Falcao and Hulk

Ade wrote:Haha sounds funny when you say FalcoA

english_jewel wrote:

Blue wrote:I have been against Lukaku for a while, for couple of reasons.

1. 20m is way too much for a 17 year old, and btw he has one year left in his contract. He should let his contract expire and join us next year for free.

2. No change football style. It seems like the club wants to find a Drogba look a like so we can continue the same football style we have been playing for the last ten years. I don't fancy another decade of the same Chelsea style.

3. Don't think he is up to task of replacing Torres, he is not reliable enough to replace Torres if injury occurs.


Falcao is slightly more expensive, and will give us another dimension. His game is very similar to Chicharito, but of course Falcao is a more complete player.

1) Do you think his club would allow that to happen? If they don't sell him this summer they'll sell him next January, they would want to SELL after all he's such a hot prospect. He won't just join for free. And yes only time will tell whether he's worth 20m, but after all he has shown he is certainly worth the gamble because not just I, but the club can see him being a great goal scorer in the future.

2) Lukaku is more than Drogba in terms of how he plays. Unfortunately at his club he is the only one who can get goals and so they basically fully depend on him. However, Lukaku has a creative side to him and he has said he doesn't like the way he plays there and that he would like to play as a playmaking striker. We can develop him in a 4-4-2 formation with him playing ahead of another striker if we wanted to (this wouldn't work with Drogba), this can be possible because he's at a very young age right now. So it doesn't have to be hoof-the-ball-up with him, if we develop him correctly he can work with a sexy Chelsea side in the future. The problem wasn't Drogba in this physical Chelsea side; it was the fact that every player around him was a physical, hard-working player so naturally the side was characteristic of that. However, we do not end up running the risk of being a side like that with Lukaku because as long as the other players around him aren't physical types of players, our side wouldn't be characterized as physical and Lukaku can easily adapt. Villas would make sure of that I'm sure.

3) We have many options for this. We have Drogba, who showed at the latter part last season that he isn't done, to get some goals and you never know how Lukaku might start out in the PL. He could prove to be another Hernandez, you never know. Also if we get Hulk he can be used as a striker so we could always play him there too. And Sturridge can play in that position.

Lukaku is a better option than Falcao because I doubt whether Falcao would be able to adapt to the PL, whereas with Lukaku he is practically born for the PL. Also Lukaku he will be cheaper and our goal supply will be fixed for the next decade or so, same cannot be said of Falcao.

iNFINITY9910 wrote:Yeah Falcao is probably coming. And at EJ, I dont think that Lukaku is better than Drogba mate. I mean size isn't everything eh?

Seriously though.. even Kenwin Jones is big, but Drogba has other stuff that make him legendary. He has absoloutely brilliant ball control. His shots are extremely powerful and accurate at the same time. He knows how to use the strength. Lukaku maybe the best in the Belgium league, but if he is to reach Drogbas standards ever he has to go a long way.

english_jewel wrote:

I didn't say he was better than Drogba right now. What I'm saying is that I believe he can easily be the next Drogba if he works on his technical skills. Also, Lukaku's shots are powerful and accurate too.