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Lukaku

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He's bang average at best at the moment and that's being kind, and needs being told, however he's not entirely blameless, we have spent £28m on a player to run the channels. He's hardly in the area. You know he's not doing enough when you prefer Naismith in the side.


I don't know what instructions he has been given but there was one time today when Ross was bearing down on the penalty box and Rom was loitering outside of it, on the left.

We need our main striker in the box making a nuisance if himself fir runners or giving them a target to aim at.
 
impossible for any striker to have played for us today. if it takes 40 passes to go from back to front against the worst defence in the prem. They had time to get 2 perfect banks of 4 in place. basically if our full backs don't get round the back we are clueless.
 
impossible for any striker to have played for us today. if it takes 40 passes to go from back to front against the worst defence in the prem. They had time to get 2 perfect banks of 4 in place. basically if our full backs don't get round the back we are clueless.


That's what killed me today....it was all so lackadaisical......with the exception of McGeady, with the odd flash from Ross and Seamus finally coming to life toward the end
 
He was brilliant on Thursday and totally awful today. That is about as inconsistent as it gets.

Inconsistency, eh? It's almost like he's 21 or something.

A 21 year old with nearly 200 first team games including 70 odd in the Prem and 30 international games.

He's not your average 21 year old who has played a handful of reserve games and lower league games on loan.

Sure, its still early for him really and he has lots of time to improve. But it is worrying that at this stage in his career (not his age) he still; cannot do one of the basic fundametals of football : control the ball.
 
Was crap, not gonna dwell on it though.

He's not ever going to be an Eto, playing through balls, a superb touch, dribling around players, playing one twos ect. Hes just not that type of striker, Rom's best attribute is his ability to score goals. His touch is [Poor language removed] and it is been worked on, we all know he needs to improve on it I don't see why it needs to be made out like no body agrees and it's a new issue every time he plays. We all know is crap and its been worked on, it will improve but you've gotta give it time. He's not just going to improve over night. I know we payed a lot of money for him but we still can't expect everything from him, he is rough around the edges and its not an excuse but he is only 21 he's not going to be the end product, still has a lot to learn and improve on.

For me his biggest problem over the last few games is he's not spending enough time in the box, he needs to be in the penalty spot every time we've got the ball in our third. Going up for headers, putting the opposition defenders under pressure, trying to make something out of nothing and basically just been a target. What is going wrong is we've got him and Eto crossing paths, Eto will push up into the box so Rom will hold back and try and play the number 10 role which you do not want him doing or Ross will cut in so he'll stand out wide. It just got worse for him when Naisy came on two we had four players playing centrally.

I really want us go back to the basics, Pienaar on the left, McGeady on the right and Ross playing as the number 10 with Rom been used as a poacher it's going to really suit him and I honestly think he'd start winning us games our current attacking style just doesn't suit him at all, as a result he's playing crap.
 
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That's what killed me today....it was all so lackadaisical......with the exception of McGeady, with the odd flash from Ross and Seamus finally coming to life toward the end
If everton are going to play this possession based tippy tappy football that's fine, just go and buy 2 players as good as messi and iniesta to make the runs into the box and we are set. if not you get Barkley, gibbo, eto'o , mc carthy and lukaku playing side ways and wall passes with no 3rd man running into the box. I think we are all aware of Lukaku's strengths and weaknesses but he is being told by Martinez to come short and join in, when he should be on the CB shoulder on the half turn looking for the through ball. One of the premierships most dangerous strikers is being used as a brick wall at the minute.
 
I'm more concerned that the manager brought in a winger he doesn't play, mirallas and mcgeady are the only wingers that are playing atm and kev out has seen barkley pushed out more
 
Yeah his shocking ball control is a one off isn't it. Ffs, open your eyes pretend he was a Liverpool player and you may get to appraise him more accurately. £28m - repeat that a few times.

I think he may end up decent, but seriously stop over hyping him. He is miles off being the player he needs to be.


lol

piping up again after being told to pipe down recently.

he was dross today, but excellent on Thursday. He's a decent player playing in a shapeless side at the moment
 

Yeah his shocking ball control is a one off isn't it. Ffs, open your eyes pretend he was a Liverpool player and you may get to appraise him more accurately. £28m - repeat that a few times.

I think he may end up decent, but seriously stop over hyping him. He is miles off being the player he needs to be.

Mention Lukaku three times and hey presto!
 
I'm more concerned that the manager brought in a winger he doesn't play, mirallas and mcgeady are the only wingers that are playing atm and kev out has seen barkley pushed out more

More concerned about a winger that doesn't play rather than £28m on a player who can't play?
 
More concerned about a winger that doesn't play rather than £28m on a player who can't play?


he was poor today but he has been turned into felliani by Martinez this season, challenging for the ball with his back to goal trying to head flick ons to no one there. that's not his game he needs through balls fed in to him from the midfield which they are not doing. We are like crabs our game is to get it out wide or if not rather than make a through ball we play it simple and safe to lukakus feet which isn't his game.

I said it all season stick an erikson, coutinho, mata or sanchez type striker behind him he'll be on about 7-8 goals right now.
 
Yeah his shocking ball control is a one off isn't it. Ffs, open your eyes pretend he was a Liverpool player and you may get to appraise him more accurately. £28m - repeat that a few times.

I think he may end up decent, but seriously stop over hyping him. He is miles off being the player he needs to be.

You think origi is a better player.

Therefore I can't take you seriously
 

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