Remember when people were abused for thinking Lukaku was a bad signing

He can be a real donkey at times

Still he got pretty piss poor service tonight

Originally Posted by ZiggyStardust

He can be a real donkey at times

Still he got pretty piss poor service tonight

Aside from when he was clean through on goal v the keeper and scuffed it at him like a big £#%&!ing carthorse?

Originally Posted by Sparky***

Aside from when he was clean through on goal v the keeper and scuffed it at him like a big f***ing carthorse?

Im sure he was good one v one at Everton. Remember him absolutely burying a few.

Hes missed 5 or 6 for us already, seems to hit them straight at the keeper.

Originally Posted by Stickman

Im sure he was good one v one at Everton. Remember him absolutely burying a few.

he really wasn't. he hasn't suddenly changed into a different player. he scored plenty, but he missed loads and bundled a few in after initially £#%&!ing up too. he can afford to miss some if he is getting loads of chances, but he's never been clinical feeding on scraps.

Originally Posted by Stickman

Im sure he was good one v one at Everton. Remember him absolutely burying a few.

Hes missed 5 or 6 for us already, seems to hit them straight at the keeper.

The difference is probably that you are now watching full games of him at United and noticing the misses as opposed to just watching a few minutes of highlights of him scoring for Everton.

75 million pounds 😣

One miss will stand out in a game where £#%&! all else happens.

Same at Anfield. Same at Stamford bridge (Rashford). We had all this under LVG. The pressure to score increases when you know in the back of your mind it might be your only chance.

He missed one against Newcastle at 0-0 too. But because we created several chances - as we should in a game like that- he finishes up with a goal, an assist an all round good game.

Originally Posted by taff

75 million pounds 😣

Don’t normally give a £#%&! about a price tag but Everton have had us over a barrel here...

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

Don’t normally give a f*** about a price tag but Everton have had us over a barrel here...

Disagree purely on the basis he was worth that to them. His departure has hurt them hugely.

Originally Posted by Billy Redface

One miss will stand out in a game where £#%&! all else happens.

Same at Anfield. Same at Stamford bridge (Rashford). We had all this under LVG. The pressure to score increases when you know in the back of your mind it might be your only chance.

He missed one against Newcastle at 0-0 too. But because we created several chances - as we should in a game like that- he finishes up with a goal, an assist an all round good game.

But this is the exact mark of a mediocre player, same as it is with Zlatan and the same as it was with Beebatov.

Originally Posted by Stickman

Disagree purely on the basis he was worth that to them. His departure has hurt them hugely.

Suppose so and we’ll see where it pans out over th season, but he’s an ugly £15m clogger at times..

Resembled a Sunday league player at times last night. That overhead attempt

He'll get his groove back but needs to keep it very simple. Like stay in one spot simple

Originally Posted by believe

But this is the exact mark of a mediocre player, same as it is with Zlatan and the same as it was with Beebatov.

Is it?

How many of our great strikers down the years have been a 'One chance, one goal' kind of striker?

Zlatan is a lot of things. Mediocre isn't one of them.

Originally Posted by Billy Redface

Is it?

How many of our great strikers down the years have been a 'One chance, one goal' kind of striker?

.

ermmm

A lot of them

Rooney
Ruud
Ronaldo
RVP
Cole
Yorke

You’d have bet on any of them putting away the chances he gets...

He isn’t an exciting striker...

Zlatan and Berba mediocre ffs bellers

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

ermmm

A lot of them

Rooney
Ruud
Ronaldo
RVP
Cole
Yorke

You’d have bet on any of them putting away the chances he gets...

He isn’t an exciting striker...

Andy Cole had a reputation for 'needs five chances to score'. Prolific, Yes, but not someone you would bank on scoring.

All the strikers listed above would feel confident of getting two or three chances per game. Not one.

If we're creating one chance per game for our £75m striker, that's the problem.

He is not exciting, no.

Originally Posted by Billy Redface

Andy Cole had a reputation for 'needs five chances to score'. Prolific, Yes, but not someone you would bank on scoring.

All the strikers listed above would feel confident of getting two or three chances per game. Not one.

If we're creating one chance per game for our £75m striker, that's the problem.

He is not exciting, no.

i think started by Hansen and it was %@#$&!s. The difference between the strikers listed by bunks (surprised he missed Eric off) is that when the chips were down, they were capable of creating their own chances.

Originally Posted by believe

i think started by Hansen and it was %@#$&!s. The difference between the strikers listed by bunks (surprised he missed Eric off) is that when the chips were down, they were capable of creating their own chances.

It wasn’t Hansen, it was that God bothering £#%&!ing weirdo, Hoddle.

And I think it was whilst he was England manager.

Originally Posted by believe

i think started by Hansen and it was balls. The difference between the strikers listed by bunks (surprised he missed Eric off) is that when the chips were down, they were capable of creating their own chances.

Created their own chances?

So now we're blaming him for now only missing the one chance he has, but not creating his own?

He's not that kind of striker. He needs service.

Again, if we're creating one chance per game for him, then that's the problem.

Oh, and a 24 year old Andy Cole was missing crucial chances in 1995 that ultimately cost us the league. He turned out fine.

Originally Posted by Billy Redface

Created their own chances?

So now we're blaming him for now only missing the one chance he has, but not creating his own?

He's not that kind of striker. He needs service.

Again, if we're creating one chance per game for him, then that's the problem.

Oh, and a 24 year old Andy Cole was missing crucial chances in 1995 that ultimately cost us the league. He turned out fine.

Money well spent