Strelok
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Ah ok I get it now. Thanks.PTSD
Ah ok I get it now. Thanks.PTSD
Yeah — his time at Inter hasn’t shown him to be any better, nor any worse than what he was here. He’s a respectable goal scorer who will bag enough a season to be considered a good no.9 but he’s blatantly missing something inherently in his game that can’t be improved upon to take him to the highest level.He is a top Europa League center forward, I'm not saying that as an insult but he is in the Luca Toni, Immobile, Kanouté or Luis Fabiano bracket. These are/were good players with great seasons on their records but they rightfully didn't get the hype that Lukaku got because at the time the couple of tiers above these players were clearly identifiable, you had the likes of Henry, Eto'o, Van Nistelrooy at the top and then below them the likes of Forlan, Makaay or Klose.
He shoots elephants too?
Well playedHe shoots elephants too?
Very good point. We got our money back, more or less I think. Ole deserves a lot of credit for selling him and having the confidence not to replace him, something which I criticised him for at the time(I'm sure he was concerned).unbelievable Jeff. Two average strikers who got hyped because there was no one else on the market. Utd and Chelsea both got rinsed for players that were not anywhere near good enough for either club.
if I had to take one now it would be Morata, as I would never want to see Lukuku stinking out the club again. But it’s a pretty horrible choice.
the fact that we are better off, having not even replaced him says a lot about Lukuku. One of the best sales we’ve ever done as a club.
He has a very basic game and understanding of the game. Top attackers are smart players, they are able to identify weaknesses and exploit them but at the top against top defenders you need to also be very clean from a technical standpoint that's how you get that extra second, that extra step in front of defenders. If we use players like Cavani, Muller or Schevchenko as examples neither are great technicians but they are clean, they have mastered the basics of football and have a great understanding of the game on top of it, they have great balance and excellent first touch/one touch football, don't ask them to dribble in tight space or spend too much time on the ball though. Lukaku is erratic he can do complicated things but will often fail with basics, he has poor balance and has failed to take advantage of his natural strength, his technical inconsistency and surprisingly athletic weakness means that while he has a genuinely great striking technique, he too often isn't in the ideal place and he is useless outside of striking the ball.Yeah — his time at Inter hasn’t shown him to be any better, nor any worse than what he was here. He’s a respectable goal scorer who will bag enough a season to be considered a good no.9 but he’s blatantly missing something inherently in his game that can’t be improved upon to take him to the highest level.
The new Mario Gomez. Good enough goal stats but the playing ability is second tier levelHe has a very basic game and understanding of the game. Top attackers are smart players, they are able to identify weaknesses and exploit them but at the top against top defenders you need to also be very clean from a technical standpoint that's how you get that extra second, that extra step in front of defenders. If we use players like Cavani, Muller or Schevchenko as examples neither are great technicians but they are clean, they have mastered the basics of football and have a great understanding of the game on top of it, they have great balance and excellent first touch/one touch football, don't ask them to dribble in tight space or spend too much time on the ball though. Lukaku is erratic he can do complicated things but will often fail with basics, he has poor balance and has failed to take advantage of his natural strength, his technical inconsistency and surprisingly athletic weakness means that while he has a genuinely great striking technique, he too often isn't in the ideal place and he is useless outside of striking the ball.
I think what is not helping him is he doesn't accept his limitation, you can tell by his interviews and unwillingness to accept competition for his place that he see's himself as a much better player than he actually is.He has a very basic game and understanding of the game. Top attackers are smart players, they are able to identify weaknesses and exploit them but at the top against top defenders you need to also be very clean from a technical standpoint that's how you get that extra second, that extra step in front of defenders. If we use players like Cavani, Muller or Schevchenko as examples neither are great technicians but they are clean, they have mastered the basics of football and have a great understanding of the game on top of it, they have great balance and excellent first touch/one touch football, don't ask them to dribble in tight space or spend too much time on the ball though. Lukaku is erratic he can do complicated things but will often fail with basics, he has poor balance and has failed to take advantage of his natural strength, his technical inconsistency and surprisingly athletic weakness means that while he has a genuinely great striking technique, he too often isn't in the ideal place and he is useless outside of striking the ball.
It says "Inter watch" so of course it'll be bumped when he does something with them ?this gets bumped every time he scores or misses a sitter
Let him go guys
You can always ignore the thread...this gets bumped every time he scores or misses a sitter
Let him go guys
Thing is, he's never really been criticised for not scoring enough goals, he will score once he's fed by players like Eriksen. Probably would have improved with the purchase of Fernades too, but we were also too shite out wide to have a striker like him that offers nothing else.this gets bumped every time he scores or misses a sitter
Let him go guys
It wasn't a bad decision to move on from him, and I had big problems with him in his last season regarding performance, but problem is some here took it kinda personal against him in a weird fashion.Thing is, he's never really been criticised for not scoring enough goals, he will score once he's fed by players like Eriksen. Probably would have improved with the purchase of Fernades too, but we were also too shite out wide to have a striker like him that offers nothing else.
I think it was a bad move as we struggle to score a lot this season.It wasn't a bad decision to move on from him, and I had big problems with him in his last season regarding performance, but problem is some here took it kinda personal against him in a weird fashion.
Yeah we needed to sign a replacement that we can all agree on I guess.I think it was a bad move as we struggle to score a lot this season.
Ighalo in January is not enough to replace him.
Martial is hit and miss too and probably better on the wing or in a pair.
Yeah they are probably second favorites to win it after us.We'll play them in Europa, mark my words.
This guy. Wow. He fecking begs for the ball there in that second video only to do that. I'd be pissed as his teammate!His composure really is so bad at times
Imagine if Sampdoria scored a 2nd while this guy fecked up 2 decent chances before that
The first one was not that bad, but the second! Being able to hear him adds to the impression as wellHis composure really is so bad at times
Imagine if Sampdoria scored a 2nd while this guy fecked up 2 decent chances before that
Both really bad misses, especially the second one. The 1st one is not easy but it's miles off and any decent/good striker at least gets it on target. His technique really fluctuates from ok to terrible.His composure really is so bad at times
Imagine if Sampdoria scored a 2nd while this guy fecked up 2 decent chances before that
Its been said a few times since he joined you by various media, belgian and english, that he always thought he was coming back to us that summer and privately it was what he wanted. Not surprised he got out at the first opportunity, better off without himTweet
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And people still wanted Ole to keep this guy.
But if he wanted to join you he would have joined you considering you guys did match our 75 million bid. Having said that I feel it would have been better for him to join you guys as conte was your manager back then. He would have replaced costa's goals for you. Conte was always his big fan and the fact that your board signed morata instead of him could have been the starting point for conte being pissed at Roman.Was reported by Kristof Terreur a Belgian journo that Lukaku always thought he was coming back to us that summer, and it was his wish. But ended up with
Its been said a few times since he joined you by various media, belgian and english, that he always thought he was coming back to us that summer and privately it was what he wanted. Not surprised he got out at the first opportunity, better off without him
I really don't miss the thumbs up.
The sound of the sirens after the shot goes overHis composure really is so bad at times
Imagine if Sampdoria scored a 2nd while this guy fecked up 2 decent chances before that
Eriksen seems to have an extra spring in his step. Perhaps the miles in his legs argument wasn't justified. Or the slower Serie A suits him. Or the change of scenery. Or the 3 month 'rest'.His composure really is so bad at times
Imagine if Sampdoria scored a 2nd while this guy fecked up 2 decent chances before that
Jeez, that second one is pathetic. For someone who we kept getting told would bag goals if you give him the chances, that was awfully familiar.His composure really is so bad at times
Imagine if Sampdoria scored a 2nd while this guy fecked up 2 decent chances before that
Lovely touchEriksen seems to have an extra spring in his step. Perhaps the miles in his legs argument wasn't justified. Or the slower Serie A suits him. Or the change of scenery. Or the 3 month 'rest'.
Eriksen was wonderful in the 2nd clip. Seems to have settled now. Young getting involved with the setup is nice to see.His composure really is so bad at times
Imagine if Sampdoria scored a 2nd while this guy fecked up 2 decent chances before that
He has excellent positioning but Martial is so much better with the ball. I wish Martial has his positioning and hunger to score he'd be very deadlyHis composure really is so bad at times
Imagine if Sampdoria scored a 2nd while this guy fecked up 2 decent chances before that
That second one was terribleHe has excellent positioning but Martial is so much better with the ball. I wish Martial has his positioning and hunger to score he'd be very deadly
Seeing he and Mourinho do the annoying things they did to us previously and now to other teams makes me feel freeThat second one was terrible
I had high hopes. In my most fanciful dreams I thought for a minute that he may even emulate drogba.Seeing he and Mourinho do the annoying things they did to us previously and now to other teams makes me feel free