I'm not saying Lukaku should be instant 1st choice... I'm saying you should give him a fair chance.... WHICH SO FAR YOU HAVE NOT... HE HAS GONE OUT ON LOAN AND BEEN GOOD HE CAN NOT DO ANY MORE.
Do you really want to go there? United's money is not oil money... it's all through what the club makes so we have a right to spend it more than anyone else who is funded by a Billionaire.
Further to the point... which is more relevant to what we are talking about... comparing United and Chelsea with the opportunity they give to younger players is almost laughable.
I'm just pointing out United got there from what the club earns and has built up... not from what the owners give them.... if anything United's owners right now only take away from all what we could have.
I love that i have missed all this and am about to bring it all back to life again!!!
Man Utd had plenty of handouts back in the day as they say but more importantly had Old Trafford built and given to them by a businessman if i'm not correct? Which would have been Man Utd's main source of income for decades would it have not? A lot of clubs get help to get to where they are, some more than others some later then others, its all about how you use it.
Why? I want to see Lukaku given a chance.. I'm genuinely curious as to what it takes a young player like him to get a go at Chelsea when he has been impressive both times he has been sent out in the same league.
Because without slating the clubs he was on loan at its one thing being first choice for them and another being first choice at a club like Chelsea! He has run his mouth of on various occasions this season and when Jose wanted Rooney (but got Eto'o) and Lukaku missed that penalty in the Super Cup he sulked like a boy and requested to be sent on loan. He is a man child, he looks like a man but acts like a child. He has NOT made it at Chelsea yet on many occasions last season he was talking as if he had or should have made it. He has a lot of growing up to do. I think you have to question when again no slating no properly top clubs are interested in him, its all the second tier type sides i.e Spurs, Monaco etc.
Fabregas? He's a Spanish midfielder that dropped out of La Masia and spent a fair amount of time developing at a mid table club. Then he went back to his home country for a generally average spell and he's finally stepping up by joining us.
Or did you mean Pasalic?
Heard some good stuff about the young lad, made the Croatian 30 man world cup squad so must have something about him.
I think its 99% that he will be wearing a Vitesse shirt some point in his career.
Why would any young player go to Chelsea knowing their track record with young players?
I really really want to ask Pasalic this.
I'd throw this question to you then sir. I hear this a lot, "Chelsea never bring through the youth". Name the players who we have released/not given chances to who have gone on to prove us wrong and are now playing at a similar/better level? I'll tell you, there is 1 and that is Nemanja Matic who we realised and signed back! Scott Sinclair, Sergio Tejera, Miroslav Stoch, Gokhan Tore, Slobodan Rajkovic, Michael Mancienne, Jacapo Sala, Jimmy Smith, Frank Nouble, Ben Sahar, Michael Woods, Di Santo etc etc just from the top of my head. How many of them could currently offer Chelsea something? Chelsea's academy has been improving massively every year the the level of individual talent is growing, 3 young lads made their senior debuts last season (Kalas, Swift and Baker) which is massive progress and shows the level of these players is improving.
He's wouldn't be a first team player but I would like to see him in the cup games. Although that spot belongs to Salah, who I had actually forgotten about until just now.
Regardless, I think he needs to go to a better team in a better league. This is the perfect time for him to up his game again and show he can do in the Bundesliga/La Liga/Serie A.
He started like a house on fire last season taring up the league but swear i heard he fell out with their manager or something hence why his formed dipped off.
Listened to this lads interview today and was very impressed with his level of English. I would like to see us keep hold of him next season.