Imo Lukaku is our best striker and if he and Ole click as a player/coaching dynamic then we’ll have a very clinical striker on our hands
Averaging almost 2 goals a game under OGS.
Ole should have a word with him and ask him not to wear Timberland boots on match day.
Further highlights the notion that Mourinho doesn’t do enough coaching with the attackers.
comment by Robb Ferguson (U21234)
posted 11 minutes ago
Imo Lukaku is our best striker and if he and Ole click as a player/coaching dynamic then we’ll have a very clinical striker on our hands
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Robb won't see this because he filtered me like a wimp, but Lukaku our best striker?
His goal ratio will always be decent, but his all round game hinders our attacking play to the point where it isn't worth it.
I'd rather see Rashford given 20 games to stake a claim then watch Lukaku miscontrol a simple pass 5 times a game.
comment by Robb Ferguson (U21234)
posted 9 minutes ago
Imo Lukaku is our best striker and if he and Ole click as a player/coaching dynamic then we’ll have a very clinical striker on our hands
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He's the best (or most proven) goalscorer. You'd struggle to convince many of us that he's our best footballer who can play in the position of striker. It's great if OGS can get the most out of him and play to his strengths, and I hope he has a fantastic career with us. But another question is whether, in the longer term, we want to build a team around the particular set of strengths and limitations Lukaku has. History demonstrated it was the right decision when we passed up on a better finisher (and a better all-round footballer) in RVN in favour of a more fluid and quickly interchanging forward line.
comment by Robb Ferguson (U21234)
posted 11 minutes ago
Imo Lukaku is our best striker and if he and Ole click as a player/coaching dynamic then we’ll have a very clinical striker on our hands
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I think that Rashford has more to his game than Lukaku. They will both score you goals, but I feel that Rashford is more in tune with fast, free flowing football. I just don't see Lukaku being intelligent enough or agile enough to play quick one/two touch football. For me he is a good option off the bench if we are struggling to break teams down and are looking to get balls in from wide areas.
comment by vidicthelegend VIVA LA REVOLUTION (U8735)
posted 28 seconds ago
comment by Robb Ferguson (U21234)
posted 11 minutes ago
Imo Lukaku is our best striker and if he and Ole click as a player/coaching dynamic then we’ll have a very clinical striker on our hands
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Robb won't see this because he filtered me like a wimp, but Lukaku our best striker?
His goal ratio will always be decent, but his all round game hinders our attacking play to the point where it isn't worth it.
I'd rather see Rashford given 20 games to stake a claim then watch Lukaku miscontrol a simple pass 5 times a game.
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Hopefully see it now
Posted as i agree
Imo Lukaku is our best striker
............
Who would have guessed?
I want to see a United team press from the front. We can't do that with Lukaku. Been a breath of fresh air seeing Rashy leading our attack. Leave Rom on the bench and he can come on a grab the off goal for us. Rashford is the now and future.
By the way, for me Lukaku averages a higher rating per game on the right for us than as a centre forward. He's certainly not the identikit ideal right winger or inside forward but given a little more space and with his decent crossing ability, his shortcomings are slightly neutralised in that position. Also I guess a lot of defenders aren't used to facing the challenge of a forward like Lukaku (rather than a stereotypical nimble, agile wide forward) coming at them from the right.
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comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 2 minutes ago
By the way, for me Lukaku averages a higher rating per game on the right for us than as a centre forward. He's certainly not the identikit ideal right winger or inside forward but given a little more space and with his decent crossing ability, his shortcomings are slightly neutralised in that position. Also I guess a lot of defenders aren't used to facing the challenge of a forward like Lukaku (rather than a stereotypical nimble, agile wide forward) coming at them from the right.
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If you look at his goals at West Brom and Everton, there are a few examples where he has bulldozed in from the right wing position and stuck the ball away. Needs to slim down a bit I think before he will be able to do that again though.
Rashford is better than Lukaku. Lukaku is too limited. He's best as a sub coming on. We've had Hernandez, who was the same. Great finisher but poor all round striker.
If Lukaku doesn't mind being a sub, keep him. Otherwise best for all parties if he's sold in the summer.
Lukaku for me is not much more than a poacher.
He is unable to hold up the ball and his link up play is limited at best. Against Reading he was through 1v1 with a defender. I had no confidence in him to beat a championship level defender, he ended up tripping over the ball again.
Rashford is a better all round player, but despite Lukaku's problems, may end up getting more goals for us.
comment by CurrentlyInChina (U11181)
posted 17 minutes ago
Rashford is better than Lukaku. Lukaku is too limited. He's best as a sub coming on. We've had Hernandez, who was the same. Great finisher but poor all round striker.
If Lukaku doesn't mind being a sub, keep him. Otherwise best for all parties if he's sold in the summer.
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We'd be better off Sighing Hernandez back for a small amount of money and selling Lukaku if that's what we want.
A 75 million tap in merchant sitting on the bench isn't a good idea. We can still get 40 mill for him I think.
Top goals and assists in 2018 in top 5 leagues:
https://twitter.com/touchlinefracas/status/1081666319894937600?s=21
Lukaku is 13th out of 50.
comment by _Viva_Vida (U6044)
posted 1 minute ago
Lukaku for me is not much more than a poacher.
He is unable to hold up the ball and his link up play is limited at best. Against Reading he was through 1v1 with a defender. I had no confidence in him to beat a championship level defender, he ended up tripping over the ball again.
Rashford is a better all round player, but despite Lukaku's problems, may end up getting more goals for us.
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I think that one of the biggest concerns with Rashford is that he isn't very clinical, and I would agree that is the case. He has especially missed a lot of good chances this season. However, when you look at his conversion rate in the PL, he scores a goal every 6.8 shots. Lukaku is marginally better at 6.0 shots per goal.
He does need to improve his finishing, but I am confident that will come with maturity and playing as a striker rather than a wide forward.
Lukaku is our most reliable goal scorer right now, I have no qualms in admitting that, but I don’t think he scores enough - or will, especially in big games - to make up for the rest of his game, as well as the impact it has on the squad rebuild and style we’d need to settle on to get the best from him.
I get the RVN comparison, though I’ve always felt that was a situation that was over egged and that it was a combination of things that saw a transformation in the way we played the season following his departure.
I think Lukaku’s future will be dependant on Sanchez as well. If Sanchez wants to go I cannot see the club sanctioning the sale of two high profile forwards in one summer, even though there’s a legitimate argument that both should go. Then there’s the future of Mata as well.
comment by Kunta Kante (U1641)
posted 3 minutes ago
Top goals and assists in 2018 in top 5 leagues:
https://twitter.com/touchlinefracas/status/1081666319894937600?s=21
Lukaku is 13th out of 50.
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Do these lists mean anything?
Aguero is 17th and we both know who everybody would want out of the two strikers.
Lukaku is our most reliable goal scorer right now, I have no qualms in admitting that, but I don’t think he scores enough
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He still hasn't scored a hat trick for us. I don't think he has that many braces either.
comment by Kung Fu Cantona 🙏🏼 🇵🇸 (U18082)
posted 9 minutes ago
comment by CurrentlyInChina (U11181)
posted 17 minutes ago
Rashford is better than Lukaku. Lukaku is too limited. He's best as a sub coming on. We've had Hernandez, who was the same. Great finisher but poor all round striker.
If Lukaku doesn't mind being a sub, keep him. Otherwise best for all parties if he's sold in the summer.
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We'd be better off Sighing Hernandez back for a small amount of money and selling Lukaku if that's what we want.
A 75 million tap in merchant sitting on the bench isn't a good idea. We can still get 40 mill for him I think.
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It is a shame that Haland already agreed to join Salzburg before Ole came in, as he would have been an interesting option. Mason Greenwood is coming through too, so maybe he would be a good option from the bench?
VC, yeah which isn’t good when we rely on our striker for goals more than any other position. Though I have some sympathy with him as we didn’t always go for the kill in games so he wasn’t always getting the opportunities to hit two and three in a game.
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posted on 7/1/19
Imo Lukaku is our best striker and if he and Ole click as a player/coaching dynamic then we’ll have a very clinical striker on our hands
posted on 7/1/19
Averaging almost 2 goals a game under OGS.
posted on 7/1/19
Ole should have a word with him and ask him not to wear Timberland boots on match day.
posted on 7/1/19
Further highlights the notion that Mourinho doesn’t do enough coaching with the attackers.
posted on 7/1/19
comment by Robb Ferguson (U21234)
posted 11 minutes ago
Imo Lukaku is our best striker and if he and Ole click as a player/coaching dynamic then we’ll have a very clinical striker on our hands
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Robb won't see this because he filtered me like a wimp, but Lukaku our best striker?
His goal ratio will always be decent, but his all round game hinders our attacking play to the point where it isn't worth it.
I'd rather see Rashford given 20 games to stake a claim then watch Lukaku miscontrol a simple pass 5 times a game.
posted on 7/1/19
comment by Robb Ferguson (U21234)
posted 9 minutes ago
Imo Lukaku is our best striker and if he and Ole click as a player/coaching dynamic then we’ll have a very clinical striker on our hands
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He's the best (or most proven) goalscorer. You'd struggle to convince many of us that he's our best footballer who can play in the position of striker. It's great if OGS can get the most out of him and play to his strengths, and I hope he has a fantastic career with us. But another question is whether, in the longer term, we want to build a team around the particular set of strengths and limitations Lukaku has. History demonstrated it was the right decision when we passed up on a better finisher (and a better all-round footballer) in RVN in favour of a more fluid and quickly interchanging forward line.
posted on 7/1/19
comment by Robb Ferguson (U21234)
posted 11 minutes ago
Imo Lukaku is our best striker and if he and Ole click as a player/coaching dynamic then we’ll have a very clinical striker on our hands
-------------------------
I think that Rashford has more to his game than Lukaku. They will both score you goals, but I feel that Rashford is more in tune with fast, free flowing football. I just don't see Lukaku being intelligent enough or agile enough to play quick one/two touch football. For me he is a good option off the bench if we are struggling to break teams down and are looking to get balls in from wide areas.
posted on 7/1/19
comment by vidicthelegend VIVA LA REVOLUTION (U8735)
posted 28 seconds ago
comment by Robb Ferguson (U21234)
posted 11 minutes ago
Imo Lukaku is our best striker and if he and Ole click as a player/coaching dynamic then we’ll have a very clinical striker on our hands
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Robb won't see this because he filtered me like a wimp, but Lukaku our best striker?
His goal ratio will always be decent, but his all round game hinders our attacking play to the point where it isn't worth it.
I'd rather see Rashford given 20 games to stake a claim then watch Lukaku miscontrol a simple pass 5 times a game.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Hopefully see it now
Posted as i agree
posted on 7/1/19
Imo Lukaku is our best striker
............
Who would have guessed?
posted on 7/1/19
I want to see a United team press from the front. We can't do that with Lukaku. Been a breath of fresh air seeing Rashy leading our attack. Leave Rom on the bench and he can come on a grab the off goal for us. Rashford is the now and future.
posted on 7/1/19
By the way, for me Lukaku averages a higher rating per game on the right for us than as a centre forward. He's certainly not the identikit ideal right winger or inside forward but given a little more space and with his decent crossing ability, his shortcomings are slightly neutralised in that position. Also I guess a lot of defenders aren't used to facing the challenge of a forward like Lukaku (rather than a stereotypical nimble, agile wide forward) coming at them from the right.
posted on 7/1/19
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posted on 7/1/19
comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 2 minutes ago
By the way, for me Lukaku averages a higher rating per game on the right for us than as a centre forward. He's certainly not the identikit ideal right winger or inside forward but given a little more space and with his decent crossing ability, his shortcomings are slightly neutralised in that position. Also I guess a lot of defenders aren't used to facing the challenge of a forward like Lukaku (rather than a stereotypical nimble, agile wide forward) coming at them from the right.
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If you look at his goals at West Brom and Everton, there are a few examples where he has bulldozed in from the right wing position and stuck the ball away. Needs to slim down a bit I think before he will be able to do that again though.
posted on 7/1/19
Rashford is better than Lukaku. Lukaku is too limited. He's best as a sub coming on. We've had Hernandez, who was the same. Great finisher but poor all round striker.
If Lukaku doesn't mind being a sub, keep him. Otherwise best for all parties if he's sold in the summer.
posted on 7/1/19
Lukaku for me is not much more than a poacher.
He is unable to hold up the ball and his link up play is limited at best. Against Reading he was through 1v1 with a defender. I had no confidence in him to beat a championship level defender, he ended up tripping over the ball again.
Rashford is a better all round player, but despite Lukaku's problems, may end up getting more goals for us.
posted on 7/1/19
comment by CurrentlyInChina (U11181)
posted 17 minutes ago
Rashford is better than Lukaku. Lukaku is too limited. He's best as a sub coming on. We've had Hernandez, who was the same. Great finisher but poor all round striker.
If Lukaku doesn't mind being a sub, keep him. Otherwise best for all parties if he's sold in the summer.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
We'd be better off Sighing Hernandez back for a small amount of money and selling Lukaku if that's what we want.
A 75 million tap in merchant sitting on the bench isn't a good idea. We can still get 40 mill for him I think.
posted on 7/1/19
signing*
posted on 7/1/19
Think we can get £50m+
posted on 7/1/19
Top goals and assists in 2018 in top 5 leagues:
https://twitter.com/touchlinefracas/status/1081666319894937600?s=21
Lukaku is 13th out of 50.
posted on 7/1/19
comment by _Viva_Vida (U6044)
posted 1 minute ago
Lukaku for me is not much more than a poacher.
He is unable to hold up the ball and his link up play is limited at best. Against Reading he was through 1v1 with a defender. I had no confidence in him to beat a championship level defender, he ended up tripping over the ball again.
Rashford is a better all round player, but despite Lukaku's problems, may end up getting more goals for us.
---------------------------------
I think that one of the biggest concerns with Rashford is that he isn't very clinical, and I would agree that is the case. He has especially missed a lot of good chances this season. However, when you look at his conversion rate in the PL, he scores a goal every 6.8 shots. Lukaku is marginally better at 6.0 shots per goal.
He does need to improve his finishing, but I am confident that will come with maturity and playing as a striker rather than a wide forward.
posted on 7/1/19
Lukaku is our most reliable goal scorer right now, I have no qualms in admitting that, but I don’t think he scores enough - or will, especially in big games - to make up for the rest of his game, as well as the impact it has on the squad rebuild and style we’d need to settle on to get the best from him.
I get the RVN comparison, though I’ve always felt that was a situation that was over egged and that it was a combination of things that saw a transformation in the way we played the season following his departure.
I think Lukaku’s future will be dependant on Sanchez as well. If Sanchez wants to go I cannot see the club sanctioning the sale of two high profile forwards in one summer, even though there’s a legitimate argument that both should go. Then there’s the future of Mata as well.
posted on 7/1/19
comment by Kunta Kante (U1641)
posted 3 minutes ago
Top goals and assists in 2018 in top 5 leagues:
https://twitter.com/touchlinefracas/status/1081666319894937600?s=21
Lukaku is 13th out of 50.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Do these lists mean anything?
Aguero is 17th and we both know who everybody would want out of the two strikers.
posted on 7/1/19
Lukaku is our most reliable goal scorer right now, I have no qualms in admitting that, but I don’t think he scores enough
.............
He still hasn't scored a hat trick for us. I don't think he has that many braces either.
posted on 7/1/19
comment by Kung Fu Cantona 🙏🏼 🇵🇸 (U18082)
posted 9 minutes ago
comment by CurrentlyInChina (U11181)
posted 17 minutes ago
Rashford is better than Lukaku. Lukaku is too limited. He's best as a sub coming on. We've had Hernandez, who was the same. Great finisher but poor all round striker.
If Lukaku doesn't mind being a sub, keep him. Otherwise best for all parties if he's sold in the summer.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
We'd be better off Sighing Hernandez back for a small amount of money and selling Lukaku if that's what we want.
A 75 million tap in merchant sitting on the bench isn't a good idea. We can still get 40 mill for him I think.
-------------------
It is a shame that Haland already agreed to join Salzburg before Ole came in, as he would have been an interesting option. Mason Greenwood is coming through too, so maybe he would be a good option from the bench?
posted on 7/1/19
VC, yeah which isn’t good when we rely on our striker for goals more than any other position. Though I have some sympathy with him as we didn’t always go for the kill in games so he wasn’t always getting the opportunities to hit two and three in a game.
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