Summer Mercato Thread 2019-20 (42 Viewers)
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Benzema had the 2nd most assists in CL and top level in general of past half decade amongst forwards. He was litterally perfect at setting up Ronaldo and his teammates in very underrated way. And that's just talking direct assist, his skillset and playing style indirectly moulded the perfect role Ronaldo had in that attack.
If Lukaku has more then 1 assist a season I'm surprised. And litterally has the worst first touch amongst his peers. You could not have chosen a worse comparison no matter how hard you tried.
Don't tarnish Benzema's name with Scrubkaku. Big Chungus does not have a quarter of Karim's talents. He is the most complete player I have seen in my lifetime when he was at Lyon at peak years in RM. He can do everything; central or drift wide, score all kinds of goals with both feet, world class dribbling, assist, vision, very high football IQ etc.
Can Scrubkaku do anything like that?
Can Scrubkaku do anything like that?
More of Benz. For all those years I have been really impressed only once by him. In 2017 CL semi final when he made a cool dribble and assist for an Isco goal. Never really liked him. I remember him being a promising fast dribbling poacher in Olympique Marseilles but to me he never developed his technical abilities and he became a dynamic target man at Real M that gives more freedom to other players.
Lukaku - remember him when Chelsea bought him. It looked like the complete package at first - big, fast, technical, many compared him to Drogba, but Mourinho didn't like him and his career stalled for a few years until he went to Everton where he showed many good things. At Manchester he became lazy and fat and I have serious doubts that he'll be ever the player he used to be for three seasons at Everton. In his Everton days he was more selfish than Benz and he was the focal point of the team unlike Benz where he was the second string upfront for most of the time. Overall abilities - Benz is smaller and more dynamic, but technically Benzema never reached the potential he showed when he was young and for many years became the decoy boy of Ronaldo.
I don't want Lukaku here but I ain't bitching and complaining. Feels like a female forum.
Lukaku - remember him when Chelsea bought him. It looked like the complete package at first - big, fast, technical, many compared him to Drogba, but Mourinho didn't like him and his career stalled for a few years until he went to Everton where he showed many good things. At Manchester he became lazy and fat and I have serious doubts that he'll be ever the player he used to be for three seasons at Everton. In his Everton days he was more selfish than Benz and he was the focal point of the team unlike Benz where he was the second string upfront for most of the time. Overall abilities - Benz is smaller and more dynamic, but technically Benzema never reached the potential he showed when he was young and for many years became the decoy boy of Ronaldo.
I don't want Lukaku here but I ain't bitching and complaining. Feels like a female forum.
I DO NOT like Benzema, he has stagnated and been underwhelmimg for a while, defenitely disappointing development to what was expected in Lyon days despite highly accomplished career.
But I'm talking in pure terms skillset and playstyle. He was never a poacher and is a naturally very gifted footballer (he was a wing forward that broke down defenses on his own in Lyon), not just striker, but footballer. His technique, ball control, passing game makes him an extremely well rounded CF, since he is a 9 too. Minor skillset of a nr 10 in a 9s body.
That's why I say him and Lukaku has very little in common. Lukaku is a strong and mobile box striker with decent finishing ability awful technique. He is not complete or well rounded at all.
But I'm talking in pure terms skillset and playstyle. He was never a poacher and is a naturally very gifted footballer (he was a wing forward that broke down defenses on his own in Lyon), not just striker, but footballer. His technique, ball control, passing game makes him an extremely well rounded CF, since he is a 9 too. Minor skillset of a nr 10 in a 9s body.
That's why I say him and Lukaku has very little in common. Lukaku is a strong and mobile box striker with decent finishing ability awful technique. He is not complete or well rounded at all.
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