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Lukaku. Yes or no

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He's uniquely overrated by loads of people, despite all evidence to the contrary. 1 goal against the top six for United, none against the top clubs in Italy last season, missing totally in terms of general play against those very same clubs, yet he'll go and bang 10 in against Lecce or West Ham and everyone purrs. Does my head in; like everyone's lost the plot.

I think you are forgetting he scored the winning goal in the Europa league final. #biggameplayer :hayee:
 
I must confess to very much enjoying Roberto’s first season with us and Big Rom was an integral part to that. Sadly we got ‘Pulised’ at the end when a top 4 finish was in the offing, but hey...’Everton that’.
By the by, the word ‘offing’ has nautical provenance: it means ocean that is nearby or in immediate vicinity.

By the bye. The term “in tatters” is taken from the description of a deers antlers when it is shedding and breaking off to make way for new set .
 
Because no other striker in world football is as insanely overrated on the basis of being a flat track bully against smaller teams.

He's uniquely overrated by loads of people, despite all evidence to the contrary. 1 goal against the top six for United, none against the top clubs in Italy last season, missing totally in terms of general play against those very same clubs, yet he'll go and bang 10 in against Lecce or West Ham and everyone purrs. Does my head in; like everyone's lost the plot.

So if Calvert-Lewin now doesn't score against Liverpool or most games vs the top 6 but scores in big wins vs West Ham, Brighton, West Brom you will stop enjoying/celebrating his goals as some will be pointless etc..

Also do you get more points if you score a goal vs a top 6 side ?
 

So if Calvert-Lewin now doesn't score against Liverpool or most games vs the top 6 but scores in big wins vs West Ham, Brighton, West Brom you will stop enjoying/celebrating his goals as some will be pointless etc..

Also do you get more points if you score a goal vs a top 6 side ?

As Southgate rightly said: "He's an all-round centre forward. I've always liked his general play but it's the goals that are making him another level of player." - that's spot on. He's never going to belt in goals left, right and centre against the top six, but he's going to be a massive asset to the side in those games and he's going to get goals at a fair tick. 10-15 a season.

It wasn't just that Lukaku didn't score; it's that he didn't do anything in those games, and even in your average game he was missing nearly all of it before popping up for 10 seconds to score. DCL is the utter opposite of that, because DCL is a far, far, farrrrr better footballer than Lukaku - it's not even close - and will therefore be an asset throughout the entire game.

And no, you don't get more points for a goal against a top six sides - but you win trophies by scoring them when in an elite level side, and it's what you should be doing as a striker for one of those sides. Lukaku doesn't do it. Hence United bombing him out.

If you put DCL in that Inter side instead of Lukaku, he'd score 10 goals fewer a season, but he'd score 3-4 more important goals, the team would score more goals overall in those games too and Inter would get closer to the title as a result, because he'd be turning up in the "six pointers" at the top end of the table. I can't explain the difference any better than that.
 
As Southgate rightly said: "He's an all-round centre forward. I've always liked his general play but it's the goals that are making him another level of player." - that's spot on. He's never going to belt in goals left, right and centre against the top six, but he's going to be a massive asset to the side in those games and he's going to get goals at a fair tick. 10-15 a season.

It wasn't just that Lukaku didn't score; it's that he didn't do anything in those games, and even in your average game he was missing nearly all of it before popping up for 10 seconds to score. DCL is the utter opposite of that, because DCL is a far, far, farrrrr better footballer than Lukaku - it's not even close - and will therefore be an asset throughout the entire game.

And no, you don't get more points for a goal against a top six sides - but you win trophies by scoring them when in an elite level side, and it's what you should be doing as a striker for one of those sides. Lukaku doesn't do it. Hence United bombing him out.

If you put DCL in that Inter side instead of Lukaku, he'd score 10 goals fewer a season, but he'd score 3-4 more important goals, the team would score more goals overall in those games too and Inter would get closer to the title as a result, because he'd be turning up in the "six pointers" at the top end of the table. I can't explain the difference any better than that.
I've never seen someone so bitter about a player who was largely a positive part of our team for his entire time here. It's a bit sad at this point.
 


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