ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti and Julien Laurens discuss Romelu Lukaku’s time at Chelsea after he agreed to return to Inter Milan on loan. Juls questions whether Lukaku ever really wanted to return to Chelsea and the guys debate what options are open to the forward in the future.
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Tuchel really needs to explain how he didn't change his system ANY AT ALL for a real Dangerman through the middle? He wanted him to run around like Havertz? He's like 40 lbs heavier
who would want to play for chelshit lol
1- LAZY ( he never felt the need to improve)
2- POOR TECH SKILLS (inability to adapt)
3 – MENTALLY WEAK ( 2 weeks into a new team, he was already calling his ex)
4. failed where there was pressure ( Chelsea & Man U)
he did well at inter because its a lesser league / he had no pressure
He failed at topclubs, he aint a topstriker. A subtop for subtop teams. He was challenging Ibra at 39y lol, sad.
You guys are talking like he’s off the books. It’s a one year loan deal and entirely possible he’ll be back in a year! Remember, there was a problem before they acquired him. That problem still exists. Let’s see how TT handles this upcoming season.
Even in FIFA you could never get away with selling a player for 100 mil then bringing him back on loan the following season ? Inter absolutely fleeced Chelsea ?
He is not serious, acting immature.
AAAHHH? I DON'T WANNA PLAY FOR CHELSEA! I WANNA GO BACK TO INTER IMMEDIATELY! I WANNA GO BACK TO INTER IMMEDIATELY! I DON'T LIKE PLAYING IN THE PREMIER LEEEEEEEAGUE??
inter will regret taking him back and cutting Dzeko
I wanted Diego Costa back more than Lukaku
Lukaku loved Inter and i think it was because he thought he'd never get another big chance in the Premier league. He said he wanted to stay when he thought it was just rumors but as soon as it was a concrete offer and inter accepted he jumped at the opportunity to return to EPL and prove himself.
When are we going to talk about Tuchel being a subpar manager who couldn't get the best out his players. We need to highlight coaches playing a major role in player development and getting the best out of their players. NO MATTER WHO is on the team.
I don’t think the fans wanted him to return either. Lukaku is worse than Morata
POV: Jules is supporting Argentina ?? to win the world cup cause he had enough of France ??
These lakaku takes must get this YouTube channel so much views, hes all they talk about lol. Yeah you would swear hes the best player in the world right now the way they cover the guy
So he lied? Intentionally underperformed? Losing respect for these guys.
95 million says he did?
I wouldn't worry too much about the 100 million. That's probably all buried in the ridiculous amount of money that the new owners have paid for the club. To me it seems obvious that there was no fit with the coach and the rest of the team. And Lukaku was left out to dry without any support from the club after the infamous interview. That interview was grossly misrepresented by the punditry industry. Gab was one of the only ones who described it correctly at the time: a clumsy, but mostly harmless and well-intentioned interview. The deliberate misrepresentation by the big networks turned the Chelsea supporters against him. And then it was an impossible mountain to climb for Lukaku. He is maybe a bit high maintenance and needs some extra love, but that's understandable since he has always had to work twice as hard to get the same recognition as similar high profile players. A good coach with basic soft skills should be able to manage that. Anyway, this constant throwing around of players and the ridiculous amounts of money involved, again show that there are many things in today's game which are very rotten.
Should have stayed man, he had a good thing going on.
Considering he said he “I should be in the conversations with the Lewandowski’s, Benzema of this world” then just 3 MONTHS later basically QUIT at Chelsea. He didn’t even give it time to adjust to Tuchel system ??♂️
The whole conversation is somewhat elementary. Lukaku had said he didn't want to leave Inter but Chelsea offered a huge sum and Inter, strapped for cash, accepted.
Rom was offered a big increase in wage so reluctantly he left as Inter couldn't afford to keep him and he was left between a rock and a hard place.
There is simply no need to ask the question " Did Lukaku EVER want to be at Chelsea"? We all know he wanted to stay at Inter and he said this before leaving and again in that fateful interview.