Smal Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Pelle is more dreamy iyam. Better hair too. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Graziano_Pell%C3%A8_portret.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maybe_next_year Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-02-10/why-can-nobody-in-football-draw-a-straight-offside-line Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11671/9712353/premier-league-everton-striker-romelu-lukaku-wants-to-move-to-a-top-club Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Carroll is crocked again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11671/9712353/premier-league-everton-striker-romelu-lukaku-wants-to-move-to-a-top-club Fuck trying to build something. Not a scrap of loyalty anywhere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 He's not even been playing well this season. Wouldn't be so bad if he was scoring one a game or something, but he's been poor considering how much Everton paid for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 HASn't proven his worth this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Not really surprising, his lack of understanding how to position himself and horrid link up is why I always said he'd never be good enough for Chelsea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Not really surprising, his lack of understanding how to position himself and horrid link up is why I always said he'd never be good enough for Chelsea. Think you agreed with me back when the transfer happened and I thought it wasn't a shabby deal by Chelsea at all. I've never been super impressed by the kid despite his age. Has some very good games where he is unstoppable, but he's also very inconsistent and doesn't use his size the right way. Like you said, his link up play is pretty average/poor and that should be a fundamental part of his game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segun Oluwaniyi Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 He scored 32 Premiership goals at ages 19 and 20, but didn't impress you? At 21, Drogba was failing to make an impact in Ligue 2. It is not surprising that he is struggling in this Everton side with the way they have been playing this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Put money on him being top scorer with his next club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Ill advised thing to make public like. Given the lack of resources at anyone bar top 4 (and Liverpool) + PSG + BM + RM + Barca it's hard to see him moving up again for a while unless his form takes off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 He scored 32 Premiership goals at ages 19 and 20, but didn't impress you? At 21, Drogba was failing to make an impact in Ligue 2. It is not surprising that he is struggling in this Everton side with the way they have been playing this season. He's good player and has had games where he's looked impressive games. Just thought he as a player isn't as good as some were making it out at the time (including you I think). He's nowhere near the complete player, but he has no doubt the talent to improve and the age on the right side. Think it's the same with Lucas at PSG. Has a lot of talent, went for a big fee but just doesn't impress me because they lack footballing-intelligence. I'm not writing him off, just thought at the time the fee was too big for him as I'm don't think he'll blossom into one of the best strikers in the world. Like I said I might be proven completely wrong in 2-3 years time, but as for now he's still just a talent in my opinion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 He scored 32 Premiership goals at ages 19 and 20, but didn't impress you? At 21, Drogba was failing to make an impact in Ligue 2. It is not surprising that he is struggling in this Everton side with the way they have been playing this season. It's not about his goal return, he just never moved off the ball well enough to be a success at a CL team and his link up play is awful. I always said that and I have seen nothing to change my mind, he's better than what he's shown this season though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Flip makes an interesting point as well, the great thing about Drogba is how great he was with his back to goal. Had a fantastic ability to back into defenders which in turn creates space for those around him. Lukaku doesn't do that, he doesn't play up to his physical capabilities. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Just seen Brit Assumbalomba is out for 12 months, poor kid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 He scored 32 Premiership goals at ages 19 and 20, but didn't impress you? At 21, Drogba was failing to make an impact in Ligue 2. It is not surprising that he is struggling in this Everton side with the way they have been playing this season. He's good player and has had games where he's looked impressive games. Just thought he as a player isn't as good as some were making it out at the time (including you I think). He's nowhere near the complete player, but he has no doubt the talent to improve and the age on the right side. Think it's the same with Lucas at PSG. Has a lot of talent, went for a big fee but just doesn't impress me because they lack footballing-intelligence. I'm not writing him off, just thought at the time the fee was too big for him as I'm don't think he'll blossom into one of the best strikers in the world. Like I said I might be proven completely wrong in 2-3 years time, but as for now he's still just a talent in my opinion. Cost less than Willian though, who is a great player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 He scored 32 Premiership goals at ages 19 and 20, but didn't impress you? At 21, Drogba was failing to make an impact in Ligue 2. It is not surprising that he is struggling in this Everton side with the way they have been playing this season. He's good player and has had games where he's looked impressive games. Just thought he as a player isn't as good as some were making it out at the time (including you I think). He's nowhere near the complete player, but he has no doubt the talent to improve and the age on the right side. Think it's the same with Lucas at PSG. Has a lot of talent, went for a big fee but just doesn't impress me because they lack footballing-intelligence. I'm not writing him off, just thought at the time the fee was too big for him as I'm don't think he'll blossom into one of the best strikers in the world. Like I said I might be proven completely wrong in 2-3 years time, but as for now he's still just a talent in my opinion. Cost less than Willian though, who is a great player. Never called him great did I? Willian does have ten fold the intelligence on the pitch that Lukaku has though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 guy just runs loads, admittedly quite fast. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segun Oluwaniyi Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Surely intelligence is that last part of your game to develop, though? Like most young forward talents, he is selfish and really only sees the pitch in terms of what he can do once he gets the ball. Doesn't understand the benefits of simply keeping defenders occupied, making runs to confuse/overload the defense and open up spaces. I understand this, firstly I believe he will learn as part of his footballing education and secondly I don't believe he is as underdeveloped as the two of you make out. The physicality and and finishing abilities are already exceptional. I was surprised Mourinho would not want to work with him, especially given the effect we have seen him have on someone like Hazard in only 20 months or so. I believe the problem is his attitude; his continual poor choices in the media support the theory. Do not forget he mentioned using Everton as a showcase for greater things when he joined. Willian sacrifices for the team and is a consistent starter on a the likely champions as a result. The role he has probably is not what he envisioned, but he performs admirably. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Surely intelligence is that last part of your game to develop, though? Like most young forward talents, he is selfish and really only sees the pitch in terms of what he can do once he gets the ball. Doesn't understand the benefits of simply keeping defenders occupied, making runs to confuse/overload the defense and open up spaces. I understand this, firstly I believe he will learn as part of his footballing education and secondly I don't believe he is as underdeveloped as the two of you make out. The physicality and and finishing abilities are already exceptional. I was surprised Mourinho would not want to work with him, especially given the effect we have seen him have on someone like Hazard in only 20 months or so. I believe the problem is his attitude; his continual poor choices in the media support the theory. Do not forget he mentioned using Everton as a showcase for greater things when he joined. Willian sacrifices for the team and is a consistent starter on a the likely champions as a result. The role he has probably is not what he envisioned, but he performs admirably. That's actually fair enough Baba and you are right in a way, but like I said while age is on his side I didn't think the fee was right and I did understand why he left Chelsea as he wasn't a striker ready to play for a team like them. I'm not saying he can't be one of the best because he does have talent, but I just think there's a lot left before he is the type of player that many and maybe himself seem to think he is already Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Put money on him being top scorer with his next club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Lukaku hasn't been helped by been played on the wing at various points during the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 That's fair enough Baba, I just don't have confidence that he will improve enough in these areas. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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