ValenciasDrilledCrosses
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Well we obviously won't win anything with Mourinho up top, not tall enoughReplace Lukaku with Mourinho and you are talking
Well we obviously won't win anything with Mourinho up top, not tall enoughReplace Lukaku with Mourinho and you are talking
Yeah yeah yeah three amazing players and all that but can they play piano as well as Sanchez? Thought not!Kane was good today, because Ali, Eriksen, Son all knew their maneuvers, all understood each other moves, etc. Because they are training these things. I don;t see any evidence that United trains anything to do with attack. It seems to me that all our attacking moves and simple stuff, like kick the ball forward and ten fight for it, get it to the wing and cross. Or pure improvisation from our players. Ultimately we lack any design in attack.
Ballocks, would have Chicharito over Lukaku every day.We won it with chicharito who’s worse
Understandable, saw a stat on Twitter that Wilson (Bournemouth) has 4 in 6 vs them and Lukaku 3 in 29Lukaku should not start big games. Bench him for matches against City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Spurs and Arsenal.
He is hurting us, especially in the big games. Such is his level of talent, if he's not scoring he's useless. So he's been mostly useless this seasonLukaku isn't in a position where he's hurting us at the moment like Morata is for Chelsea. He works super hard but the service is really poor for him. He has to keep coming out of the box because our build up isn't good enough which then leaves us without a focal point. My only concern with him is that he never uses his physicality to bully defenders despite his strength. I remember our own Daley Blind dealt with him comfortably a couple of years back when we played Everton. That's very strange.
I agree with this, as things stand. Perhaps he'll improve his game as time goes on. It seemed like he had the right attitude to do so when he joined, but actions are louder than words.I think he could play in a title winning team.
He just isn't the guy who'll lift us into being that title winning team.
His off the ball movement can be awful at times though, which makes it extremely hard for the people behind him to create chances.He's a goalscorer, though, and will consistently score in a side that creates chances.
Yes, he's not always the type to create something out of nothing, but not all top teams have those strikers. That said, he isn't as one dimentional as some make out. He does, and can run with the ball.
If you get the right balance and create chances Lukaku will score goals.
In the big games you don't typically create a lot of chances, which is what Lukaku needs. As I said in the summer, a more technical striker wins out every time for me, even if you trade off in goals slightly. I was a big fan of the idea of signing Firmino from Hoffenheim, for example. The thing is in a good attacking side he's banging them in whilst having a huge contribution in the build up. That's what is needed at this level.He's a goalscorer, though, and will consistently score in a side that creates chances.
Yes, he's not always the type to create something out of nothing, but not all top teams have those strikers. That said, he isn't as one dimentional as some make out. He does, and can run with the ball.
If you get the right balance and create chances Lukaku will score goals.
Two things are often said about Lukaku. One; he isn't getting any service and two; he scores plenty of goals. I beg to differ:He's slow, slow on the turn, slow on the turn and shoot, very predictable and gets his shots blocked a lot, he is very poor in the air, he isn't great at passing, he can't hold the ball up.
BUT.
He gets involved in plenty of goals, scores plenty, reacts well in the 6 yard box and to be honest he seems to play his socks off.
He is the least of our worries right now, we need another world class CM, after that, a world class fullback who can really bomb up and down and penetrate defences.
I’ve been following chicharito since before he joined us, trust me the difference between the two is the set up. He’s 10x worse outside the box and didn’t add anything to the build up play either yet we won with him on the side. Apart from Chelsea I don’t remember chicharito being effective against the top sides eitherBallocks, would have Chicharito over Lukaku every day.
Lukaku so far has been the best player on the other team when it comes to matches vs the other big boys.
I was ready to pull out the pitchforks and torches right after the match but now I've calmed down I'm going to have to agree with this.I understand that this is a popular feeling right now on the forum.
But seriously, we have so much more going wrong than Lukaku. Even if he was legit mid-table level, we should be playing better than this in the final third.
I'm genuinely convinced Ronaldo/Messi would look bang average playing this way.
They wouldn't buy him BUT he would score a shitload playing for them. Put him in a team that constantly creates chances and you'll see a striker worth having. World class he is not but he will be much more effective than we are seeing.Real Madrid would never buy Lukaku in the first place, he isn't even good enough for their reserves.
Yeah because the 2011 team was shit, no idea how Fergie managed to win the league.I agree he his worse. No idea how Fergie pulled that one off.
We have tbf, even if they weren't 1st choice.Lukaku was the least of our problems today. This thread is completely irrelevant to today's game.
We will never win the league with dumb & dumber in defense.
Yes, LUkaku has been piss poor in holding up the balls. But he has scored many goals, and also he is good at running channels. He might not start for the likes of Real, Barca or PSG, but do you have any alternative who we could have signed last summer?Someone needs to say it.
I'm not scapegoating Lukaku after our woeful performance against Tottenham as the whole team was atrocious but Lukaku simply isn't good enough.
Would you ever see Lukaku up front for Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern or even PSG now.....no you wouldn't. He isn't a good enough footballer to play for those teams. Physicality with limited footballing ability can only take you so far in football and Everton was about his level. He never performs against the big teams and isn't especially good against the rest of the league at the moment. I know having a big physical striker up front is Mourinho's style but if he wants to do that then at least find someone who can control the ball and link up play reasonably well.
I can't imagine how much better we would be with a more technically gifted striker. If Lukaku is to stay then he really shouldn't be playing in the big games unless there's a drastic improvement in his play.
No way can I see us winning the league or the Champions League with him playing up front every game.
We had Fergie, who could polish the turds and make them look like half decent footballers. Times have changed since then. We are aspiring to be back at the top of European football. Now imagine for a second Phil Jones playing for Barca, Real or Bayern, and try not to laugh too hard. He should be a West Brom player.We have tbf, even if they weren't 1st choice.