Romelu Lukaku

Furey1878 · October 4, 2015

FTY said:
What's he on for goals/assists this season now then?

Enough to make his haters look like massive weapons, mate.

Eric Djemba-Djemba · October 4, 2015

Furey1878 said:
Enough to make his haters look like massive weapons, mate.

Prevenger17 · October 4, 2015

Furey1878 said:
Enough to make his haters look like massive weapons, mate.

Not quite but he had a good game overall. Still think we'd get the best out of him with Kone or Gibson behind him instead of Naismith.

Eric Djemba-Djemba · October 4, 2015

Prevenger17 said:
Not quite but he had a good game overall. Still think we'd get the best out of him with Kone or Gibson behind him instead of Naismith.

Not exactly Lukaku's fault that the clown in charge plays Naismith though.

Dithering Dougie · October 4, 2015

Furey1878 said:
Enough to make his haters look like massive weapons, mate.

They'll be on later with their 200 word thesis on why he's still not good enough..

Right after finishing their humble pie.

Deleted member 28206 · October 4, 2015

My favourite player, difficult to fault someone who just scores and scores and scores.

Prevenger17 · October 4, 2015

Eric Djemba-Djemba said:
Not exactly Lukaku's fault that the clown in charge plays Naismith though.

Aye, Martinez has a bit of a blind spot there. Still, 7th place and 5 points off the top with our fixture list and 3 of our starting back 4 out isn't bad. Must be doing something right.

Eric Djemba-Djemba · October 4, 2015

Prevenger17 said:
Aye, Martinez has a bit of a blind spot there. Still, 7th place and 5 points off the top with our fixture list and 3 of our starting back 4 out isn't bad. Must be doing something right.

Probably be top of the league if he wasn't such a clown.

Saint Domingo · October 4, 2015

Only as good as his service. One decent ball in one goal. If your midfield is not interested in supplying your striker then they don't score simple as that. Did well battling for possession and holding it up but it's a bit of a waste of his talent scrapping on the sideline with Skrtel or Sakho.

Saint Domingo · October 4, 2015

Eric Djemba-Djemba said:
Probably be top of the league if he wasn't such a clown.

Said in jest but grains of truth.

Osamabindiesel · October 4, 2015

His holdup play is what will make him a great player. Can he add that to his game? Or will he just be a great goalscorer? He showed he is DEFINATELY capable of holding the ball up.

Prevenger17 · October 4, 2015

Saint Domingo said:
Said in jest but grains of truth.

Grains of effing truth FFS

chicoazul · October 4, 2015

Tubey said:
He's a fantastic goalscorer; but not a particularly good footballer.

That's why he's playing for us to be fair, and the reason why no club bigger than Wolfsburg have been interested. At the elite level you need to contribute to the team as a whole as well as finding the back of the net, like you see the Suarez's and Aguero's do. I don't think Lukaku will ever do that, and I think for the money it'd take to pry him away (£40m+ minimum), a scout wouldn't be convinced by him enough to do so.

To give another example, Jordan Rhodes. That guy scores for fun for Blackburn to the point where it's hard to name another Blackburn player as he's so dominant at that level. Better than 1 in 2 every game, yet nobody is prepared to pay the money for him at a bigger club. Why? Same reason as Lukaku - simply too many reservations about his overall game. Lukaku is just that magnified.

Hahaha.

Khalekan · October 4, 2015

Osamabindiesel said:
His holdup play is what will make him a great player. Can he add that to his game? Or will he just be a great goalscorer? He showed he is DEFINATELY capable of holding the ball up.

The hold up play us definitely improving.

Osamabindiesel · October 4, 2015

He does have games where he is particularly awful in the air (probably a motivation problem more than anything). He did very well with his chest today. He reminded me of Fellaini.