Lukaku Debut

[TrueChelseaBlue 105]

Lukaku played surprisingly well? Wasn't a surprise to me at all, always been a great talent, even at the age of 16 he was a shining star at Anderlecht.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

I thought this was a thread dedicated to Lukaku's performance, but clearly I was wrong, reading the first few pages

Anyway, Lukaku had an impressive outing in those 19mintues. What I like, is he wants the ball to feet. This automatically nullifies the theory we'll be playing the same "hoof it up and hope for the best" tactics we were dreading when we first heard Lukaku's name. It's clear he likes to run with the ball, and actually play football instead of just out-muscling a defender and hoping for the best.

He does need to work on his reflexes and dribbling, but that will all come in time. He is 18 so we've got more than enough time to see him develop into a world-class striker. He's got real passion and drive right now, he wants the ball and he wants to play for the team. I think he's more than happy to come off the bench this season, he realises there's quite a huge pecking order for the forwards role, but he's sent out a message to AVB that he is ready to step up if called upon.

Good signs, for now.

[Henri 115]

He did really well. Full of power and goal instinct ( Matas goal showed his instinct to be at the right place at the right time). He will not be Drogba, but a

fantastic Lukaku, so sure this kid will rock this club.