Lukaku - 7 touches

- Romelu Lukaku had just seven touches against Crystal Palace, the fewest in a single Premier League game for a player with 90+ minutes played since this data is available in full for the competition (2003-04). One of those touches was from kick-off in the first half. Quiet

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Bt sport mentioned this yesterday afternoon... At half time they stated 2 touches in the first half, one being kick off

Seems he had a better second half

Not that we can mock much..... Brighton game we didn't win a single tackle first half

Scored a quality goal in the WCC final last week...but needs to do this more.

Watched MOTD earlier....they did a good analysis of Lukaku's movement (or startling lack of it) into goal scoring or ball receiving spaces,

The consensus was that they obviously don't practice this in training as half of the time players chose not to put him in or he didn't ask for the ball forcefully enough, - which it has to be said was justified

of his two touches in the first half....one of them was the kick off


astounding stat in any football match

Embarassing statistic. I'm guessing Timo Werner wasn't available to replace him at half time.
The team and manager also have to take some blame.

To go 45mins with 1 touch of the ball in open play is one hell of an achievement

comment by Lurker (U21432)
posted 58 minutes ago
To go 45mins with 1 touch of the ball in open play is one hell of an achievement
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Yeah you really have to put the effort in to avoid the ball that much

Still don't understand why Chelsea went for him.

comment by N2 (U22280)
posted 2 minutes ago
Still don't understand why Chelsea went for him.
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Roman said he wanted Chelsea to show themselves to be a footballing heavyweight. But Tuchel misheard and signed him a footballing heavyweight

In fairness to Lukaku, Tuchel et al, Chelsea were flying before they lost two of their most important players for the season. I’m sure they’d be far closer to City than they are had they stayed fit.

comment by Robbb Montage (U22716)
posted 26 minutes ago
In fairness to Lukaku, Tuchel et al, Chelsea were flying before they lost two of their most important players for the season. I’m sure they’d be far closer to City than they are had they stayed fit.
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We're still in five comps mind, as well as won three cups