On 2023-05-24 19:55, Blueshirt wrote:
> Futbolmetrix wrote:
>
>> On Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 6:20:40 PM UTC-4, Blueshirt wrote:
>>>
>>> Manchester City all the way. Internazionale can be dangerous but I
>>> think Man City will just be too strong for them. Anything other
>>> than a Man City win would surprise me. But we all know how
>>> Champions League Finals can take an unexpected turn don't we?!!!
>>> I'll say 2-0 Manchester City.
>>
>> Inter just bagged the Coppa Italia by beating Fiorentina 2-1 in the
>> final. Two first half goals by Lautaro after they had fallen behind
>> in the 2nd minute.
>>
>> They just cannot stop winning. Lautaro is in the best form of his
>> career, and Lukaku seems to have gone back to his 2020-2021 self.
>
> Great, if they go on and and win the Champions League they might be
> able to afford to buy that lazy lump and stop him returning to us in
> July!
>
>> City is in big, big trouble.
>
> Can we quote you on that in June?

I think FM might be anti-weaufxing just a teenie bit.... ?

>

On 2023-05-24 19:55, Blueshirt wrote:
> Futbolmetrix wrote:
>
>> On Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 6:20:40 PM UTC-4, Blueshirt wrote:
>>>
>>> Manchester City all the way. Internazionale can be dangerous but I
>>> think Man City will just be too strong for them. Anything other
>>> than a Man City win would surprise me. But we all know how
>>> Champions League Finals can take an unexpected turn don't we?!!!
>>> I'll say 2-0 Manchester City.
>>
>> Inter just bagged the Coppa Italia by beating Fiorentina 2-1 in the
>> final. Two first half goals by Lautaro after they had fallen behind
>> in the 2nd minute.
>>
>> They just cannot stop winning. Lautaro is in the best form of his
>> career, and Lukaku seems to have gone back to his 2020-2021 self.
>
> Great, if they go on and and win the Champions League they might be
> able to afford to buy that lazy lump and stop him returning to us in
> July!

Do you really think he is lazy? I think he has muscled up far too much
since his Everton days, and is now kind of lumbering, and takes too long
to get in motion. But I never felt his attitude looked lazy. (unlike
eg. Pogba or Balotelli)

Then again how many attacking players has Chelsea tried and found
wanting since the days of Drogba ? Diego Costa was good for a while
then dumped. None of Werner, Havertz, Pulisic, Zyech, Abraham,
Sterling, Mudryk, and others really panned out all that well so far,
maybe because none of them were given enough of a consistent run in the
team.

>
>> City is in big, big trouble.
>
> Can we quote you on that in June?
>

MH wrote:

> On 2023-05-24 19:55, Blueshirt wrote:
> > Futbolmetrix wrote:
> > >
> > > They just cannot stop winning. Lautaro is in the best form of his
> > > career, and Lukaku seems to have gone back to his 2020-2021 self.
> >
> > Great, if they go on and and win the Champions League they might be
> > able to afford to buy that lazy lump and stop him returning to us in
> > July!
>
> Do you really think he is lazy? I think he has muscled up far too
> much since his Everton days, and is now kind of lumbering, and takes
> too long to get in motion. But I never felt his attitude looked
> lazy. (unlike eg. Pogba or Balotelli)

Lazy, slow, lumbering... whatever you want to term it. They say the
main problem Tuchel had with him was he wasn't making the runs and by
the time he did, the defence had covered the space. I saw him play
three times (in the flesh) that season and he didn't do a lot in those
games if I'm being honest. Now, Lukaku might say he was unhappy with
the service that he was getting and he clearly didn't really like
Tuchel's tactics either. There's always two sides to every story. But
on the days I saw him I wasn't impressed and if he returns to Chelsea I
think it would be a backward step... but then again, with a different
manager with fresh ideas, who knows?!