Romelu Lukaku

[johnnythefirst 1,076]

Well the same can be said about KDB, a very nice guy but a weak mentally character.

Not even like Azpi or Schurrle who fought for their places.

How did he not fight for his place? Did he skip training sessions to play fifa? Did he gain 20 pounds eating burgers? There were an awful lot of players for his position and he was José's least favorite one so he got practically no chances. You can't spend a whole year in the stands during a world cup year if you're an essential player for an outsider team.

[Fernando 6,453]

How did he not fight for his place? Did he skip training sessions to play fifa? Did he gain 20 pounds eating burgers? There were an awful lot of players for his position and he was José's least favorite one so he got practically no chances. You can't spend a whole year in the stands during a world cup year if you're an essential player for an outsider team.

Sorry but Azpi was not figured into Mourinho at the beginning of the season and he fought for his place.

Schurrle was a ghost for a half a season and has found his way back in his team by hard training and such.

KDB could not cut it and ran way. Weak mental characters, nothing more.

[Eligius 121]

Jay Rodriguez - scores goals, works his bollocks off in a high pressing game, good on the ball, English.

Loic Remy - scores goals.

Not saying they're definitely better, but worth a look.

Remy perfect player for counter attacking philosophy.

However, like Lukaku, I wouldn't trust him to play possession football/holding the ball up.

[yuvala 2,167]

Sorry but Azpi was not figured into Mourinho at the beginning of the season and he fought for his place.

Schurrle was a ghost for a half a season and has found his way back in his team by hard training and such.

KDB could not cut it and ran way. Weak mental characters, nothing more.

Agree about KDB but not sure if Lukaku is really the same.

[Fernando 6,453]

Agree about KDB but not sure if Lukaku is really the same.

Well all I said, if Lukaku is a strong character he will fight for his place like all these other players.

If not, he will follow his country mate to some other team.

[johnnythefirst 1,076]

Agree about KDB but not sure if Lukaku is really the same.

Maybe, just maybe, the players that were in the team were just better than KDB?

I don't know what mentality has to do with it. I always saw him as a hard working kid.

[johnnythefirst 1,076]

Well all I said, if Lukaku is a strong character he will fight for his place like all these other players.

If not, he will follow his country mate to some other team.

Concerning Lukaku. At the beginning of the season (and after a productive pre-season) he was passed for players who were clearly inferior to him (Torres and Ba). It's more not getting a well deserved shot than not fighting for his place.

[Fernando 6,453]

Maybe, just maybe, the players that were in the team were just better than KDB?

I don't know what mentality has to do with it. I always saw him as a hard working kid.

Azpi ain't world class like Cole, but he's a hard working player, and because of his hard work he won over Mourinho.

KDB far from it.

[johnnythefirst 1,076]

Azpi ain't world class like Cole, but he's a hard working player, and because of his hard work he won over Mourinho.

KDB far from it.

Cole is 33 years old and in decline. None of the midfielders except Lampard were old. Hazard, Oscar and Mata were superior players, Willian was bought for 30 ml, Schurrle is a least equally good and probably better than KDB. So tell me? Whose place should he have taken? The kid was smart leaving.

[yuvala 2,167]

Maybe, just maybe, the players that were in the team were just better than KDB?

I don't know what mentality has to do with it. I always saw him as a hard working kid.

Well he cant just give up after half a season..

It's not like the other players have been amazing and unreplaceable.

For me, its a sign of a not so strong mentality (not work ethic, he might still be a hard worker).

But who knows, maybe Mou told him that he wouldn't let him the starting XI, ever.. We'll never know.

[drog.ba 239]

EXPLAIN please ,,, if we sell him for £25 mill .... who are we going to get better for that money ??

We're not going to get anyone better for that money, but theres not much space for a £25m level striker (unless we get someone cheap etc.), we will probably get a £40m level/quality striker and then use two of our current strikers who are all probably worth £0-12m.

[duo11bluecl 207]

Loving everyone who think HE WILL STAY TO BE BACK UP, HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHa

So 1 year on, he got even better and now suddenly he will accept the bench role? If he can't even getting ahead of 3 shit strikers we got what is his chance of ever beating Costa? No one want him to be sold, he will want to leave like Kevin. He is not fucking Kalou sorry to get your hope up.

So we have 3 options:

1. Sell him and sign top class striker and back up averages

2. Make him our no1 and sign back up for him

3. Tell him to be back up(unlikely to accept and eventually will leave)

Option 1 most likely.

[didierforever 7,349]

And why won't he take the 2nd striker role??? Why do people just wanna jump the gun on everything!!!

[duo11bluecl 207]

And why won't he take the 2nd striker role??? Why do people just wanna jump the gun on everything!!!

What has changed from 1 year here? What exactly? I thought the whole point of him going on loan was to become a better player in hope of breaking into our starting 11. Why Kevin didn't accept the role but people assume this guy would? He already came out hinting that he might be interested in moving to Everton permanently if they make CL or leave us for a starting place. That is before he even spend a season on the bench for us, so what has changed exactly that make him alter his thinking?

If you have gone by that logic we would still have Mata and Kevin on the bench by now.

[didierforever 7,349]

What has changed from 1 year here? What exactly? I thought the whole point of him going on loan was to become a better player in hope of breaking into our starting 11. Why Kevin didn't accept the role but people assume this guy would? He already came out hinting that he might be interested in moving to Everton permanently if they make CL or leave us for a starting place. That is before he even spend a season on the bench for us, so what has changed exactly that make him alter his thinking?

If you have gone by that logic we would still have Mata and Kevin on the bench by now.

he went on loan cos he would have been 1 of the strikers possible. Get your FACTS right. He would not have been able to get enough playing time. Hence he was loaned out.

Also this is a BLOODY WORLD CUP YEAR. Understand??? People want to be a part of the greatest event in the world. And u can hardly blame them. Hence they went in search of playing time. Lukaku was willing to accept the 2nd striker role at the start of the season. It was as soon as etoo came in and it was evidebt that he would get very less playing time with 4 strikers for a 1 striker system, that's when he went out to loan.

[Weckerz 3,781]

What has changed from 1 year here? What exactly? I thought the whole point of him going on loan was to become a better player in hope of breaking into our starting 11. Why Kevin didn't accept the role but people assume this guy would? He already came out hinting that he might be interested in moving to Everton permanently if they make CL or leave us for a starting place. That is before he even spend a season on the bench for us, so what has changed exactly that make him alter his thinking?

If you have gone by that logic we would still have Mata and Kevin on the bench by now

He'd be second only to a single superior striker, this year he'd have had to share time with 2-3 other strikers.. There's nothing to suggest he wouldn't be happy playing second fiddle to a player like Cavani or Costa

[johnnythefirst 1,076]

World Cup year is the magic word in this whole discussion.

[bouletje 82]

Selling him already would be a mistake imo, bring in a wc striker, for all we know any of those guys could fail here, just like Torres did. Bye bye millions.

In that case we still have a guy that understands the system, and no matter how you look at it, 20 years old, the kid lives for his job, no one knows how he'll evolve.

What he has to understand, is that he'll never be an indisputed number 1 striker at chelsea unless he's a 0.90 goal a game dude, competition will always be here ready to take that spot.