsBlue 1,549]

No need to be so bitter about him leaving. He's a talented young player and I hope he does well in the future. Unfortunately things could not happen here but that does not change my views about him as a player.

Good luck!

[Term-X 7,891]

There are quality tiers in regards to attackers, how far they will get career wise. You compare Adebayor & Drogba's career and there is a stark contrast, for example. Some players, whether it's attitude or ability, you just know what tier they will slot in. Like Adebayor, he doesn't slot into a top club, Everton is about Lukaku's level and the ceciling isn't that high.

[Amblève. 4,995]

We would've if he wasn't angling for a move away from CFC from pretty much the start of last season.

That shouldn't matter that much. His contract was still running for 2 more years.

[The Skipper 20,593]

That shouldn't matter that much. His contract was still running for 2 more years.

It does matter a lot... The price for an unsettled/unwanted player reduces by quite some bit. If Lukaku had been an important player here at CFC just like Marquinhos was for Roma, he definitely would've gone for a lot more.

[Madmax 9,219]

No need to be so bitter about him leaving.

Hardly bitter, you can sense people's disappointment in their posts. It's not hard to take a shine to and identify with a teenager who had Drogba and Anelka posters on his walls, who then ends up with his dream move and cries when he gets to sit on the bench for the first time. Then when the guy leaves a few years later without a word of thanks to the club he 'loves' or to its fellow fans, it shows he never outgrew his teenage years.

[oldportblue 547]

hate it when good players forced to leave just because they 'said something' that Mou doesn't like. Ridiculous. That's why he was booted from Real, no one liked him anymore for his ridiculous ego and beliefs.

oy vey! why must such fools represent chelsea

[Hamilton 2,120]

[Stats 7,059]

7 assists at WBA. 8 at Everton. His link up play is underrated and so is his hold up play. It is not world class but certainly not poor. He can work on it. Those assists are there for a reason. He is not just a simple poacher as people try and make out.

[oldportblue 547]

Not often in my life have I seen that amount of arrogance and pedantry in one post.

I'm sad to say that Stats has outsmarted you in each and every reply, give it up.

is he your second account? i've never seen someone ride another user's dick like this lol

[BleedsBlue 1,549]

Hardly bitter, you can sense people's disappointment in their posts. It's not hard to take a shine to and identify with a teenager who had Drogba and Anelka posters on his walls, who then ends up with his dream move and cries when he gets to sit on the bench for the first time. Then when the guy leaves a few years later without a word of thanks to the club he 'loves' or to its fellow fans, it shows he never outgrew his teenage years.

can't question his appreciation yet as we still await his interview as an Everton player. Yes he did support Chelsea but the guy wants to concentrate on his career and only he knows what is best for him. We all would have loved him here as second choice striker but it seems that the Lukaku wants to be first choice and so be it.

It is his life and it's totally up to him to decide where he wants to play. If I was working at my dream company say Google but did not have a big role and had the chance to work at a different company say Yahoo( where I hadworked for a year and felt valued) and on top of that got a bigger role then I would definitely switch jobs.

May not be the perfect but I hope you understand what I'm trying to say.

[JDY 1,290]

Can't believe we didn't manage to negotiate at least 35m. Young striker, homegrown, proven goalscorer, loads of potential... even Roma sold that midget CB to PSG for over 30m last year, ffs.

If he didn't have only two years left on his contract I'm pretty sure we would have got a bit more. And PSG are stupid like that.

[sdrcfc 461]

Not even 24m? That's a bit of a joke.