1 hour ago, Barrettinator said:

Knew someone would make one of these soon 

First touch of an elephant.

 

57 minutes ago, Zeta said:

Make one of Costa and it will be just as bad, if not worse.

It is quite funny, though! £70 million, my arse!

3 hours ago, Barrettinator said:

Knew someone would make one of these soon 

First touch of an elephant.

Tender touch of a rapist..what's amazing is he takes that half heavy touch half first touch pass over and over in the same area of the pitch. You would think he would learn 

What's amazing is the lazy f**ker hardly ever tries to chase his sh*t first touch down.

Yes he is so bad ....

 

Costa was 10 level below Lukaku at his age.

Lukaku is a almost a complete striker at 24 years old, and he can improve so much more. He have it all, speed, power, finishing, distance shot, composure, desire and all the thing needed to be successful at top club.

We should`ve lost him at first place. Poor Mourinho for that.

This guy for me is better then Costa and this guy will make us champion in the PL again.

 

4 minutes ago, brakeit said:

This guy for me is better then Costa and this guy will make us champion in the PL again.

Well Costa has shot us to two titles in three years so history suggests he's pretty well suited to doing so again. 

Can't say I believe Lukaku has any attributes that are an obvious upgrade on Diego. 

33 minutes ago, brakeit said:

Costa was 10 level below Lukaku at his age.

Lukaku is a almost a complete striker at 24 years old, and he can improve so much more. He have it all, speed, power, finishing, distance shot, composure, desire and all the thing needed to be successful at top club.

We should`ve lost him at first place. Poor Mourinho for that.

This guy for me is better then Costa and this guy will make us champion in the PL again.

 

Posting a video of his performance against us in 15-16 hardly makes a case for him, does it? Almost every player in the league tore us a new one that season ffs. Our defense was shockingly bad. That he fed off that is no surprise. It would have been a damning case against him if he couldn't score against 15-16 Chelsea. Now ask yourself how he performed against us this season when we actually had a great defense again. Aggregate vs Everton = 8-0. Went missing in both matches.

I'm not against signing him anymore and I actually want Costa gone but don't act like Lukaku's a world beater. 

Sonsome stats... take away lukakus goals and Everton still finishe 7th. He was responsible for I think 7 points this season from a goal scoring perspective, costas goals in the other hand have contributed to the most PL points of any striker 

 

https://www.google.co.il/amp/www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/premier-league-leading-goalscorer-kane-10476150.amp

 

I`m tired of hear how Costa won us this 2 titles. We could not know what could have happen with other striker. We could have won 3 titles and 3 CL titles as well. What Costa did in CL ? 15 matches 2 goals, so good ....

And you have 11 players on the pitch and as well the reserve + coaches and all the stuff. This is the reason for us getting 2 titles, not Costa.

Lukaku is getting better and better, while Costa will not get better.

But it`s hard to argue with people, who can`t see attributes on Lukaku, who are better then Costa. I help you and tell you one right now - speed. Lukaku is a lot more faster then our slow Costa. Costa can`t outrun all season injured Mertezaker, that`s speak a lot how slow he is. And that also reduce our option in the attack. Cause Costa can`t outrun defenders.

I`m so good and will give you second one. Air play, also aerial duels. Lukaku is a lot better. Forget about goals, but Costa is not even jumping for aerial duels. He doesn`t even bother, forget winning a ball. That give the ball to opponents. Reducing our game even more.

Also Lukaku play a lot better with the back to the net, then Costa, who don`t know what that is.

Lukaku is a lot better in the dribble then Costa.

Also Lukaku did not go to the ground every time there is contact with defenders. Every f**** game Costa destroy our attack with such easy falls. He likes to dive, unlike Lukaku.

Lukaku is not weaker then Costa in shot and finishing attributes as well.

Not to mention Costa is almost 29, Lukaku just turn 24.

Did i need to mention again, that Costa at Lukaku age has only 49 goals, while Lukaku have 3x this time already and most of them is in PL ? The number is 145 ... He also have a lot more assist then Costa ....

Also for the last 3 season Lukaku score 13 more goals then Costa in all competition, he scored even more in the PL. And all that in a team like Everton. Who doesn`t make so many chances to score goals, like us, and doesn`t have so good players like us.

Costa form is dropped huge. And there is no sign he will get it back. Why should we risk with him ?

Lukaku>Costa for me already and the first will only improve, while second is regressing.
P.P. You can`t compare Everton to Chelsea. I`m pretty sure number will be even more in Lukaku favor if Costa was playing for Everton and vice versa.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 2, 20179 yr by brakeit

1 minute ago, brakeit said:

I`m tired of hear how Costa won us this 2 titles. We could not know what could have happen with other striker. We could have won 3 titles and 3 CL titles as well. What Costa did in CL ? 15 matches 2 goals, so good ....

And you have 11 players on the pitch and as well the reserve + coaches and all the stuff. This is the reason for us getting 2 titles, not Costa.

Lukaku is getting better and better, while Costa will not get better.

But it`s hard to argue with people, who can`t see attributes on Lukaku, who are better then Costa. I help you and tell you one right now - speed. Lukaku is a lot more faster then our slow Costa. Costa can`t outrun all season injured Mertezaker, that`s speak a lot how slow he is. And that also reduce our option in the attack. Cause Costa can`t outrun defenders.

I`m so good and will give you second one. Air play, also aerial duels. Lukaku is a lot better. Forget about goals, but Costa is not even jumping for aerial duels. He doesn`t even bother, forget winning a ball. That give the ball to opponents. Reducing our game even more.

Also Lukaku play a lot better with the back to the net, then Costa, who don`t know what that is.

Lukaku is a lot better in the dribble then Costa.

Also Lukaku did not go to the ground every time there is contact with defenders. Every f**** game Costa destroy our attack with such easy falls. He likes to dive, unlike Lukaku.

Lukaku is not weaker then Costa in shot and finishing attributes as well.

Not to mention Costa is almost 29, Lukaku just turn 24.

Did i need to mention again, that Costa at Lukaku age has only 49 goals, while Lukaku have 3x this time already and most of them is in PL ? The number is 145 ... He also have a lot more assist then Costa ....

Also for the last 3 season Lukaku score 13 more goals then Costa in all competition, he scored even more in the PL. And all that in a team like Everton. Who doesn`t make so many chances to score goals, like us, and doesn`t have so good players like us.

Costa form is dropped huge. And there is no sign he will get it back. Why should we risk with him ?

Lukaku>Costa for me already and the first will only improve, while second is regressing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

And Lukaku who has never touched Champions League football in his life was going to win us the CL? 

Really enjoying both ends of the argument in this issue taking a piss out of themselves. You're not making sense mate.

And Costa have 2 years in CL, and what he did ? 15 games, only 2 goals ...

Lukaku for 1 year in the League Europe become the top scorer ....

And again why not say anything about the point i make, about qualities, and the goals Lukaku scored at his age, and the goals Costa scored at his age?

Because the facts doesn`t favor your side right ??

And goal is a goal and it`s always important. You never know what may happen if you don`t kill the game. So second and third goal is a must in a lot of matches. Like against Arsenal in the final. And how many games this season and for the whole stay at Chelsea, Costa scored 2 or 3 goals?

And of course Costa scored a lot of important goals this season, but he wasn`t alone, right? Cause if the defence was missing goals, then Costa goals would`ve been so important right ? If we concede a lot of goals, like Everton did, Costa goals wasn`t going to give them a lot of points, right"?

Everton concede 44 goals, while we concede 33. And let`s not forget before the winter and in our runs, when Costa scored a lot of games, we was almost unbreakable in defence and did not concede much goals. So score/goals/percent/ rely heavy on your teammates. That is one of the reason Costa goal > so many points.

And while i do agree it`s better to score 15 goals in 15 games, then scoring 15 goals in 5 games for example ...

But Lukaku this season scored in 18 different matches.

Costa did it in 20.

But again Costa play with a lot better teammates, and a lot better club.

And Chelsea last 19 matches in PL, Costa scored 6 goals only and most of this matches we played with 10 men. Costa ruined most of our attacks with his wooden touches.

We won this title, thanks to his teammates, who was there, when he gone missing for the half of the season. But that is how he always play, just a half season.

 

1 hour ago, ForeverCarefree said:

Well Costa has shot us to two titles in three years so history suggests he's pretty well suited to doing so again. 

Can't say I believe Lukaku has any attributes that are an obvious upgrade on Diego. 

Lets be honest he didn't exactly do it on his own. In both seasons the players had to dig deep while Costa was in holiday mode. The defence was superb both years, Matic the first year had his best season and Kante got player of the year this year. Then I would take Hazard over Costa any say of the week.

2 minutes ago, Ernie_blue said:

Lets be honest he didn't exactly do it on his own. In both seasons the players had to dig deep while Costa was in holiday mode. The defence was superb both years, Matic the first year had his best season and Kante got player of the year this year. Then I would take Hazard over Costa any say of the week.

Well he scored twenty goals in both of those seasons. Something few strikers have achieved in a Chelsea shirt in the past two decades. 

Not sure what the quality of our defence has to do with Costa? You need all areas of the team performing to win titles and Diego did more than his fair share in both title wins to deserve praise, especially for scoring so many key goals for us. 

I've been slightly befuddled by downplaying and criticism Costa has come in for since the season ended despite playing in nearly all of our games in a title winning season. 

Just now, ForeverCarefree said:

Well he scored twenty goals in both of those seasons. Something few strikers have achieved in a Chelsea shirt in the past two decades. 

Not sure what the quality of our defence has to do with Costa? You need all areas of the team performing to win titles and Diego did more than his fair share in both title wins to deserve praise, especially for scoring so many key goals for us. 

I've been slightly befuddled by downplaying and criticism Costa has come in for since the season ended despite playing in nearly all of our games in a title winning season. 

He also won more games with his goals than any other player this season, and scored more 1st goals in a game than any other player. Pretty important, yeah.

1 hour ago, brakeit said:

Yes he is so bad ....

 

Costa was 10 level below Lukaku at his age.

Lukaku is a almost a complete striker at 24 years old, and he can improve so much more. He have it all, speed, power, finishing, distance shot, composure, desire and all the thing needed to be successful at top club.

We should`ve lost him at first place. Poor Mourinho for that.

This guy for me is better then Costa and this guy will make us champion in the PL again.

 

Complete my arse, and f**k me I forgot how bad ivan got, bad dream woken up from. 

7 minutes ago, ForeverCarefree said:

Well he scored twenty goals in both of those seasons. Something few strikers have achieved in a Chelsea shirt in the past two decades. 

Not sure what the quality of our defence has to do with Costa? You need all areas of the team performing to win titles and Diego did more than his fair share in both title wins to deserve praise, especially for scoring so many key goals for us. 

I've been slightly befuddled by downplaying and criticism Costa has come in for since the season ended despite playing in nearly all of our games in a title winning season. 

Thank you ffs since when did he become the bad guy, 2 titles in 3 years, 11 more goals than drogs in his first 3 years in a worse team, I remember we were playing Athleti in the CL and costa went out after smashing his leg on the goal post, I was celebrating, not his injury but that we wouldnt have to deal with him, when he isn't on your team he is a nightmare to deal with, a nuisance to defences and can pull a goal out of nowhere, second best striker we ever had at chelsea, people forget the Torres and eto days really quickly, an on form 20 goal a season striker, in what world can that be bad. 

Nothing wrong in people remembering how sh*t Costa was for 4 months. 

19 minutes ago, Ernie_blue said:

Nothing wrong in people remembering how sh*t Costa was for 4 months. 

Fully agree. And I personally want someone else leading our line. Doesn't mean we get to ignore Lukaku's short comings though. 

It's entirely possible to recognize that they both have sh*t parts of their game and while Lukaku's 4 years younger than Costa, he's not the same player tactically that Costa is. Not the same player impact wise either.

Love Rom as a fellow Belgian but he is not a lead striker because he is a poor target man. Benteke and Batshuayi are far superior target men and Batshuayi is the best of the three in playing with his back to goal. 

Rom is great in space, but he struggles again packed defenses. 

It would be nice to have a technical 9 but they are so few and far in between and I don't think any are on the market. 

Belotti is a less petulant version of Costa but we don't know how well he'd transition to the PL.

Conte might switch to a 3-5-2 and have 2 up front in some games anyway. Lukaku and Costa up front together could be devastating, unfortunately it makes it awkward to find a place for Hazard, Pedro, Willian in the lineup.

This will be a huge failure if we decide to play with 2 tarans up front.

That will mean we will play 10 men. I don`t even remember someone play with 2 heavy striker. Forget about with Costa poor technique. One taran is enough.

If you going to play with 2 striker, you need them to be a different type of player. And to have good ball controll, speed and technique, unlike Costa/Lukaku.

For example Griezman + Costa/Lukaku.

8 minutes ago, brakeit said:

This will be a huge failure if we decide to play with 2 tarans up front.

That will mean we will play 10 men. I don`t even remember someone play with 2 heavy striker. Forget about with Costa poor technique. One taran is enough.

If you going to play with 2 striker, you need them to be a different type of player. And to have good ball controll, speed and technique, unlike Costa/Lukaku.

For example Griezman + Costa/Lukaku.

I never suggested playing with a fictional character from Lloyd Alexander's The Chronicles of Prydain series of novels, up front.

with diego almost certainly staying i think this one's dead, surely conte wont play two giant centre forward with similiar style of play together? dont think it will work will only clog up space

Costa and Lukaku together I don't think would work. They are too similar and have the same weaknesses. A more mobile player like Morata I could see working with either of them. I'd rather see us at least try Micy with Diego to see what they could do together with decent run of games if we are playing two up top. 

 

We can't disrespect him, he's only 24 and has a lot of goals on his name. Every player has his weaknesses, one thing that wants me to bring Lukaku is the way he's improving from season to season. 

He was doing it at West Brom, then Everton and still in Everton, he only grows and he is only 24 years old. More experience, more goals and he can really become a fantastic striker. He plays around players that don't really reach Chelsea's class and he still scoring goals, winning games and does that by service he gets. With Hazard, Willian, Pedro and Fabregas the life would be much different, if Costa was focusing all the season on how winning the games, then he could simply finish the season with 30 goals, he missed too many chances. But that's not the point, Costa has the players around that will pass him the ball for the goal, Lukaku barerly has it. 

Conte doesn't play games with players, if a player doesn't work for the team then he won't play here. I don't think Conte will bring Lukaku if he doesn't work on the pitch. There were games that Lukaku showed lazy actions, I'm not saying no, but the way he improves he can also fix this thing. Playing again for a club that chasing the titles, CL, cups, different players/coach. You have no idea how much confidence, morale, motivation it can give to a player, Lukaku will know that his place at Chelsea is not saved, if he doesn't work and score he will be at the bench. 

I think we should sign him again, I believe he can be a great striker for us. 

Lmao that video was awful, 3 years of footage and anyone could look like that.  Especially Costa. Reninds me of that Cahill video that consisted  of three minutes of Cahill backing off and getting beat by attackers.

Lukaku and Costa have very few complementary qualities, playing them together would never work. Cant have two poachers who loses the ball that much. I think the main reason I dont want Lukaku here is the amount of unwarranted critisism he is going to get by at least 50+ of our fanbase. He is like the anti-Torres