Romelu Lukaku

[ianefc]

Look at all the games he scored or assisted in mate. Them goals, they sort of win you games like.

You're in a very, very slim minority of melts if you don't think Lukaku is ace for Everton.

Come on.

When he plays to his ability of course he is, I'm saying it doesn't happen often enough, this is the 4th time I've asked and you still haven't a game where he bossed it in recent memory apart from yesterday. Their can only be one reason for that.

 

[Titus Bramble]

Not sure what you're getting at here if you are happy with his goal return in all comps or certain comps (the fact that you've already said the last time you can remember him performing like yesterday was last November) then fine but you are not going to change my current opinion that 10 league goals last season was not up to standard. Only he can change my mind. But you can continue to make the same joke if it makes you feel better.

I'm not making a joke mate. I just don't see the point in discriminating in the value of goals in different competitions. He scored against West Brom in the league, which is apparently worth more than a goal against Wolfsburg, despite them clearly being a better side. It doesn't add up to me.

 

[Seamus Colemole]

Obviously 20 goals at PL level is far better than 20 at League 1 level, but I wouldn't say that the likes of Wolfsburg and Lille are lower league quality.

Also, in the FA Cup we played West Ham, a PL side. I don't see how this means he scored a lot of his 20 goals against lesser opposition.

Of course I'd like him to score more in the league, but at the same time I don't think we should differentiate between competitions. In my opinion of course.

I'm sure I've seen Lukaku score against Man City, Arsenal & Liverpool for Everton. Also quite sure he scored a hat trick v Man Utd when playing for West Brom. He's only 22 too.

What a player we have. Anyone who fails to think other really needs to watch a different sport.

Sorry guys, i wasn't suggesting that Lukaku was one of the 2 strikers i used as an example, it was literally 2 made up examples to make a point.

Plus as well i think that a striker who scores goals in the league is of more worth than one who scores the same amount in cups because you play 38 league games guaranteed against roughly similar quality opposition a season, whereas in cups you don't.

Like i said before, it's not that goals in cups don't count, he still had to score them, and he did. It's that it's more important to us as a club that he scores them in the league than in cups.

 

[chicoazul]

When he plays to his ability of course he is, I'm saying it doesn't happen often enough, this is the 4th time I've asked and you still haven't a game where he bossed it in recent memory apart from yesterday. Their can only be one reason for that.

Yes there is a reason, it's because you're being obtuse and unreasonable and I'm not stooping to that level in a debate where you're in very slim minority because your view is a stupid one.

We have a 22 year old striker who almost guarantees us 20 goals a season and you don't rate him. That's all that needs to be said mate.

 

[ArtetaMoney]

He's boss!! Running at defenders he's unplayable at times, they were terrified anytime he picked the ball up and turned yesterday. Love seeing him like that!

 

[ianefc]

With the greatest respect mate, this just seems that you're willing to count his goals simply when you feel like it.

Who's to say who is a worthy opponent? What if a bad team is in top form against us? Does a goal count more then?

TBF mate I responded to you earlier you never got back so why you picking me up on this, does that mean you agreed with my reply to you?

He can be what it seems many think he is, I'm saying it isn't regular enough I also pointed out to you the other day that a quarter of his goals last term came in 180 mins V young boys and if you were researching his stats that would look like an a anomaly. Like a golf handicap, if I shot 18 rounds in the 90's and one in the 70's, the one in the 70's wouldn't em affect my handicap too much.

If Lukaku plays well and scores a similar amount to last season with a bigger concentration in the league. Then everyone is a winner.

 

[ianefc]

He's boss!! Running at defenders he's unplayable at times, they were terrified anytime he picked the ball up and turned yesterday. Love seeing him like that!

Their isn't an Evertonian that doesn't agree with this.

 

[Lionel Naismith]

The fella is a goal machine. He's probably the best I've seen for us (sorry dunc). Saha on his day was class too. But look at some of the Beauts we've had.. Jo,strac,beattie,anichebe & a lot of us still slag rom off. The lazy judas

 

[chicoazul]

Sorry guys, i wasn't suggesting that Lukaku was one of the 2 strikers i used as an example, it was literally 2 made up examples to make a point.

Plus as well i think that a striker who scores goals in the league is of more worth than one who scores the same amount in cups because you play 38 league games guaranteed against roughly similar quality opposition a season, whereas in cups you don't.

Like i said before, it's not that goals in cups don't count, he still had to score them, and he did. It's that it's more important to us as a club that he scores them in the league than in cups.

Ok mate lets leave out cup goals.

In his three seasons in the Premier League he's scored 44 goals in 83 appearances. He's scored at least one goal against all the best teams in the league. He's 22 years of age.

Sorry what's your point again?

 

[Sylvain Dustbin]

all I'm saying outside of yesterday when was the last individual game he played like that, I can only think of the EL game V Young Boys.

outside of yesterday when was the last time we played with these kind of tactics? we all know he isn’t great with his back to goal and he played like that all season with barely any service. if we'd played to his strength more, you’d have more games to pick from.

 

[Heathcliff]

Its nice this season unlike last that he isnt playing through injury. Isnt a fully fit and injury free Lukaku a sight to behold.

Play like yesterday is infectious and suddenly there is optimism and suddenly we see options and players to come back and the window is still open and and and....

 

[Prevenger17]

I think they'll be the only two goals he scores this season.

 

[ianefc]

outside of yesterday when was the last time we played with these kind of tactics? we all know he isn’t great with his back to goal and he played like that all season with barely any service. if we'd played to his strength more, you’d have more games to pick from.

That's a fair point also, and I said the other day that if it isn't Lukaku it's Martinsz' tactics then.

 

[Titus Bramble]

Lukaku was the first player since Yakubu to score 20 goals in a season for us (despite Yakubu scoring in Europe, but I'm all for counting them as goals). Before that, the last player to score 20 goals in a season for us was Peter Beardsley.

Lukaku is the third player in 24/25 years who can and will score goals for fun for Everton. Lets be happy we have him eh?

 

[Seamus Colemole]

I'm not making a joke mate. I just don't see the point in discriminating in the value of goals in different competitions. He scored against West Brom in the league, which is apparently worth more than a goal against Wolfsburg, despite them clearly being a better side. It doesn't add up to me.

Thats a good point.

But i put more value in him scoring against West Brom than i do Wolfsburg simply because we will play WBA twice this season, and twice next season and so on whereas we are unlikely to play Wolfsburg again for some time.

I'd rather he scored just 1 a game in cups to win us those games and an extra 10 goals in the league than scored 3-4 in cup games to smash some lower league team but only the odd 1 or 2 in the league in games we lost.

Some goals are more important than others. But that doesn't mean some goals don't count or are worthless.