Romelu Lukaku

[brakbrak]

For fuck sake, this happens every single time Lukaku dominates smaller players and all his fans come up and say that he is world class. He dominated a 36y.o Marco Fucking Parolo whom Lukaku probably has like 15-20 kg on. Where the fuck was he when he was playing against De ligt last time we faced Juve? Or when he faced Koulibaly back when we played Napoli, oh I guess he scored a penalty so he was world class.

He played well yesterday, but lets not make it seem like he is a world class striker because he is not.

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Put him in the French league next to Neymar and co., he will net 60 goals a season.

Regardless Lukaku was not signed for his flair or dribbling skill.
Albeit we signed him for more £££ than what we are used to , his contribution to the team this far has been more beneficial than not.

Remember a strikers top attribute is to score goals
Others nick picking other parts of his game (relentlessly) Is due to suit they own narratives.

I agree I get frustrated with him at times
But I rather him on our team than the others

Stop with this baseless claim, Edison Cavani couldn't even score 60 goals in France, why would this choker be able to score 60 goals?

 

[Sawyer]

He played well yesterday, but lets not make it seem like he is a world class striker because he is not.

If you don't consider Lukaku world class could you please give me a list of strikers that you feel are world class, top 5 maybe? (exclude messi/ney/mbappe please as I dont view them as strikers) Just if Lukaku isn't considered world class (thats fine, your opinion and many others!) I just want to know who is, then I can compare them to Lukaku and get some insight into all the Inter fans who just don't think he is good at all.

My list would look something like (and I will miss some) Ronaldo, Lewandowski, Haaland, Kane, Ibrahimovic, Lukaku, a fit Aguero.

Close mentions; Suarez, Jimenez, Vardy, immobile, Icardi, Martinez, Cavani.

 

[tonyclifton]

So what should we do if we are not allowed to praise our OWN player for putting up a decent performance then?

Okay, I know. First, nitpicking at every tiniest mistake while downplaying every positive aspect of the player's performance. Then, go fucking apeshit at fellow supporters of the team who feel excited about it.

What a fun way to be an Inter fan.

 

[Sawyer]

So what should we do if we are not allowed to praise our OWN player for putting up a decent performance then?

Okay, I know. First, nitpicking at every tiniest mistake while downplaying every positive aspect of the player's performance. Then, go fucking apeshit at fellow supporters of the team who feel excited about it.

What a fun way to be an Inter fan.

I find this post in many aspects (including this thread) 100% accurate and so true.

 

[vex]

So what should we do if we are not allowed to praise our OWN player for putting up a decent performance then?

Okay, I know. First, nitpicking at every tiniest mistake while downplaying every positive aspect of the player's performance. Then, go fucking apeshit at fellow supporters of the team who feel excited about it.

What a fun way to be an Inter fan.

People were eating piles of shit even before lukaku played one minute in our shirt and now they have to pretend it was a delicious dessert.Thats all there is to it. Similar thing with icardi and many other cases.

 

[varmin]

Why do you bother to react to Brehme's biased and double standard posts towards Lukaku?

 

[Bluenine]

So what should we do if we are not allowed to praise our OWN player for putting up a decent performance then?

Okay, I know. First, nitpicking at every tiniest mistake while downplaying every positive aspect of the player's performance. Then, go fucking apeshit at fellow supporters of the team who feel excited about it.

What a fun way to be an Inter fan.

This is post of the season :thumbsup:

100% agree. Some people here seem to hate Conte/Lukaku more than they love Inter. At least that is the feeling I get at FIF these days.

 

[Doffy]

BIG ROM, making Lautaro look decent.

 

[syrus]

Stop with this baseless claim, Edison Cavani couldn't even score 60 goals in France, why would this choker be able to score 60 goals?

Oh My bad , i did not know i was submiting an Thesis ? or maybe a defensive response because of our former No.9 ?? if so grow a pair ! Icardi has long gone and the next time you may see him in Serie A he will be either wearing Black and Red or will have the letters J e e p printed across his Chest,

and once Lukaku leaves i will welcome the next No.9 if he bangs in the goals ...

 

[CoolMan44]

I’m not Lukaku’s biggest fan and prefer forwards in the mould of Lautaro generally, but he deserves credit. Sure Parolo was a mismatch but you can only beat who is in front of you. Juventus faced a Napoli side with their backup CBs who have generally been terrible most of the season and still couldn’t score so you can’t take these things for granted.

- Regarding the penalty. Many people say it’s just a penalty but it’s not as if every striker always scored then. We saw what happened when we had Alexis taking one against Sampdoria which cost us the game. Lukaku deserves a lot of credit for how good he has been taking them. He also played in the pass to Lautaro for the goal.

Whether or not Lazio were missing players, it still was a game and one where we typically choke (when our competition lose before we play). He still lacks something in the big games but it’s good to see him make the difference when it’s important. He’s generally been in bad form last few matches so this was much needed.

 

[wera]

We all know Lukaku is a frustrating player. And yeah, he scored some silly goals making it look lucky rather than deliberate.

But! It's still a goal. Also penalty goals are important and he has shown he is reliable from the spot, a lot more than a certain Messi is. His goalscoring record is fine, the funny thing is that he would be unstoppable and scored twice more if only he fixed some of his unusual football quirks.

But making it look like anybody could just waltz into this squad and easily score the same amount or even more is just silly. We got what we paid for.

 

[brehme1989]

And yeah, he scored some silly goals making it look lucky rather than deliberate.

Are you talking to me?
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[Candreva Crosses]

There is only Inter who don't hype their own players Man U hyped freaking Maguire

 

[brakbrak]

He was definitely our MOTM yesterday as I mentioned earlier but calling him an absolute beast when in fact he can only do it against smaller defenders is just ridiculous. I guess we have downplayed the word beast and if thats the case then sure, he was an absolute beast.

 

[redmou]

People who doubted Lukaku desperately looking for things which confirm their original thoughts rather than just accepting they were wrong.

 

[#NotForMe]

There a few things that make Lukaku very unique, first like wera said, I don’t think "anybody could just waltz into this squad and easily score the same amount or even more", to add on top of that, not just the goals, also has to do with his importance to the system, like how many players in the world can just sub in and Conte’s current system can still run like now? Suarez maybe, but he will not be as lethal as Lukaku yesterday on the counters just by himself.
The only ones I think can handle this system would be Kane & Lewandowski. Obviously, Lukaku has tons of goofy moments, and I hate the fact he yells at other teammates for ridiculous reasons but what he brings to the team still outweighs the bad.

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It's actually quite simple.

Lukaku is not world class and he lost his chance to become this kind of player.

I could say the same for Icardi. (I am not trying to flame)
On the contrary, I actually think you can become one even in the later stages of your career, I think materazzi actually became one in WC 2008 if you disagree with this; then Milito became WC with us.

 

[Joker]

I don't care if Lukaku is wolrd class or not, as long as he score goals.

Milito doesn't considered world class when he joined us, but he won us the treble.
For me, Lukaku fits in well with us, thats all.

 

[rfU]

If you don't consider Lukaku world class could you please give me a list of strikers that you feel are world class, top 5 maybe? (exclude messi/ney/mbappe please as I dont view them as strikers) Just if Lukaku isn't considered world class (thats fine, your opinion and many others!) I just want to know who is, then I can compare them to Lukaku and get some insight into all the Inter fans who just don't think he is good at all.

My list would look something like (and I will miss some) Ronaldo, Lewandowski, Haaland, Kane, Ibrahimovic, Lukaku, a fit Aguero.

Close mentions; Suarez, Jimenez, Vardy, immobile, Icardi, Martinez, Cavani.

In no certain order:
World Class:
Lewadowski
Suarez
Salah (not a CF in the classical sense since role is died in the mid-2010s but he is Liverpool's primary goal scorer)
Kane
Haaland
Mbappe (more of second striker or winger but plays centrally as a 9 some games and is a clinical finisher)

Borderline:
Immobile
Vardy
Benzema
Lukaku

IMO we can't call Lukaku world class when he consistently fails to score against top opposition and when he does score against the top teams, 90-95% are from the penalty spot. Those are staggering numbers we can't ignore. And outside of penalties and his hold up play (thanks to his Godly physicality) he's not world class at anything: finishing, heading, passing, dribbling, ball control, crossing, freekicks, awareness, positioning.

 

[CafeCordoba]

People who doubted Lukaku desperately looking for things which confirm their original thoughts rather than just accepting they were wrong.

What? Has something changed regarding Lukaku lately?

What about the matches when he's quite and doesn't do shit, like for instance Juve match? Who's right and who's wrong then? As you can see, this is just fucking stupid.

brehme stated it well in the previous page. Lukaku is good but not world class. And as anyone can see, I'd say most of the members who doubt Lukaku and do not consider him world class, like myself, bases everything on the transfer fee and the salary. Record transfer fee and the biggest salary in the team. So expectations are on a different level than let's say for example for Lautaro. When Lautaro gets his pay raise, the expectations go up for him accordingly. Pay grade sets what is the expectation level.

 

[Candreva Crosses]

If you don't consider Lukaku world class could you please give me a list of strikers that you feel are world class, top 5 maybe? (exclude messi/ney/mbappe please as I dont view them as strikers) Just if Lukaku isn't considered world class (thats fine, your opinion and many others!) I just want to know who is, then I can compare them to Lukaku and get some insight into all the Inter fans who just don't think he is good at all.

My list would look something like (and I will miss some) Ronaldo, Lewandowski, Haaland, Kane, Ibrahimovic, Lukaku, a fit Aguero.

Close mentions; Suarez, Jimenez, Vardy, immobile, Icardi, Martinez, Cavani.

Suarez is on the same list as Icardi? You must be smoking something reaaaaal good

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I don't care if Lukaku is wolrd class or not, as long as he score goals.

Milito doesn't considered world class when he joined us, but he won us the treble.
For me, Lukaku fits in well with us, thats all.

This is a good way looking at it. Be happy and enjoy a goalscoring machine