Romelu Lukaku

[The Mak 4,459]

Lukaku is what it says on the tin...A poor mans Drogba. Big, bulky, runs at teams, draws defenders to him, but as Stingray says, he is not quite the finished Chelsea article yet. Dont think he is our 20 goal a season striker at the moment I'm afraid.

Ridiculous. Didier was playing for a semi-professional French team (Levallois, ever hear of them?) at the age of 16 while Romelu was basically a starter for Anderlecht.

Compare their seasons in the PL at a similar age (26+) before making such assumptions as 'a poor mans Drogba'.

[Stingray 9,441]

I know for a fact that famous child Lukaku was treated different playing

Ow yes? for a fact. And do you know how much it matters? What are the variables? Was he famous? How was life in Brussels btw?

Do you know this ... for a fact?

lol.

[Starman60 1,343]

Ridiculous. Didier was playing for a semi-professional French team (Levallois, ever hear of them?) at the age of 16 while Romelu was basically a starter for Anderlecht.

Compare their seasons in the PL at a similar age (26+) before making such assumptions as 'a poor mans Drogba'.

Ridiculous ?????????? whats fucking ridiculous. Lets wait until Lukaku has played as long as Drodba did and we'll compare their stats. Dont think Lukaku will have a Champions league winners medal and two Premiership titles along with numerous cup medals under his belt. And I dont see him scoring the winning penalty for us either.

Never judge a race at the beginning......Judge it at the finish line mate..............

[johnnythefirst 1,076]

Ridiculous ?????????? whats fucking ridiculous. Lets wait until Lukaku has played as long as Drodba did and we'll compare their stats. Dont think Lukaku will have a Champions league winners medal and two Premiership titles along with numerous cup medals under his belt. And I dont see him scoring the winning penalty for us either.

Never judge a race at the beginning......Judge it at the finish line mate..............

Well, stop calling him a poor man's Drogba then, if we have to wait for him to retire first. ;-)

[zolayes 14,489]

Ridiculous ?????????? whats fucking ridiculous. Lets wait until Lukaku has played as long as Drodba did and we'll compare their stats. Dont think Lukaku will have a Champions league winners medal and two Premiership titles along with numerous cup medals under his belt. And I dont see him scoring the winning penalty for us either.

Never judge a race at the beginning......Judge it at the finish line mate..............

COMPARE like with like ,, Lukaku at 20 Drogba at 20..

[BleedsBlue 1,549]

Ow yes? for a fact. And do you know how much it matters? What are the variables? Was he famous? How was life in Brussels btw?

Do you know this ... for a fact?

lol.

lol reminds me of Benitez.

[BleedsBlue 1,549]

Lukaku has stated in his many interviews,that he does NOT wish to be compared with Drogba at all.Yes both of them have a few similar qualities but they aren't entirely the same player and so comparing the two and debating about them is just a waste of time.

[Starman60 1,343]

COMPARE like with like ,, Lukaku at 20 Drogba at 20..

We didn't have Drogba at 20... This is a marathon, not a sprint

[TorontoChelsea 4,064]

Lukaku will come back next year and be one of our top 2 strikers. However, people need to understand that statistics from other teams don't translate to Chelsea. Strikers do not have success at Chelsea. Ba scored 13 goals in 20 games with Newcastle last season.He's scored 3 in 21 for Chelsea. Chelsea are set-up so that our attacking midfielders score. Our attacking midfielders have 15 goals in the Premier League. Everton's have 5. You can't just look at Lukaku and say "he's scored 8 goals with Everton so he'd score 8 with Chelsea." He most certainly wouldn't because the systems are completely different and Chelsea's system is much worse for strikers..

You can't buy all these midfielders that love to shoot and also think your striker is going to score lots of goals. When Drogba was scoring a lot, only Lampard was also scoring a lot for Chelsea. Those 2 were taking the bulk of the chances for Chelsea. There were a few other players who could score but did so effectively when opportunities came for them, The team was filled with guys like Makaleke, Essien, Ballack, Geremi, J. Cole, Kalou etc...who were not big goal scorers but who did the build-up play that allowed Drogba to get scoring chances. This Chelsea team is completely different. We have a lot of players who want to shoot and have the talent to. (Incidentally, one of our biggest problems again. You really need to have defined roles on teams with a common goal. Chelsea have 6 attacking midfielders who all want to be "the man" and feel they deserve it.)

[zolayes 14,489]

We didn't have Drogba at 20... This is a marathon, not a sprint

looks at your sig and realises it is pointless trying to reason with you

[Starman60 1,343]

looks at your sig and realises it is pointless trying to reason with you

. I dont feel Lukaku is same league as Drogba and dont think he will ever be. That's all. You may feel differently and you are quite entitled to that opinion. But to ridicule a comment I made by calling it ridiculous can annoy. I will listen to anyone's opinion and will not make derogatory remarks because we are all supporting the same team and just want the best for that team. If you want to annoy supporters go to the Man U forums.

you just pissed me off, that's all

[zolayes 14,489]

. I dont feel Lukaku is same league as Drogba and dont think he will ever be. That's all. You may feel differently and you are quite entitled to that opinion. But to ridicule a comment I made by calling it ridiculous can annoy. I will listen to anyone's opinion and will not make derogatory remarks because we are all supporting the same team and just want the best for that team. If you want to annoy supporters go to the Man U forums.

you just pissed me off, that's all

oh you are precious but then since Torres is your favourite player its understandable

[Starman60 1,343]

oh you are precious but then since Torres is your favourite player its understandable

Favourite was and always will be Osgood....but I couldn't put him ​ At the moment it's Torres because of his Barca goal

PS. I was at that Cosmos match...

[Weckerz 3,781]

Lukaku will come back next year and be one of our top 2 strikers. However, people need to understand that statistics from other teams don't translate to Chelsea. Strikers do not have success at Chelsea. Ba scored 13 goals in 20 games with Newcastle last season.He's scored 3 in 21 for Chelsea. Chelsea are set-up so that our attacking midfielders score. Our attacking midfielders have 15 goals in the Premier League. Everton's have 5. You can't just look at Lukaku and say "he's scored 8 goals with Everton so he'd score 8 with Chelsea." He most certainly wouldn't because the systems are completely different and Chelsea's system is much worse for strikers..

You can't buy all these midfielders that love to shoot and also think your striker is going to score lots of goals. When Drogba was scoring a lot, only Lampard was also scoring a lot for Chelsea. Those 2 were taking the bulk of the chances for Chelsea. There were a few other players who could score but did so effectively when opportunities came for them, The team was filled with guys like Makaleke, Essien, Ballack, Geremi, J. Cole, Kalou etc...who were not big goal scorers but who did the build-up play that allowed Drogba to get scoring chances. This Chelsea team is completely different. We have a lot of players who want to shoot and have the talent to. (Incidentally, one of our biggest problems again. You really need to have defined roles on teams with a common goal. Chelsea have 6 attacking midfielders who all want to be "the man" and feel they deserve it.)

So tired of this arguement tbh. I mean, you may even have a point that he'd may score less for us, but as long as the people in charge are of that mentality he'll never succeed here.

No matter where he's been, he's scored goals, and lots of them. Even for us in pre-season he scored in nearly every game, yet doesn't get a chance in the league before getting shipped to Everton.

What more can he do to show he's ready to at least being part of our strike-force than bagging 17 goals for West-Brom and continuing to do so in pre-season for Chelsea?

To me it seems people keep looking for excuses to justify his second loan spell. He should be here, in London, helping us win the title.

[yuvala 2,167]

I think he should be a part of the team next year, but I wouldn't rely on him as the only good striker we have (no, Eto'o Torres and Ba are not good).

He scores a lot which is very good but still he is lacking some traits.

Him as the second striker next season under the guidance of Jose would do wonders for him, IMO.

But for this to happen we need to finally get rid of Torres and also sell Ba and not extend Etoo's contract.

[Weckerz 3,781]

I think he should be a part of the team next year, but I wouldn't rely on him as the only good striker we have (no, Eto'o Torres and Ba are not good).

He scores a lot which is very good but still he is lacking some traits.

Him as the second striker next season under the guidance of Jose would do wonders for him, IMO.

But for this to happen we need to finally get rid of Torres and also sell Ba and no extend Etoo's contract.

Ideally Ba would be 3rd striker but I doubt he'd settle for that next season.

[Zoro 151]

Seeing him today against Arsenal made me realise why I was happy when he left. Moans when he doesnt get the ball and when he gets it he does fuck all. We already have 3 strikers like that at Chelsea.

[Weckerz 3,781]

must.. not.. rage