Romelu Lukaku

[LAM09 6,809]

Haha mate you make it sound as if Lukaku's calling the papers to get some words out! Don't forget that these players get a couple of hundred interview requests, Phone calls, stalkings, etc. every day and week.

Anyway, he's not insulting Chelsea at all, just talks good about Everton which I think is pretty logical since they just signed him and spent a ridiculous amount of money for him. Would be quite a shocker if the new Multi million signing speaks bad about the new club and pisses off the supporters!

Don't pick a fight just for the sake of picking a fight is all!

I ain't mate. People might call him, but he doesn't have to talk to them. There are some players that never spoke to papers, etc till they retired, but he has done the opposite any chance he gets.

Either way, as I said previously; he is no longer one of us.

[The Skipper 20,593]

I mention Robben cause I've seen you defend his aspired place among the world's best players with a passion, only last week I think on this very forum. And quite rightly so, don't get me wrong. Robben has proved enough in the past WC and past two seasons at Bayern.

If I'm not mistaken, however, Robben has not been a Chelsea player for a couple of years now, so the fact that you're still defending him on this forum, can only mean - imo - you have some personal involvement with this player. Be it nationality based or not.

Anyway, that doesn't even matter to me. The fact that you're a Chelsea fan doesn't mean that you can't support your own country anymore. Matter of fact, I think it would be quite odd if, being Dutch, you wouldn't support the Dutch team and it's players. An English Chelsea fan is also allowed to root for the English national team and likewise for a Belgian Chelsea fan, I think (hope).

So isn't it completely normal that one gets more wound up about a player when this guy plays for his own country? But that doesn't mean that all your arguments concerning this player are unvalid, biased, whatever. You just defend him with more passion than somebody else would.

Anyway, just asking to stop being hypocrytical about nationality. It's a baggage we all carry. We all root for our own country, and can still support any club team we like.

Hahaha you've got to be kidding me. Me saying Robben is one of the elite players in the world has nothing to do with me being Dutch. I call it how I see it pal. I can defend any player with passion, irregardless of nationality. Go to the Luiz or Sturridge (two non Dutch players in case you never figured that out) threads and you'll see that for yourself.

My point is you clearly wouldn't be defending Lukaku's actions if he wasn't Belgian. I'm telling you that if Lukaku was Dutch, I'd be saying the exact same thing I've been saying about him.

[Alan Partridge 1,124]

No better than average for me. Everyone got carried away because he was big and strong like Drogba the guy doesn't have 1/5 of Drogba's technical ability. He has the touch of a rapist and isn't the best finisher around.

He is still a young guy but has a lot to prove

He has a shit attitude too

[ParNolio7 285]

My point is you clearly wouldn't be defending Lukaku's actions if he wasn't Belgian. I'm telling you that if Lukaku was Dutch, I'd be saying the exact same thing I've been saying about him.

Do you honestly think that I like ALL the Belgian players then? That I just adore them for the mere fact of having a Belgian passport? No, of course not. My opinion on Lukaku is based on what I've seen from him, his record, his history, his stats, and so on. I evaluate him like I'd evaluate any other player. The nationality issue only makes a difference in the level of commitment you are willing to make in defending those views. Not the other way around. There's so many Belgian players I think are crap, or hugely overrated, or whatever, but you won't catch me defending them.

[robsblubot 3,544]

If it's true, why do we have Oscar, Salah, Hazard, Schürrle, etc?

If you can make an impact, you will succeed. Age has nothing to do with it IMO.

Players obviously get more time at Everton as they haven't got a lot of pressure on them to succeed; Chelsea is a different kettle of fish!

and with that first touch, Lukaku needs as much time with a football as he can get....

[LAM09 6,809]

and with that first touch, Lukaku needs as much time with a football as he can get....

Exactly! [emoji13]

[Special Juan 27,454]

I've heard his first touch is that bad it's classed as a shot

[nibal 14]

And strangely the two of them have more or less the same passing acuracy, lukaku wins more header scores at a better rate than Drogba and is less often dispossed. He is not easy on the eye but a good player he is.

http://hereisthecity.com/en-gb/2014/08/01/romelu-lukaku-has-already-proven-he-is-a-better-option-than-di-1/

[RollingPapers 194]

Did we at least have a buy back option just in case this guy becomes a world class player in the future?

[Madmax 9,219]

Did we at least have a buy back option just in case this guy becomes a world class player in the future?

Why would Everton agree to a buy back clause for their all-time record signing?

[couris 232]

Garbage footballer. Poor skills and first touch. I cant believe some "fans" wanted this guy to be #1.

[Pizy 18,453]

He was atrocious today, wasn't he?

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

It was another typical performance from a self-titled "complete striker"

[Cholo 428]

Where are the Lukaku-fans? Go and feck yourselves!

[zolayes 14,489]

Well I still wish him well .. so many BITTER children on here

[Korea 734]

One thing that always bothered me about lukaku was his constant finger pointing.

For such a young kid, he did it quite often and explicitly.

[Cholo 428]

Well I still wish him well .. so many BITTER children on here

CRYYY!!!

[zolayes 14,489]

CRYYY!!!

guess you are a SCHURRLE fan girl