Does anybody have the date of this cnuts last goal? I wanna do the math and calculate how much we've paid him since he last actually did his job.
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Lukaku touches the ball less on average (in the PL) than De Gea.
Marcus Rashford has a touch every 112 seconds (273 touches in total)
David De Gea has a touch every 162 seconds (434 touches in total)
Romelu Lukaku every 168 seconds (318 touches in total)
Unfortunately I can't compare that to any other strikers other than United ones as I haven't compiled stats for other clubs.
Marcus Rashford has a touch every 112 seconds (273 touches in total)
David De Gea has a touch every 162 seconds (434 touches in total)
Romelu Lukaku every 168 seconds (318 touches in total)
Unfortunately I can't compare that to any other strikers other than United ones as I haven't compiled stats for other clubs.
Looks to me he's been devouring all the criticism coming his way.
Bizarre our gym staff just stand by and watch him bulk.
Forget it. This is the sad part that i don't really remember when was the last time he scored for us. Him being our lead striker ffsDoes anybody have the date of this cnuts last goal? I wanna do the math and calculate how much we've paid him since he last actually did his job.
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He does seem to have bulked up a lot over the past few years so how come he gets knocked off the ball so often?
What about the fat head though? How much exercise would he need to be able to make good decisions?
I mean, I was actually excited by this signing given he had a very goal scoring record and he was relatively young. I knew he had deficiencies to his game but I expected them to be ironed out, to a degree anyway. I fully backed him last season even through his droughts and I expected him to come good. But feck me, he has been - for the most part anyway - hilariously bad this season.
Maybe being so top heavy has impacted on his centre of gravity and balance. Not sure. But his touch when the ball comes into him doesn't help, as he regularly is then immediately then fighting for position to get to the ball again.
Comparing how he handles situations with the likes of Kane, who can regularly trust his touch and then focus on holding off his man is night and day.
A callback to one of the caf's finest moments shitting on Luke Shaw last summer for how he looks.
Bizarre our gym staff just stand by and watch him bulk.
This guy is stealing a living at the moment. I hope it's a form thing and the weight issue is worrying but his performances have been appalling this season. Genuinely one of the worst strikers I've seen playing for us in 40 odd years.
Seeing that it has worked out well for Shaw, let's hope it works once more time .
Zlatan scored 1 league goal more than Lukaku, strange to then suggest we went from 6th -2nd because of Lukaku?
Lukaku's returns in the Premier league are dreadful bar one season, his final one for Everton.
His Premier league returns to date are 17 goals, 15, 10, 18, 25 & 16. Meaning he provides and average of 16 premier league goals per season.
That is not the mark of a world class striker or great premier league forward.
His last goal at OT was now nearly 9 months ago, its shocking we have folks defending this.
Regardless of that, his all round game is nothing short of embarrassing. Jimmy Saville had a warmer more comforting touch than Lukaku! He offers us literally next to nothing when he is not scoring goals, cause he can't make something from nothing.
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Oh so you're taking credit for Luke Shaw's form?
Where did I say that? I said the criticism seemed to work on Shaw.
What form? He’s been shite. Leicester goal aside.
Shielding the ball is far more about technique and balance than brute strength.
That guy is a WUM. He has been spouting drivel about Lukaku having a better impact than Zlatan.
Of course it's strange, those aren't even the same persons!
All jokes aside, imo him playing the anchor man #9 could be the reason for him bulking up. He's never played it and it doesn't come natural to him, hence why he's getting bigger. Also I've never seen a man with such physical gifts getting shrugged off the ball so easily in some occasions like Lukaku. It appears that for all muscle and big frame, he lacks core strength.
I don't see the causality here mate. So because of a "new" role he gains 20 pounds and ruin all mobility needed to be a great striker? Like I always say, look at Kane, Lewandowski, Ronaldo and all the comparable, great strikers. They are not 105 kilos of pure granite, and there is a reason for it.
Granted; it is a bit of a conspiracy theory this.
At the same time I am pretty convinced that Mourinho and the coaches really have wanted to work on improving Lukakus hold-up play. And since it was terrible to begin with and did not get better during his first year, they might have tried a new approach and asked him to put on some muscle instead.
If there is any truth to it; it has not worked though.
Maybe, there is probably some truth in it as no club/manager/physio would accept a 20 pounds weight gain without making a big deal out of it. However, why would Lukaku need to gain more muscle when he was already way bigger than any other comparable, elite striker? Not that Lukaku is elite, but at least being the focal point for the biggest club in the Premier League. It just doesn't make sense, like a lot of stuff going on at United these days.
Considering how often he was getting knocked off the ball, couldn't shield it for the life of him and all the times he miss timed his jump because he could hold the posting, honestly this is the most logical explanation I could have think of. Maybe he thought he needs to be stronger and getting stronger means getting bigger in his mind, idk. Besides we don't play the way it's required for him to be mobile and run behind defences, nor do we press high so his mobility wasn't really being used.
Shaq gained almost 50 pounds because he believed it was what he needed to play against heavy centres like Sabonis and Divac.
More compilations of the great man courtesy of @Drygon
I fear for him under a new manager, especially if it's a manager with a progressive philosophy.
I fear for him under a new manager, especially if it's a manager with a progressive philosophy.
Why are you fearing for him ? The faster the next manager fecks him off the better for everyone. He's become one of the main reasons I want Mourinho out, just Rooney under LVG.
This guy talks so much bullshit with so much confidence. Yet another video comes back to bite him...
How can he be this bad controlling the ball ffs. It's something you can work on and improve even without natural talent, of course that doesn't mean you'll reach the levels of someone who's naturally gifted but still can make a proper improvement.
Agreed, so what is the point of the bulk? It seems to be making his overall game worse.
Whatever the issue is, it needs sorting cause even if he's limited he scores goals and I'm not sure who else is going to......
That’s the question isn’t it? Who’s pushing this, as it doesn’t seem to be doing him or the team any good. I’m pretty sure that the club has nutritionists among the staff, so this has to be deliberate. Why? I cannot say.
Not sure why people bring up his size constantly.
The club will have nutritionists etc who will know a hell of a lot more than posters on here. I would imagine all the players are weighed and have their body fat measured regularly, and the club will keep them at certain weights.
If Lukaku wasn't listening to what he's told by staff, he wouldn't be playing.
I don't think he's good enough, and never really have, but I don't think you can use his size as the issue. It's his touch and lack of effort that lets him down.
The club will have nutritionists etc who will know a hell of a lot more than posters on here. I would imagine all the players are weighed and have their body fat measured regularly, and the club will keep them at certain weights.
If Lukaku wasn't listening to what he's told by staff, he wouldn't be playing.
I don't think he's good enough, and never really have, but I don't think you can use his size as the issue. It's his touch and lack of effort that lets him down.
Dude, did you even read your post before submitting? Having a sweet touch and great effort is 100% linked to his abnormous physique. The bigger and stronger he is, the heavier the touch gets, he has more force behind everything he does. The heavier he is, and the guy is over 100 kilos (!), the harder it gets to run around, his stamina will definitely go down over 90 minutes and his agility is severely hampered. He needs to lose 10 kilos asap to function properly, especially as we see no evidence of those extra muscles leading to anything good.
Nah, the good folks of RedCafe knows better.
What a calamity of a post
His first touch has absolutely nothing to do with his physique.
Exactly. I'd wager half of them haven't played football at any decent level, or have any understanding of strength training. The people devising the players work outs know a lot more than anyone on here.
Why not ?
It literally has nothing to do with it. Have you ever played football? Many people have good touches despite having a terrible physique. It isn't even remotely linked.
Why couldn't his physique impact his first touch?
His physique would impact how quickly he can react and move for incoming passes... as well as his balance and agility.
Just because we all know a big lad with a decent touch, doesn't make it irrelevant at all.
Any of them currently professional footballers at the highest level ?
Increasing muscles size usually has a negative effect on agility, less nimble, slower the first 5-6 meters, if effects the amount energy you use to get around the pitch and you get tired quicker than before, which then has a negative effect on pretty much the entire performance as you become less focused.
Ofcourse it's linked.
Depay gained too much muscles after he joined us, he commented it himself that it surprised him:
"When I stood on the scales first I thought, 'OK, do you?' My body is still developing. Now I’m a little heavier. I work a lot on my co-ordination and starting speed."
His current physique is similar to mine and I'm about as unfit as they come along after multiple surgeries over the past 2 years.
Bizarre our gym staff just stand by and watch him bulk.
How the feck is he putting on so much weight despite playing professional football?
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