Yet RNV scored the important goals. Lukuku doesn’t, he scored against Hull and the 3rd goal in a 3-0 win.
Lukaku - transfer speculation | Gone
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
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Check this stat out, from his supposed best season at Everton. Sorry for linking a Liverpool website but it was the only one I found, though I swear I saw the same article from many other sources but can't seem to find them.
He'll do well in the league due to it's slow pace. He will have a better chance of recovering the ball after his poor first touch. The league is a stroll for Juventus anyway, he could be worse than he was for us & still bang in 20 goals. The CL is the clubs current ambition though. I fully expect him to go AWOL as he does for most big games.
Shame we can't manage to work one of the world's best strikers into our play, but I'm sure this will help our running around stats.
Where would Everton be without Lukuku - in exactly the same position! He really doesn’t affect enough games.
Very interesting article - although it probably strengthens your view whatever perspective you have on Lukuku. The difference for Utd is that they can easily afford to replace Lukuku (either directly), or by spreading out the goals.
Whatever will happen with Lukaku, it should be humble pie for a lot of posters on here saying he was not worth anything and that we would have give to him away to ge rid of him. Its not like Juve and Inter are shit clubs either.
Just a couple of comments taken from a Juv forum - I almost feel bad for them:
"Juventus - fattest club in the world."
'If we sign him, I hope he gets the worst possible treatment from the Ultras and fans for every fecked up pass, lost ball, or missed chance. feck this lumbering oaf - feck LolCackU. I'm not supporting this cnut.'
"Juventus - fattest club in the world."
'If we sign him, I hope he gets the worst possible treatment from the Ultras and fans for every fecked up pass, lost ball, or missed chance. feck this lumbering oaf - feck LolCackU. I'm not supporting this cnut.'
Many? Many, as in numerous? No.
Because I've watched our putrid attack with Lukaku on and off the field. If you think Lukaku had a significant impact on chance creation I have a bridge in Nebraska to sell you
Sarri is known to like Icardi, doubt he sees Lukaku as someone he can't work with
Juventus are completely dominant in Italy and there are very few really big games so he'll probably rack up the goals.
He'll be shite in the CL though which is what they're obsessed with.
He'll be shite in the CL though which is what they're obsessed with.
If Origi can score, so can Lukaku
Lukakus big game record was appalling for Utd.
Good one.
Just goes to show how misleading stats can be. They're miles apart. Absolutely miles.
Lukaku will do well for Juve. He's good as an option to hurt teams with. But that sort of weapon works better in a stronger and more settled team. We need all the footballers who don't aren't technically deficient that we can get. More players to aid and improve the quality of thet buildup.
What i fear is that this is just a Serie A ploy from Juventus where we are the dupe.
Will believe it when i see Dybala in a Mufc shirt.
Guess we will have to agree to disagree then because I think we look considerably more fluid and mobile when Lukaku is on the bench as showcased by our best performances post Fergie when Solskjaer came in and dropped him. What you have to realise with Lukaku is that he is incapable (or very very rarely capable) of producing his own chances in the same way that a Rashford, Martial or even Greenwood are capable of. You look at all the top striker, Aguero, Kane, Van Persie and they could pull off the sublime regularly. Lukaku's first touch never allows him that opportunity to gain the half a yard needed to turn a half chance into a good chance. I believe despite people defending him, he's the worst striker I have seen feature regularly at Utd which is why if this Dybala deal comes off it will be a dream come true. I've had several friends message me today who support other clubs saying this could be the deal of the century for Utd.
Please help me understand how Lukaku is one of the worlds best strikers or is this just an attempt to Wum?
I don’t think Lukaku should even been mentioned in the same sentence as RVN.
Not sure why they are trying to force mandzukic on us in the deal?
We should ask for De Ligt instead? Could you check your sources to see if that's possible?
Juventus are such a strange destination. When you have Ronaldo, the best finisher in football, buying Lukaku whose overall play is rather average makes no sense. The only way you can justify having Lukaku as your striker is if you can put mobile players around him and your goal is to feed him the passes and have him score. Problem is, you already have a player who does that at a much, much higher level.
I'm guessing united asked him as a back up option if Dybala doesn't materialize. It's likely either/or rather than both.
Well this is a first. Can’t remember us having a bidding war for any of our players since I started following United. When it’s seemingly happening, it’s over Romelu Lukaku. We certainly live in interesting times.
There are a lot of metrics that stats cannot show. How many big chances has Lukaku missed by mistiming his header? I have never seen a striker mis-time their header as much as this guy.
Completely different types of players though
You just did.
I think the stat is rubbish. If someone scores the first goal and lukaku scores the 2nd and match ends 2-0 it doesn't make Lukaku’s goal useless. The team overall is more calm in the last 10 minutes if they are not thinking of a potential draw if they let one in. His goals may have not been the actual game winners but they played a part in securing the 3 points
His goals won many points but the gap between teams above and below Everton was too much. It's a nothing article and TBH it's very poor, lacks context and dumb.
True but Ronaldo is never the focal point he roams around the number 9 currently that guy is Mandzukic. He was partnering cr7 last season and he got 7 league goals maybe lukaku is seen as the guy who could do it whilst scoring more. Icardi seemed like first option but I guess they decided against his baggage.
same, I cant believe this could be genuine
Strikers are scoring more goals across the board these days. Just the way football has gone.
Plus, Lukaku was a very good striker when he was 10kg lighter at Everton. You dont score at the rate he did for nothing.
I think all this Lukaku to Juve thing is a plot to force Inter to sell Icardi to Juventus. From my understanding, Inter is quite reluctant in selling Icardi to Juve and would much rather sell him to Napoli. I just don't see Lukaku a good fit for Sarri's style of play.
Yep. I’ve always rated him as a ‘good’ player and not the benteke, Andy Carroll lump some would have you believe he is (I mean look at his goal record compared to those players) but he just isn’t anywhere near Ruud’s overall level. I don’t think he’s as good as he thinks he is to be honest.
Lukaku will get goals for Juve and will probably finish his Belgium career with an exceptional 70-80 goals. I do think however it could backfire for him in Italy when fans see that infamous first touch and if he doesn’t lose a bit of that excess muscle. Also he got absolutely wrecked by Juve’s defenders last year, their fans can’t have been very impressed by that performance. He could struggle to win them over.
Definitely don't think Juventus really want him. It's all a weird game to get inter to pay more.
Are they? Van nistelrooy scored 40+ a couple of times for us.
Noone has got within 10 in a decade.
The defences are crapper though for sure. Plus more rule changes to help attackers.
Only in say gary linekers day, you were offside if level and defenders could smash through the back of you
Not without a qualifier like "not even half the striker" in there
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Hopefully he doesn't accept a lunch invitation from Ronaldo or he might be left starving - just ask Evra about it!
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