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I would score that chance. That attempt was idiotic.
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10 years of FIFHad Lukaku missed that chance, he would be slaughtered here.
Lukaku already fucked up an even worse chance.
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Most Passionate MemberHad Lukaku missed that chance, he would be slaughtered here.
Personally, I would applaud if he managed to turn with the ball and shoot it instead of fumbling the control and giving a shit pass to Gagliardini's left foot. Or shoot right at the defenders. Already seen that show many times.
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10 years of FIFWell analyzed Universe. But I think Lautaro just acted with his instincts and didn't "thought" it through in that situation like you suggest he should have done. Like "okay I have the ball here, goalie is coming from the right corner to the middle so I shoot it to the right corner" type of instinct acting.
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Nah, Lukaku would have blasted it to the top corner.
Okay, I don't usually agree with you mate, but you are most probably right about this one. Lukaku would have shot it straight at the keeper's face.
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That explains why Lautaro still needs to learn a lot to become a top striker. Relying on instinct too often is what always leads to poor end products in his game. An elite striker like Aguero or Lewandowski would have calmly scored that one. But given Lautaro is still young, that miss is somewhat forgivable.
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10 years of FIFNostradamusMost Passionate MemberThe irony is that when Lukaku has a couple of defenders, he'll definitely hit one of them.
If there's only one defender, he may managed a shot, usually under his legs, and the goalkeeper will not have many options to stop a goal from being converted.
He will shoot right at the goalkeeper's body when he's faced one on one with him though. He may fail to produce a shot or make it on target (ie hit the goalie) if he's under pressure by a defender.
There's really no logical pattern here, but it is an actual pattern.
My favorite Lukaku goal has to be this one:
[youtube]DSBUhj7zM9o[/youtube]
Exhibits all the patterns into one
I think the reason he is so comfortable with penalties is because he knows that no one can challenge him, the keeper cannot close in on him and he's always performing much better when he takes the shot first time, so since he cannot hit the ball twice there, it becomes an exemplary shot more often than not. It's not a matter of mentality, I think it's genuine fear [out of lack of confidence] that causes the other situations.
Lautaro on the other hand is fearless, but that's his problem. He acts way more on instinct than he should.
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10 years of FIFExactly. Toro lacks composure. Like his nom de guerre suggests, he sees red and acts on instinct rather than conscious thought. We all know how difficult it is for young players to progress at Inter, so for now I'll give him the benefit of the doubt that he'll improve his game.
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Forum Supporter10 years of FIFHad Lukaku missed that chance, he would be slaughtered here.
^^ THIS.
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The irony is that when Lukaku has a couple of defenders, he'll definitely hit one of them.
If there's only one defender, he may managed a shot, usually under his legs, and the goalkeeper will not have many options to stop a goal from being converted.
He will shoot right at the goalkeeper's body when he's faced one on one with him though. He may fail to produce a shot or make it on target (ie hit the goalie) if he's under pressure by a defender.
There's really no logical pattern here, but it is an actual pattern.
My favorite Lukaku goal has to be this one:
[youtube]DSBUhj7zM9o[/youtube]
Exhibits all the patterns into one
I think the reason he is so comfortable with penalties is because he knows that no one can challenge him, the keeper cannot close in on him and he's always performing much better when he takes the shot first time, so since he cannot hit the ball twice there, it becomes an exemplary shot more often than not. It's not a matter of mentality, I think it's genuine fear [out of lack of confidence] that causes the other situations.
Lautaro on the other hand is fearless, but that's his problem. He acts way more on instinct than he should.
Not lack of confidence.
I remember one of your earlier posts here somewhere stating that Lukaku was raised to NOT do anything fancy in scoring goals. That's what it is. He is all about 'hitting the target alone is considered doing it right' type of striker. That's where the problem lies. Hence, all the ridiculous botched chances. Dude is so drilled to just blast it on target. What matters is hitting the target for him. No placement or accuracy in his shooting. It's frustrating as fuck of course, but hey, if Lukaku knows how to dribble past the GK or chip the ball, he would have cost more than 80m.
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10 years of FIFNostradamusMost Passionate MemberI mentioned that about English coaching overall, but Lukaku was already playing professional before that and I just made the remark that he may have been influenced by that since he moved to England early. That is mostly reflected on Lukaku when he's breaking face to face with the goalkeeper.
I guess you could attribute this there, but what I mention in the above post is that Lukaku is a different player when he has someone near him or approaching him as opposed to having a free shot, whether it comes from a PK or foul, or if it's just a low pass for an unmarked first time shot. That's down to fear factor. He doesn't seem to trust that he'll make it right so he rushes a shot in, which is more often than not bad.
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10 years of FIFBrilliant assist to the goal.
He fucked up badly one cross-pass earlier and should learn not to fuck up those. But the pass to Hakimi was just perfect. Just the right weighting and power.
He fucked up badly one cross-pass earlier and should learn not to fuck up those. But the pass to Hakimi was just perfect. Just the right weighting and power.
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10 years of FIFLauti made some important defence contribution today. He looks very alive. Hopefully he will be rewarded with a goal soon.
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10 years of FIFEriksen should follow his example. If you're not contributing on one end of the pitch, you better be contributing on the other. Instead of just standing around smh
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10 years of FIFLautaro Martinez has provided three assists this campaign: he’s equalled his tally from last season in this regard (three assists in 35 appearances).
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Great Lautaro!!!! We need your best skills!
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10 years of FIFCongrats for the goal! It was very well executed play. He really deserved the goal. Apart from the goal, fought like hell. Great, great work!
