Romelu Lukaku | Mourinho Part III | Roma watch
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Are there really people doubting that Lukaku came with a reputation of having a really, really bad first touch? His touch was the talk of RedCafe when he signed: https://www.redcafe.net/threads/lukakus-first-touch.430617/
I still remember certain posters on here who'd make posts after he managed to control a ball, talking about how his first touch obviously isn't bad due to that one, latest example of him managing to control it.
A click on a random page shows someone making the excuse that his touch doesn't have to be as silky as Berbatov's because Lukaku has a bigger operational range or something
(possibly due to his non existent levels of strength or quickness). That was the kind of nonsense his critics had to put up with so I wouldn't be surprised if fewer people felt like arguing the point back then.
I still remember certain posters on here who'd make posts after he managed to control a ball, talking about how his first touch obviously isn't bad due to that one, latest example of him managing to control it.
A click on a random page shows someone making the excuse that his touch doesn't have to be as silky as Berbatov's because Lukaku has a bigger operational range or something
(possibly due to his non existent levels of strength or quickness). That was the kind of nonsense his critics had to put up with so I wouldn't be surprised if fewer people felt like arguing the point back then.
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Well i believe this all started from me questioning how noticeable and how big of a topic Lukakus touch was for years. It was argued that its been this big of a topic since his Everton days which I questioned that its couldn't be because when he was at Utd there was way more attention being drawn than when he was at Everton and thats pretty much it.Are there really people doubting that Lukaku came with a reputation of having a really, really bad first touch? His touch was the talk of RedCafe when he signed: https://www.redcafe.net/threads/lukakus-first-touch.430617/
I still remember certain posters on here who'd make posts after he managed to control a ball, talking about how his first touch obviously isn't bad due to that one, latest example of him managing to control it.
A click on a random page shows someone making the excuse that his touch doesn't have to be as silky as Berbatov's because Lukaku has a bigger operational range or something
Oh, that's fair enough. Obviously when you play for United, Madrid, Juventus or the likes your performances are going to be under the magnifying glass from the respective national papers, but before we signed him I remember there was a popular YouTube compilation of all his bad touches at Everton which our rival fans had latched onto and started using to take the piss once we were heavily linked to him. That couple of weeks before and after we signed him was when the talk of his bad first touch was at its loudest, then it went quiet because there's a big segment of our fan base who have trouble accepting that some of our players might have massive weaknesses to their games, but they couldn't deny the obvious forever and his lack of first touch became a meme once again.
I think i must have been the only person on this thread to try and scale things down bit. 6-7 people laughing and joking about a bad touch has a place on the playground its just a waste of time and energy that can be put into something positive or new to discuss. I think 5-6 posters all blindly jumped in all with the same argument, there all fairly quiet now. I hate what ive seen some fan do and say to some of our players we dont have any right to judge them or call them names. We're better than that you'd expect from Pool fans but not Manchester United we are a family that stick together through the pain and the glory.
I genuinely love that idea, but for me when there's a player stinking up the joint I want him shipped out and replaced with someone better. Especially when they're leaking confidential training information or something. The rest of the squad clearly froze him out towards the end because of that, to the point that he was too embarrassed to turn up to Carrington to train.
It's growing problem even on this forum where almost every thread will eventually end in arguments and threads on players will only discuss the negatives and never any positives. Problems that players have or issues should be looked at from both sides and backed up by facts. So I posted that Lukaku video not because im a big fan or anything like that but having had to watch a video making his over and over in the background is just petty and needs to realized by everyone.
Bizarre decision
What the feck was he doing. What a numpty.I'm amazed we practically got our money back for Lukaku. Conte excused him in the post-match interview saying he had a lower back issue, but it's clear he had a poor game and will struggle to live up to his price tag.
Inter's savior once again was Stefano Sensi. What a player he's turning out to be.
Inter's savior once again was Stefano Sensi. What a player he's turning out to be.
Plot twist, that was his first touch.
I'm not joking, has he actually lost some weight? Because he still looks huge.
12 kg apparently.
If true that's frightening.
Great first touch though
It's funny because if you watch what he's doing in the run-up to that moment - he's calling for the ball to be played through. Ie he actually knows he's clear through the defence line. As in .. he knows there is no one on his shoulder behind him.
His first touch there could have been a goal, could have been a right foot feeding his left foot or he could have helped the opposition defend
PS: how piss poor is the defending in that league? Wow. That last defender 'marking' him is completely off and then when he chooses to now engage Lukaku he chooses the most bizarre 270 clockwise turn vs a 90 left turn. Lukaku had all the time in the world because of that pathetic defending on top of it all
Run of the mill shite from the Italians.
Wait what,
Always fecking tries to overdo stuff
F*cking disgusting
This is so weird.
Over the top with his praise for Lukaku for starters and then he tops it off with a casual bit of racism for dessert.
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Classic Lukaku stuff, fecked up a good opportunity, proceeded to hide between two defenders, cutting off any chance for a similar pass to be made and then pointed to an imaginary one to put the blame of the move breaking down on someone else.
I’d imagine he was being extremely sarcastic in his initial praise too.
they got us in the first half not gonna lie *meme*
In general Serie A defending is better than EPL, especially defending as a unit. We'll see how Lukaku does overall in his first season.
Jesus.
That's not racism, that's just the way Italians like to make examples in case of rivals. It doesn't came from a racist meaning but a more "fun" sort of way.
That's how some people explain it!!!
That's how some people explain it!!!
How many times do they make comments invoking bananas and white players?
I was making fun of people who defend this
Apologies. These days you never know on here.
Funnily enough you had to invent a theory that Mourinho asked Lukaku to bulk up just to prove your point.
And consider he lost considerable weights (12 pounds in just 10 days) for Inter and spent the whole last season not losing any pound while playing for us, you can hardly claim he gave his best for us.
My god he's been shit tonight
Ultimate donkey.
Given what he’s had to put up with of late, I’ll be happy for him to score a hatful
He made a great choice of joining Inter. Less pressure, less attention. Not many will ridicule him for such performances.
Peanut butter Jelly time