Romelu Lukaku

[Fernando 6,488]

Kalou was really good for us.

Compare to what Torres offer us, Kalou was a good poacher.

The Kalou, and Chicharito are not world class player but we can't have world class player sitting in the bench.

Poachers are just that, like Dzeko able to come into the game and get a goal here and there.

Dzeko is actually above these two lots, but that's the idea a poacher.

A player in that mold is what we need if Lukaku leaves.

[sherry33 234]

Kalou was really good for us.

Compare to what Torres offer us, Kalou was a good poacher.

The Kalou, and Chicharito are not world class player but we can't have world class player sitting in the bench.

Poachers are just that, like Dzeko able to come into the game and get a goal here and there.

Dzeko is actually above these two lots, but that's the idea a poacher.

A player in that mold is what we need if Lukaku leaves.

We could get Balo, if he gets his head fixed he would be awesome

[#41 2]

If Lukaku leaves, it pretty much locks the team into replacing him with a HG/U21 player or going into the season w/ Costa/Torres/Drogba as the only options.

That's a tough corner to be painted in, and I have to think the board/Jose are smarter than that.

[sutro 1,026]

don't understand how he's done everything to succeed? I mean azpilicueta was benched at the beginning of the season, dug in and made himself irreplaceable in the team. That's doing everything. Lukaku has done nout but moan

I tottaly agree that he does moan and i hate that behaviour, but he also does everything needed to succeed.

Look i never was a fan of Lukaku since i think he's a limited player but he's still a player that do everything in his power to make it to the verry top level in football, the mentality needed is there with him even if he talks to much( wich i hate).

The guy is still on holiday but he go train with his former team Anderlecht just to be ready for Chelsea and that earns my respect.

He's a workhorse and thats what got him so far in worldfootball even with his limited skills and tbf sometimes i hope Hazard would have the same mentality like Lukaku does because im convinced with that he would be the world greatest but sadly he does not.

[Chelsea? 892]

maybe Jose actually does rate Bramford alot. enough to be our defacto 3rd striker

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

Hilarious.

For those of you who keep making the ridiculous comment that if we lose Costa for a stretch of time we're screwed, how does having Lukaku make that less of an issue? He's not exactly the type of guy that can win games for us on his own.

If we lose our no.1 striker we don't have anyone in the ranks who can power us to the title whether its Lukaku, Torres or Drogba.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

GIve me Benteke over Lukaku...

[Shogun 721]

Just popping in to inform you that we are pretty confident he will be signing for us.

Whether we are right, I don't know.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

Just popping in to inform you that we are pretty confident he will be signing for us.

Whether we are right, I don't know.

Who cares... So long as its for a decent fee he won't be missed. We'll just buy someone else.

[Shogun 721]

I'd imagine a few will care judging by his 403 page thread.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

I'd imagine a few will care judging by his 403 page thread.

Fernando Torres has 683 pages I guarantee no one would care if he left either.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Seems the 'worst' case scenario is Costa - Torres - Drogba as our striker this season. Hope we get decent money for Lukaku if he is gonna leave.

[samzilla 517]

Frustrating if we lose Lukaku. Drogba would be a great mentor for him.

First we lose Sturridge cause of Torres, now we might lose Lukaku. Ahh Torres, the gift that keeps on giving.

[Gilvorak 3,734]

Are we really blaming Torres for Lukaku's departure? He's a coward that left on loan to Everton a year ago despite being our top scorer in pre season, he almost certainly would have became a starter if he stayed.

He clearly doesn't fancy his chances up against Costa this year either. Fuck him, as long as we get around £30m I couldn't care less whether he stays or goes.

Madrid nearly won a treble last year with just Benzema upfront all year, Barca have been reliant on Messi for years. A backup striker isn't a necessity now that we have a 30 goal striker.

[Stats 7,059]

Who cares... So long as its for a decent fee he won't be missed. We'll just buy someone else.

That is the problem. There is no stability or patience. If that is our attitude the youth players could interpret it the same way. They might perceive that they will never get a chance because of that very reason. We will always buy without giving the young talent a chance. He more than most of the young ones at the Bridge should stay.

Also funny how majority of people are still calling him a coward. Have you heard him say he wants to leave? I have not. Like I said and will say again, it was indicated that he wants to stay and fight for his place. He is not forcing a move. Some people just don't want to accept the possibility that Mourinho does not want him here. I don't think Mourinho wants 4 strikers next season when we will be starting with 1 for majority of the season. Buying Drogba means he obviously is forcing one of Torres or Lukaku out. It is that simple.

Lukaku is the one with the most value and he has scored goals and is still only 21 so common sense would be he stays here but who knows. But with Torres unlikely to move it is likely that Lukaku will go.

As for the people who say Drogba's arrival has nothing do with Lukaku's potential departure. Of course it does. Yes he may look up to him but Lukaku is not a kid. He can get guidance but he is not going to need that for a whole season when he has been scoring goals in the PL for fun for the last 2 seasons. It is ridiculous to think that Drogba will mentor him for a whole season. Like Mourinho said, Drogba has been brought in to add quality. Lukaku imo is being forced out. He realistically could be 4th choice striker here.

Until people hear Lukaku say he wants to leave, this coward nonsense needs to stop because right now I think he is being forced out because we have too many strikers.

[Chelsea? 892]

Are we really blaming Torres for Lukaku's departure? He's a coward that left on loan to Everton a year ago despite being our top scorer in pre season, he almost certainly would have became a starter if he stayed.

He clearly doesn't fancy his chances up against Costa this year either. Fuck him, as long as we get around £30m I couldn't care less whether he stays or goes.

Madrid nearly won a treble last year with just Benzema upfront all year, Barca have been reliant on Messi for years. A backup striker isn't a necessity now that we have a 30 goal striker.

you think Torres scared him off or Jose not liking him?

[Myself 793]

i've only skimmed the last few pages of this thread, but i just have two things i would like to put out there.

1) bamford will be better than lukaku in the future.

2) he really needs to realize how lucky he is to play for a club like chelsea at all. some people work their whole lives to play for a club like us, they would kill to play for a top club. he doesn't know what it means to play at the top. he really needs to re-evaluate himself.

hell, i would even be chelsea's 5th goalkeeper and i would love it.

drogba really needs to bitchslap lukaku and tell him what it means to play for chelsea.

[iseah100 5,612]

1) bamford will be better than lukaku in the future.

Said this a few pages back, glad someone else thinks this too.

2) he really needs to realize how lucky he is to play for a club like chelsea at all. some people work their whole lives to play for a club like us, they would kill to play for a top club. he doesn't know what it means to play at the top. he really needs to re-evaluate himself.

Ehh. That's true, but he wants to play. I agree being a 2nd or 3rd option here is better than being a first option at Everton or Wolfsburg, but he wants to play.

I think last season was Lukaku wanting to leave for guaranteed playing time, but if he gets sold that is down to Mourinho not liking something about him. Whether it's technique, skill, attitude. Either way, Mou knows what he's doing and I agree with whatever he does.