Sleeping Dave Report post Posted June 21 Still remember people falling over each other trying to top each other’s remarks of what a world class striker we had signed in Lukaku. Sheer silliness. No matter what style he plays in, Lukaku has never been a hit here in England. He’s far too one-dimensional and when he faces some serious defenders he’s woefully short on tricks up his sleeve. His fights against Liverpool probably traumatised him forever. It was like watching a child play against men. Italy is the perfect level for him. The league isn’t what it once was, but the teams are still big historically with important brands so he can massage his ego and pretend he’s much better than he actually is. Good riddance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
My Blood Is Blue Report post Posted June 21 Has he gone yet? Get out of our club and never come back, would be my message to him. Although, I would LOVE us to face him in the CL next season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Tucker Report post Posted June 21 15 minutes ago, My Blood Is Blue said: Has he gone yet? No, not yet. Dave, among others, is jumping the gun a tad. 15 minutes ago, My Blood Is Blue said: Get out of our club and never come back, would be my message to him. Can't argue with the sentiment, just the timing :). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sciatika Report post Posted June 21 It seems a bit of a shame to me. I have a feeling there is a half-decent striker in there but he seems to lack the willpower to overcome difficulties that you would normally expect in a professional footballer. He will do well against weaker sides wherever he plays and, some say, in Italy may encounter them more often, but never really be the best he can be by consistently performing well against the very best. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
My Blood Is Blue Report post Posted June 21 46 minutes ago, Sciatika said: It seems a bit of a shame to me. I have a feeling there is a half-decent striker in there but he seems to lack the willpower to overcome difficulties that you would normally expect in a professional footballer. He will do well against weaker sides wherever he plays and, some say, in Italy may encounter them more often, but never really be the best he can be by consistently performing well against the very best. I agree, somewhere in there is a good player, however, I think his biggest issue is his own ego. He believes he is much better than he is and sadly, his time in Italy only made that worse as he was able to score a large number of goals due to the much weaker opposition for the majority of matches. I just wish we had never signed him. I said it before we signed him, he was never going to be what we needed and it’s proved to be a very very costly mistake. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Kelly Report post Posted June 21 1 hour ago, My Blood Is Blue said: I agree, somewhere in there is a good player, however, I think his biggest issue is his own ego. He believes he is much better than he is and sadly, his time in Italy only made that worse as he was able to score a large number of goals due to the much weaker opposition for the majority of matches. I just wish we had never signed him. I said it before we signed him, he was never going to be what we needed and it’s proved to be a very very costly mistake. Surely football hasn't reached the stage where there's no place for a corpulent man-baby? What have we become when only athletes get a chance with their "good attitudes"? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
asvaberg Report post Posted June 21 (edited) 3 hours ago, Mark Kelly said: Surely football hasn't reached the stage where there's no place for a corpulent man-baby? What have we become when only athletes get a chance with their "good attitudes"? What "good attitude" has he ?? Edited June 21 by asvaberg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Box of Tricks Report post Posted June 21 I want to slap his bald head. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Kelly Report post Posted June 21 4 hours ago, asvaberg said: What "good attitude" has he ?? He hasn't ,.and he isn't an athlete either unless competitive eating counts as athletic ability? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chelboy Report post Posted June 21 A lot of insults being thrown his way but I think Lukaku is doing us a favour by leaving and making sure it’s before pre season. I’m pretty sure there would have been some people at this club that would have still wanted this to work for next season. Forcing him to stay and telling the manager to make it work. TT doesn’t want to play in a way that suits his strengths. This whole thing has been a waste of time. Probably shows that we need more football minded people at this club so that crap like this doesn’t happen again. I have no bad feelings towards him, just disappointed he gave up so early but when you look at everything, it’s for the best that he moves on so giving up was always going to happen the moment he realised he doesn’t suit us and that he made a mistake. I still wonder if his heart was ever in this move or if he listened to those around him especially considering Inter needed the money. He still finished our top scorer btw for those who think he’s a crap player, he clearly isn’t. I’ll still say he’s top ten strikers in the world right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
