Romelu Lukaku

[TrippingStep 336]

What does his age got to do with it ?

How many talented players have you seen to prosper even at 20 ?

I saw plenty.

You are convinced Lukaku is coming back, why ?

If I were him, I´d ask to play elsewhere. Just like Courtois might.

Come on.

It's not like a big club would try to have him.

I think there's a great possibility he will never have the level to play as the main forward in a big club like us.

I wouldn't be disappointed if we sell him next year.

I would be more disappointed if we have to sell Courtois.

[sutro 1,026]

What does his age got to do with it ?

How many talented players have you seen to prosper even at 20 ?

I saw plenty.

You are convinced Lukaku is coming back, why ?

If I were him, I´d ask to play elsewhere. Just like Courtois might.

Every player is different mate, and to be fair i dont think romulu is ready at this moment to be a regular starter here at chelsea but he need playing time for his development.

Why im convinced he will be back?,because he loves chelsea very deeply and will work very hard to be ready for leading our attack

[bushman 2,043]

Come on.

It's not like a big club would try to have him.

I think there's a great possibility he will never have the level to play as the main forward in a big club like us.

I wouldn't be disappointed if we sell him next year.

I would be more disappointed if we have to sell Courtois.

Bull....Lukaku has more talent than any striker around.

If you were to sell him, then you have no clue about talented footballers.

[bushman 2,043]

Every player is different mate, and to be fair i dont think romulu is ready at this moment to be a regular starter here at chelsea but he need playing time for his development.

Why im convinced he will be back?,because he loves chelsea very deeply and will work very hard to be ready for leading our attack

Lukaku is ready to play now! Much better than any current Chelsea striker. Trust me.

[sutro 1,026]

Bull....Lukaku has more talent than any striker around.

If you were to sell him, then you have no clue about talented footballers.

No one is questioning his talent, thats why we bought him in the first place but its just abit raw atm, so getting loads of playing time will greatly improve that

[bushman 2,043]

No one is questioning his talent, thats why we bought him in the first place but its just abit raw atm, so getting loads of playing time will greatly improve that

Chelsea bought him for what, to play for other teams ?

He scored 17 goals, how many more he needs to score to play for Jose ?

The 17 goals he.... is more than current hide & seek specialists on Chelsea team.

[enes 153]

So Lukaku is playing against us in a few days or what?

[sutro 1,026]

Chelsea bought him for what, to play for other teams ?

He scored 17 goals, how many more he needs to score to play for Jose ?

The 17 goals he.... is more than current hide & seek specialists on Chelsea team.

I can follow you, you do have a point, but perhaps jose thinks he can get much more out of him if he plays alot, something that he cant give him here at chelsea yet with the likes of torres/ ba and eto'o still beeing here

[bushman 2,043]

I can follow you, you do have a point, but perhaps jose thinks he can get much more out of him if he plays alot, something that he cant give him here at chelsea yet with the likes of torres/ ba and eto'o still beeing here

As for Jose. Who could say he knows it all ? Jose wants to win badly at any cost. Otherwise, Roman tells him to hit the road.

So he sacrificed, Lukaku.

[TrippingStep 336]

Bull....Lukaku has more talent than any striker around.

If you were to sell him, then you have no clue about talented footballers.

What is talent for you?

Close control, changing direction with the ball, tricks to separate you from your maker, link-up play, runs to create space for other teammates, defending (pressing, closing passing lanes, not good at either one).

He not good at those things and you tell me he's very talented.

Just look at all this goals, either outrunning defenders leaving huge space behind them or alone on the second post, (it's 90% of his goals).

[bushman 2,043]

What is talent for you?

Close control, changing direction with the ball, tricks to separate you from your maker, link-up play, runs to create space for other teammates, defending (pressing, closing passing lanes, not good at either one).

He not good at those things and you tell me he's very talented.

Just look at all this goals, either outrunning defenders leaving huge space behind them or alone on the second post, (it's 90% of his goals).

Excuse me, but are you telling us Lukaku is not talented & good at those things ?

Lukaku has more talent in his toe than current Torres & Ba combined.

If you don´t think so, then we should stop it here. I do not wish to go round & round all day here.

[Shakez 755]

So Lukaku is playing against us in a few days or what?

No, loaned players are not allowed to play against there contract team.

It is the best move Chelsea could have done. People tend to forget that he probably was going to get loaned out again this year, with Torres sucking and Ba not gaining his Newcastle form Mourinho was almost forced to keep Lukaku at the bridge. Now with the coming of Eto'o, we have the strikers we need. Lukaku at his best NOW is not that much better then Torres/Ba/Eto'o, so why keep him? The club tried to sell Ba, but nobody is willing to pay the fee. Loaning out Ba would be a wrong choice given his age, he won't improve that much anyway. With Lukaku at 20 he still has years for him to reach his peak.

People are underestimating the pressure onto him. Chelsea is one of the biggest teams in the world. Despite all the young players we have, we are not patient and nor should we be. We can't afford to rely on youngsters given our stature. And Mourinho knows that. The striker position is the most difficult position, and putting so much pressure ontop of that on a 20 year old is just too much.

[termninja 5,290]

On one side, this is a good move, on the other it's not. Thing is that Jose is not convinced with any of our strikers. Eto'o is old, Torres is Torres and Ba seems lost while Lukaku is still young. If we had someone like Rooney who could kick ass for us regurarly, then Lukaku could've stayed and had less pressure on him. Without Rooney it gets more complicated...

It's a good move for Romelu to go to Everton to play even more then previous season and then return when Jose knows what will he do with Torres and Ba, but I do have to say I expected a much better strikeforce for the start of Jose's reign...

[enes 153]

No, loaned players are not allowed to play against there contract team.

Thats not what I meant. I meant, whether there is a chance he will be in the Start-Lineup.

[hjperdeath 2,226]

Thats not what I meant. I meant, whether there is a chance he will be in the Start-Lineup.

He won't be against us, cause loan clauses don't allow that. They have Jelavic and Kone. I think Lukaku will be first choice.

[ZOS 580]

this would never make sense no matter to which side you flip it

[Hazardinho 88]

I follow closely all Belgian players abroad. There's no doubt Lukaku has big potential. But in my eyes he has never been ready to be the first striker of Chelsea. We all forget that this lad was not first choice at WBA as well.
Ok, he made the difference last year for them if you look to the number of goals he made, but most of his goals were when he came on the pitch from the bench. Lukaku needs space, he is one of the best counter strikers in the premier league due to his pace. Against WBA, defenders of the opposite team are defending high because they mostly have the possession of the ball and that's where Lukaku benefits from.

There is never been a moment where I thought he could win the battle with Benteke for the number one position in the NT. Benteke is so much further than he is. We all wanted Lukaku to be as first striker of Chelsea because he is so young and so strong already. Once he will get older and delivering the same performances as he now had we will say he is not good enough for Chelsea. So yeah, he needs to improve a lot.

Nevertheless he still has the time to develop with only 20 years old he has a lot of years to come.

Just before the supercup game everyone was crying to have Lukaku being as starter on the pitch. He came in, missed that penalty, and right after the game everyone said he is not Chelsea material.

Same for Kevin Debruyne. Played his first game against Hull, everyone was enthusiastic about him, played bad against Man U and suddenly everyone ignores him in their starter's line up. Same for other players;

We often judge players on one game! Ba played well last year and suddenly he is nothing anymore, Ba destroyed teams at hoffenheim and Newcastle. How can things change so much in one year??

Let's support our players and even more after a bad game. Confidence is the key, not only for players but for every single person in the world, whether that is sports, work, relationships etc...

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Whether you think Romelu should be starting ahead of Torres, Ba and Eto'o is completely irrelevant. Jose obviously does not see him as the first choice and in this case a loan was best for him. He needs all the minutes he can get at his age and he obviously still has a lot to improve on and playing at a club like Everton where he will likely be first choice will help his development a lot. He's still 20 and has all the time in the world to play for Chelsea.

This is obviously better than strengthening our direct rival, Arsenal. And Ba is an excellent 3rd choice striker; you won't find a better striker who is willing to sit on the bench for most of the season. Playing for Everton will also prepare Romelu for playing with Chelsea much more than WBA because he will have to improve his movement and hold-up and link-up play there.

This is the right choice from the club as far as I'm concerned.