3 hours ago, Gol15 said:

Well judging from the recent strikers we had, whoever kept playing them when it wasn't really working it didn't turn out to be beneficial, Conte kept playing Morata and it didn't really work out, Lampard (and Tuchel) kept playing Werner and that also didn't really work out. and it worked out very well, with us winning the Champions League.  Very high probability that Lukaku simply ends the season in an underwhelming fashion.

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55 minutes ago, Sexyfootball said:

"And according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Lukaku has gone from 15st 11lbs to around 14st 9lbs after the expert guidance from the nutritionist Matteo Pincella."

So he was 221 lbs (100kg), and lost 16 lbs to get to 205 lbs (just under 93kg) with all the personalised diet stuff.

And now he's 103kg according to Chelsea FC web site (227 lbs)

No wonder he's so effing slow LOL.  He's 22 lbs heavier than when he was tearing it up at Inter. How unprofessional !!!

Must have the same dietician as Eden does at Madrid.

On 06/02/2022 at 19:57, Munkworth said:

As a fat man I find this post very offensive but can I also say that an xxl would probably be best with the current shirts (xl’s can be a little tight around the fronties). 

One of the reasons why I don't buy football shirts anymore is because they look really unflattering on anybody that isn't in perfect shape or skinny. 

2 hours ago, Sexyfootball said:

"And according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Lukaku has gone from 15st 11lbs to around 14st 9lbs after the expert guidance from the nutritionist Matteo Pincella."

So he was 221 lbs (100kg), and lost 16 lbs to get to 205 lbs (just under 93kg) with all the personalised diet stuff.

And now he's 103kg according to Chelsea FC web site (227 lbs)

No wonder he's so effing slow LOL.  He's 22 lbs heavier than when he was tearing it up at Inter. How unprofessional !!!

I knew my eyes weren't deceiving me. If you look at him against Arsenal and look at him now, he's noticeably heavier. It was exactly the same at United and it's why he was struggling to keep up with the pace of the league. Muscle or fat, whatever it is, he's just too big. Imagine trying to run when you're 16 stone!

5 minutes ago, Scott Harris said:

I knew my eyes weren't deceiving me. If you look at him against Arsenal and look at him now, he's noticeably heavier. It was exactly the same at United and it's why he was struggling to keep up with the pace of the league. Muscle or fat, whatever it is, he's just too big. Imagine trying to run when you're 16 stone!

Conte was always on top of him in terms of diet. He needs someone like that.

That's really annoying if this weight thing is true, I'd noticed he hasn't looked as lean compared to his Inter days. Clearly he needs someone like Conte that micro manages everything for him.

5 hours ago, Scott Harris said:

I knew my eyes weren't deceiving me. If you look at him against Arsenal and look at him now, he's noticeably heavier. It was exactly the same at United and it's why he was struggling to keep up with the pace of the league. Muscle or fat, whatever it is, he's just too big. Imagine trying to run when you're 16 stone!

Just you wait till May and he is 250lbs 😉

We need a pair of fat wingers to complete the front line. Eden gets the left wing slot, but who gets right wing ? (Not you Munkworth LOL)

14 hours ago, Scott Harris said:

One of the reasons why I don't buy football shirts anymore is because they look really unflattering on anybody that isn't in perfect shape or skinny. 

You should try being female, the woman shirt sizes are a joke.  The one my husband bought me for Christmas should have easily fit me going by the size guide with room to spare for a hoodie underneath, it just about fit my daughter who is a very slim size 6 and it should have swamped her going by the measurements.  He only resorted to the female version as he couldn't get hold of the male version which is what I usually wear.

Disinterested, unfit and lazy. That perfectly describes Lukaku at the moment.

I have respect for players who give 100% effort, but may not reach the standards that were expected of them. Someone like Werner has struggled, but the man tries his best for the team.

f**king lazy prick.

Watched the whole game but the last 25 mins I was multi tasking so wasn't paying full attention. From what I saw he definitely improved after his goal. The whole team are working for him that much is obvious, everyone wants him to succeed. I'd like to see him drop a few pounds and return to the lean diet/build he was on at Inter.

Positives

Got the winning goal and sent us to the CWC finals so job well done. You can see he has good link up with the team when he's at it so hopefully we are turning a corner. 

As long as TT backs him, I feel like we should. Football is a confidence game we all know this and once he gets his back hopefully he'll repay us fans. Granted we've said the same about Timo finding his shooting boots but at least Lukaku is proven in the prem 😅😂

If he has to play the final I would be interested to see us switch to a back 4 and play CHO, CP and Ziyech off him. 

Failing that CHO and Ziyech off him in the back 3 system then try the former in the league.

1 hour ago, LongtimerLurker said:

As long as TT backs him, I feel like we should. Football is a confidence game we all know this and once he gets his back hopefully he'll repay us fans. Granted we've said the same about Timo finding his shooting boots but at least Lukaku is proven in the prem 

Problem is he's not remotely proven in crunch moments. I feel we're up against it in the league cup final and even on Saturday largely because of him and his ghosting when it really matters.

How many clutch moments has he actually had in his career? Does he even have something on the level of Ziyech against Atletico or City let alone Kai in Porto?

9 minutes ago, Argo said:

Problem is he's not remotely proven in crunch moments. I feel we're up against it in the league cup final and even on Saturday largely because of him and his ghosting when it really matters.

How many clutch moments has he actually had in his career? Does he even have something on the level of Ziyech against Atletico or City let alone Kai in Porto?

It's a good point, can't say I followed his inter days so not sure if he had any big moments there. I'd assume its now or never for him, he was brought in to be the leader in attack so I guess these finals are his opportunity to do that. Bagging the winning goal or playing a part in it for the CWC and league Cup should be his main priority to restore some of the faith placed in him. 

 

I can only assume at this point one of two things are happening:

1. Tuchel has been told Lukaku has to play

2. Tuchel is playing Lukaku the whole game to prove a point that he just isn’t pulling his weight 

30 minutes ago, timetowaste said:

I can only assume at this point one of two things are happening:

1. Tuchel has been told Lukaku has to play

2. Tuchel is playing Lukaku the whole game to prove a point that he just isn’t pulling his weight 

That or TT really rates him and wants to play him in to form. 

He scored. Good! 

1 hour ago, axman2526 said:

That or TT really rates him and wants to play him in to form. 

I did think this but I can’t see what playing him the full 90 (or 120 in Saturday’s case) achieves when he’s obviously knackered after 60 mins and can’t contribute anything.

38 minutes ago, timetowaste said:

I did think this but I can’t see what playing him the full 90 (or 120 in Saturday’s case) achieves when he’s obviously knackered after 60 mins and can’t contribute anything.

Maybe hoping it makes him lose weight? Lol

On 08/02/2022 at 17:35, Sexyfootball said:

"And according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Lukaku has gone from 15st 11lbs to around 14st 9lbs after the expert guidance from the nutritionist Matteo Pincella."

So he was 221 lbs (100kg), and lost 16 lbs to get to 205 lbs (just under 93kg) with all the personalised diet stuff.

And now he's 103kg according to Chelsea FC web site (227 lbs)

No wonder he's so effing slow LOL.  He's 22 lbs heavier than when he was tearing it up at Inter. How unprofessional !!!

His weight loss (and subsequent pace increase) was the biggest reason he looked so good at Inter (and at the start of the season here) . No wonder he's playing awful now

Reading this thread after Lukaku scores a winning goal: 

I have to admit that I’ve come to the conclusion that he is not what we need, and that he’s been sh*te since his injury and interview. He’s lazy, overweight, and a prima donna. But yesterday, he was better after he scored and he even showed some good link up play. He needs to lose some weight to improve, in the goal he scored, the cross was perfect to head it and he could not even get up an inch, luckily he got the rebound to his feet and smashed it. Still, if he improves, I wouldn’t mind keeping him next season as a second striker to Broja.

12 hours ago, timetowaste said:

I can only assume at this point one of two things are happening:

1. Tuchel has been told Lukaku has to play

2. Tuchel is playing Lukaku the whole game to prove a point that he just isn’t pulling his weight 

Tuchel wanted to sign Lukaku. He wants to make things work with him. When he wasn't playing him it was his decision to wait for Lukaku to get more ready after injury. Nobody forces Tuchel to do his job the way he's doing it.

The role of Lukaku is to score goals and open the final third for other players, so as long as he can do that he will be doing his role. 

So far he has done a bit worse in comparison to Morata's first season and a bit better than Werner last season which isn't good enough, if the other two are considered as flops Lukaku is on the same path and the only hope is that he starts scoring more regularly. The only way he can do that is if he's playing so Tuchel clearly isn't giving up on him.