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Romelu Lukaku

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Brisan123 said:
Have to agree totally with that.
We will find it impossible to replace Rom
Players of his ilk are rare.
The top strikers in world football won't join us.
We'd need a Cavani ,Griezman ,Higuain to replace Rom.
This talk of buying 2 players to replace Rom , FFS we can only field 11 players.
In the 50 yrs I'm supporting Everton he's the most natural and consistent goal scorer we've had.
No one comes close.
Yes he has his faults and weaknesses , but Koeman plays to his strengths as he knows he will guarantee goals.
I hope and pray we keep him for at least one more season.
All the talk of Chelsea and United wanting him so far is just talk
The 100 million price tag was in my opinion put on Rom to make these clubs look elsewhere if they were indeed condidering a bid for Rom.
Rom would score plenty of goals for any side in the PL and would increase Chelsea and uniteds chance of winning the league.
However these clubs look beyond the league
The CL is their holy grail.
If Rom is the top striker and finished article you need for CL victory why have Real , Athletico,Barca PSG ,Juve Bayern not been sniffing around.
Real and one or two others have the money so why no interest
Instead it's Griezman , DYBALA , MpBappe Lewodonski (sp) who are attracting the interest.
Would Rom get the time and space to score against Juve or Bayern. ??
For all his attributes I don't think Rom is ready for the elite stages of the CL hence I think Chelsea and United will go for cheaper polished more CL ready options like Griezman ,Morata DYBALA and so on.
Hopefully I'm right and we keep Rom invest heavily in the squad and push for top 4 next season.
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The reason why the bigger Eureopean clubs aren't in for him is 3 fold
1st None of the really top teams are looking for a first choice forward
2nd Even at £50 million he would not represent value for money to clubs outside England.You say yourself it's thelikes of Griezman that are attracting interest he is the real deal but not cheaper for he is going to cost £85 million .
3rd His style of play isn't ideally suited to many free the top clubs.

Would he get the time and space to score against Juve and Bayern? Not if isolated but the key there would be to get players forward who would create space by distracting defenders.

As for not being ready for the elite stages of the CL not sure you are right there but there is only one way we know the answer to that.
 

Just using this as an example. Do people genuinely believe that if you swapped Barkley, Barry, Mirallas, Valencia for Bale, Ronaldo, Isco, Rodriguez, that Lukaku would not be better?

there seems to be some sort of missing details in the critique of him. Some of it is true, he isn't the finished article now, but on 24 goals so far playing alongside our players, if you improved the players around him how can you not think he would improve as a player, and more importantly score more goals with better creative players around him?
 
Kenshin said:
Just using this as an example. Do people genuinely believe that if you swapped Barkley, Barry, Mirallas, Valencia for Bale, Ronaldo, Isco, Rodriguez, that Lukaku would not be better?

there seems to be some sort of missing details in the critique of him. Some of it is true, he isn't the finished article now, but on 24 goals so far playing alongside our players, if you improved the players around him how can you not think he would improve as a player, and more importantly score more goals with better creative players around him?
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To be fair you could play a 3 legged dog up front for the likes of Madrid and he would get into double figures.

Generally I would say the top clubs would expect more than just a goalscorer up front.

Not that I am saying that's all he is mind...
 

mikeh72 said:
He would be mert
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Article 42 of UEFA rules states that a player that has played in the qualifying rounds of the EL or the play offs for the CL group stages is entitled to be registered and play, in the same season, for another club.

In effect even if he is at Everton in July and plays in the EL and then transfers before Sept 1st he would be elible to play for his new club in either of the UEFA competitions
 
terraloon said:
Article 42 of UEFA rules states that a player that has played in the qualifying rounds of the EL or the play offs for the CL group stages is entitled to be registered and play, in the same season, for another club.

In effect even if he is at Everton in July and plays in the EL and then transfers before Sept 1st he would be elible to play for his new club in either of the UEFA competitions
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So the cup tied rule doesn't exist in Europe. You learn something new every day!
 
mikeh72 said:
So the cup tied rule doesn't exist in Europe. You learn something new every day!
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It does to a large degree but UEFA call these type of circumstances exceptional.

I was involved in football administration albeit at a lot lower level and it's quite interesting how so many think the rule book says something, which it quite often does but in another section or in UEFAs case Article they list a situation when the norm doesn't apply.
 
Kenshin said:
Just using this as an example. Do people genuinely believe that if you swapped Barkley, Barry, Mirallas, Valencia for Bale, Ronaldo, Isco, Rodriguez, that Lukaku would not be better?

there seems to be some sort of missing details in the critique of him. Some of it is true, he isn't the finished article now, but on 24 goals so far playing alongside our players, if you improved the players around him how can you not think he would improve as a player, and more importantly score more goals with better creative players around him?
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He plays with legitimately world-class players at international level, and it's fair to say that the Belgian fans are not impressed with the results.

Did you watch him at the last World Cup and Euros?
 
Kenshin said:
Just using this as an example. Do people genuinely believe that if you swapped Barkley, Barry, Mirallas, Valencia for Bale, Ronaldo, Isco, Rodriguez, that Lukaku would not be better?

there seems to be some sort of missing details in the critique of him. Some of it is true, he isn't the finished article now, but on 24 goals so far playing alongside our players, if you improved the players around him how can you not think he would improve as a player, and more importantly score more goals with better creative players around him?
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Great selling point, we should now ask for £110m instead of £100m lol
 

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