Romelu Lukaku

[Special Juan 28,098]

he has thrown his chance away of reaching his full potential, Everton are a mediocre team, who will never progress into a top team, he has proven he is a good PL level striker, but he hasnt proved he is good enough to make it at a top team, he will be 23 at the end of the season, by the time his contract expires at Everton he will be 26 years old, now how many 26 year olds suddenly become world class after spending so many years developing at a mediocre team with no CL football?

I will say it again, he has thrown nothing away.

Coming up 23 at a club like Everton and doing very well is a great position to be in, but it's quite clear the agenda you are setting here. Your talking like his future is over, I'm sorry mate but it isn't, far from it.

[Stats 7,136]

no he isnt at the perfect place, by the time a player is 24/25 a top team expects that player to be ready to play at the highest level, after spending so many years at a medicore team Lukaku is going to have adapt again and learn to play for a top team, and what top team will sign him as their 1st choice striker??? he is unproven at a top club, i cant see any signing him unless its as a back up, which Lukaku wont like

Everton are not mediocre. They are a good team but just not a world class one. Also, things change in football and transfers happen which you would of had no idea of happening a year ago. Would you have guessed last year Martial would be bought for United for such an astronomical fee and be leading their line despite never being prolific in France and having a inferior scoring record to Lukaku?

It is easy to say no big team will take him but football and the transfers associated with it changes dramtically. You see the unspectacular. If Lukaku contues his form, a big team will want him for sure. Even if it is not in Europe. Because they will see as well as a short term investment, he is also a huge long term investment and that will be a big say, when teams put bids in for him.

[zolayes 14,489]

PL stats our 3 strikers combined 2 goals 1 assist

Lukaku 5 goals 2 assists

[johnnythefirst 1,076]

No we wasn't, after we let Lukaku go we bought in Eto'o and no it wasn't a smart move, he would have learned and developed way more at Chelsea, how many top players today played for Mickey mouse teams at 22/23 years old without any real CL experience also? Not many at all.

I know if I was a pro I would rather learn from and train with a top team surrounded by world class players and a world class manager, rather then go to an average team and learn to be mediocre and get used to not winning.

I gaurantee if Ronaldo had not believed in himself and stayed in Lisbon until he was 22/23 years old he would never have won a Ballon D'or going to United and learning from Fergie and learning from top players at such a young age helped make him the player we see today.

He went on loan when Eto'o was brought in, he was sold when Costa was a target. Your timetable is wrong.

And all that 'Mickey Mouse' team is above Chelsea in the league right now and ended in fifth or six place in Lukaku's first year there, so Mickey Mouse is pretty relative. You know who was playing for 'Mickey Mouse' teams at Lukaku's age? Drogba.

Ronaldo walked right into the Man Utd team because Beckham left and he's an incredible talent. Don't compare his situation to Lukaku's. Playing lots of first team games at a decent level is key to developing young talent. If Ronaldo had spend 3 years on the bench, he would have needed longer to get at the level where he is now.

[Pacquiao 1,834]

I will say it again, he has thrown nothing away.

Coming up 23 at a club like Everton and doing very well is a great position to be in, but it's quite clear the agenda you are setting here. Your talking like his future is over, I'm sorry mate but it isn't, far from it.

no i said its going to be very unlikely now that he will ever become world class and fufil his potential, i see him as someone who can have a good PL career scoring plenty of goals, i see him like Robbie Keane or Les Ferdinand, can score goals for an average team but not quite good enough to make it at a top team. Being 23 and not playing CL football and not even playing for a team who challenges for trophies is not a good position to be in for someone who wants to play at a top team, and be successful.

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oh KDB 3 goals 2 assists in only 4 games

[johnnythefirst 1,076]

no i said its going to be very unlikely now that he will ever become world class and fufil his potential, i see him as someone who can have a good PL career scoring plenty of goals, i see him like Robbie Keane or Les Ferdinand, can score goals for an average team but not quite good enough to make it at a top team. Being 23 and not playing CL football and not even playing for a team who challenges for trophies is not a good position to be in for someone who wants to play at a top team, and be successful.

This guy is going for the world record of saying the same exact thing in as many different ways as possible. Come on dude, four more to go and it's yours!

[Pacquiao 1,834]

Everton are not mediocre. They are a good team but just not a world class one. Also, things change in football and transfers happen which you would of had no idea of happening a year ago. Would you have guessed last year Martial would be bought for United for such an astronomical fee and be leading their line despite never being prolific in France and having a inferior scoring record to Lukaku?

It is easy to say no big team will take him but football and the transfers associated with it changes dramtically. You see the unspectacular. If Lukaku contues his form, a big team will want him for sure. Even if it is not in Europe. Because they will see as well as a short term investment, he is also a huge long term investment and that will be a big say, when teams put bids in for him.

Yes, I am the one who started the Martial thread! i watched him a number of times last year and was extremley impressed, i rate him very highly and like that he has backed his ability and gone to a top team where he can now develop into a world class player, unlike Lukaku.

[Special Juan 28,098]

no i said its going to be very unlikely now that he will ever become world class and fufil his potential, i see him as someone who can have a good PL career scoring plenty of goals, i see him like Robbie Keane or Les Ferdinand, can score goals for an average team but not quite good enough to make it at a top team. Being 23 and not playing CL football and not even playing for a team who challenges for trophies is not a good position to be in for someone who wants to play at a top team, and be successful.

Not sure how you keep coming up with this 'Unlikely' suggestion, when like I say he looks really good and in a great position to really kick on. He's building, he is building his potential and whilst not everything successful happens at Chelsea he's doing a mighty fine job of proving a lot of people wrong playing well for Everton.

I get the feeling that no matter what Romelu does good at Everton you have his career as a Championship player within two years, well that's your outlook, but it seems a lot here disagree. Remember, next time you throw confetti at a wedding it doesn't go on you, it goes on the couple that are building a future.

[Pacquiao 1,834]

This guy is going for the world record of saying the same exact thing in as many different ways as possible. Come on dude, four more to go and it's yours!

LOOOL everything you have said is the same bs i have heard time and time again, fact is no one can prove me wrong.

[Pacquiao 1,834]

Not sure how you keep coming up with this 'Unlikely' suggestion, when like I say he looks really good and in a great position to really kick on. He's building, he is building his potential and whilst not everything successful happens at Chelsea he's doing a mighty fine job of proving a lot of people wrong playing well for Everton.

I get the feeling that no matter what Romelu does good at Everton you have his career as a Championship player within two years, well that's your outlook, but it seems a lot here disagree. Remember, next time you throw confetti at a wedding it doesn't go on you, it goes on the couple that are building a future.

championship player??? what? i have already said i think he will be a very good PL level striker.

[johnnythefirst 1,076]

LOOOL everything you have said is the same bs i have heard time and time again, fact is no one can prove me wrong.

Yes, because unlike you, none of us can look into the future.

[Pacquiao 1,834]

Yes, because unlike you, none of us can look into the future.

i never claimed i can, i use real logic and have said its unlikley he will make it at a top team and become world class.

I asked this question which no one could answer how many players at 24+ years old who have never made it at a top team have suddenly gone to a top team and become world class? not many, which is why i think its unlikely and then factor in Lukaku's issues with competition for places and it looks even more unlikely

[Tomo 21,751]

which part of lukaku's play is not? goal scoring - he is brilliant. hold up and link up play - he is improving per game and costa's hold up and link up play is average at best.

in the air, lukaku trumps costa. i mean i dont remember the last time i saw costa win a longball or even score from a header. costa's shooting from outside the box is well, non existent.

i am sorry, but lukaku already is as good as costa. dont even know why u r bringing martial/henry comparision here. henry was the best striker at a point of time. costa does not even come close to that. the gap between martial and henry is day and night. the gap between costa and lukaku barely exists.

remy made a terrible career choice joining qpr then loaned to newcastle etc etc. i think the sole reason behind that move being money lukaku took a step down to play first team football. dont think that would be lukaku's fate.

It's better than it was last year, couldn't be much worse really, but he is still phone to awful decisions which keep stalling him.

I knew this would happen as soon as Lukaku has a good spell at the same time Costa has a bad run, i said that this time last yeAr actually.

In fact, this time last year Costa had 9 in 5 while Lukaku was getting outperformed by a 33 year old Eto'o, I'm sorry but 8 games is just too small sample siZe to say he's caught Costa.

[zolayes 14,489]

It's better than it was last year, couldn't be much worse really, but he is still phone to awful decisions which keep stalling him.

I knew this would happen as soon as Lukaku has a good spell at the same time Costa has a bad run, i said that this time last yeAr actually.

In fact, this time last year Costa had 9 in 5 while Lukaku was getting outperformed by a 33 year old Eto'o, I'm sorry but 8 games is just too small sample siZe to say he's caught Costa.

would you care to predict when Costa will overtake Lukaku in goals and assists .. After all he is playing in a top team something Lukaku isnt