What you and everyone fails to mention during the game against Croatia in the 22 WC is that belgium played utter shite the whole turnament, he singlehandedly turned Belgium into a good mood again, yes he did fail many occasions which did break our hearts, but he came in, still not fully recovered from his injury trying to help his country and turned us into a better side, so i would not even blame him, there are plenty of other players to blame it on, but not lukaku.
That is true to some extent. Lukaku was the scapegoat for a generation of talent that was on its last legs. But you cannot deny that his individual performance in that match against was a complete catastrophe. After this match all anyone could talk about was the failures of Lukaku alone. So yes, unfair, but it was the reality!
@@DMac__ I'm Belgian and most of my friends who watched that game agreed that Lukaku played a decent game. You see, before he came on, we literally created nothing. Lukaku was ALWAYS in the exact right spot at the exact right time, which led to him getting a lot of clear cut chances. He didn't convert them but without him we wouldn't have had a single decent chance the entire game
Hes not just Belgium's all time top scorer- hes number 7 on the list of all time international scorers, just above Lewandoski and Neymar. Hes only 6 goals away from being top 5 of all time. Its truly impossible to say in a single sentence how good or bad his career has been, whatever position you take theres about 50 points you could make to argue against it.
Ehm no ... Only the goal against Porto in the round of 16, otherwise he made no contribution with reaching the final. A penalty scored with Benfica i truly wouldn't count that as contribution. Inter had 2 HUGE chances to go 1 nil up before Lukaku came in that final. One Barella shot wide when the keeper wasn't in the area and Two Lautaro one on one against the keeper couldn't convert
Throughout his entire career, even in his earlier days at Everton, he's had issues with dissapearing in big games. I'm an Everton fan, and Lukaku had a tendency of destroying smaller teams and just fading out of bigger games. Off the ball he wasn't great. Thing is, he would still have been a great striker for these teams if he didn't do ridiculous things like intentionally antagonizing his old fanbases, kissing other teams badges, etc...
100% agree with this assessment. Certainly not the most aesthetically pleasing striker who had a habit of going missing in crucial games. I think the overwhelming criticism, however, stems from his antagonising behaviour on and off the pitch across various clubs throughout his career.
@@DMac__ Absolutely yeah. Your video was spot on and a great watch. Everton fans would still love him if it wasn't for all of his antagonising behavior and the way he treated the club. I'm sure Inter fans feel the same way.
@@ness-ee Good question. There are a few things he did- one of the main things is the way he treated the club after he left. He kissed the United badge and shushed our fans after scoring against us a few weeks after leaving. Every time he went on international duty, he would hold interviews talking about how Everton wasn't big enough for him, and he wanted to move. He hurt us financially by refusing to move to Chelsea because Chelsea weren't willing to match United's agent fees (which to be fair is more likely his agent) but this forced us to accept Uniteds bid. He stole a penalty from Baines and missed it, then refused to apologise to Baines, he stopped putting in any effort off the ball or pressing, and since leaving Everton he's made really negative comments about the club. Compare this to someone like Richarlison, or Rooney. If Lukaku behaved in a more respectful manner, he'd be loved by Inter and Everton fans I imagine.
Such a high quality video I've learnt alot about lukaku today thansk of u makes me feel a little bit sorry for him but still he made alot of mistakes but somehow I know there's a good striker in there . Anyways this video 10/10 keep it up finna subscribe
To be fair he brought some of the hate on himself by being disloyal to about every club he ever played for. After all he seems to be a very sensitive player who needs a good relationship with his coach/club/teammates to perform well. On the other hand his ambition (and maybe also greed?) made him commit to some questionable decisions. He prolly should've stayed at Inter the first time around...
@@octoxicbeballin as inter fan i agree, but he fails the big matches (at least for the inter period, for what I've seen). Not only CL and EL final, but he never scored against Juventus, the strongest opponent during those years. Actually he finalized 2 penalties, but no goal outside that. The most important goal he finalized at inter was that one against Porto last season. And I've never hold grudge against him before this summer: he left but he brought decent money, he came back and we forgave him. But the last summer betrayal with Inter struggling about money and still wanting to permanently sign him really turned everyone furious. Fans, society (who had intention to sign him, but at different terms) and players. Like the whole group except the news coinvinced the society to dismiss the offers, and preferred 2 old declining strikers (sanchez and arnautovic).
Lukaku is by far the most mentally strong player ever. He has had so much misfortunate in his career, and yet he always returns. He never gives up. He even becomes a better player from the hate he recieves. That deserves nothing but respect.
chu mean, what is he supposed to do, stop playing football? ofc not. come back stronger? idk if come back stronger means failing again .. on and off the field. lukaku is so fkin dumb it hurts. hes not as good as ppl think he does, guy needs massive confidence to do well, if hes missing any his game is shit.
While I do agree he has strong mental, a lot of the criticism he receives is more than justified imo. Saying he only gets "hate" is a bit dishonest imo.
A player with a good mentality wouldn't have disrespected all of his former clubs. A player with a good mentality would have been loved by fans. He receives hate because of his actions.
Who could say that the youngster we signed at 20 for a quarter of lukaku transfer fee would become a more loved player than Lukaku, and if he stays probably a legend for the club?
You forgot to mention how Diego Carlos assaulted him from behind when he was about to go one-on-one didn't receive a second yellow and the fact that he kicked the ball that deflected his leg and the fact that scored a goal against Liverpool in EFL cup final that was ruled offside but he was on site
To be fair to the man, he actually had a good game against city in the final. It wasn't his fault that Dimarco's header landed on him and he actually was the only one that seemed to try threatening the opposition.
Nah bro we (inter) gave him many chances even when he had betrayed us to join Chelsea and after the final we tried buying him permanently but he tried to betray us with Juve😥🖤💙
Hey man, I'm not criticising Inter or any other club's criticism of Lukaku. I totally understand why Inter fans despise the man. What he did was disgraceful!
S**** Lukaku, talking to Juve was a stab in the back that cannot be forgotten nor forgiven, door closed, go block your teammates from scoring somewhere else!
I'm a Chelsea fan and yeah i don't have anything positive to say about him. He ruined it for himself. He was setup to be the next Drogba, supported by Drogba but just couldn't keep his mouth shut and vexed Chelsea fans with his comments.
Not sure why foreigners keep on bringing up his missers vs croatia. You'll be hard pressed to find a belgian who holds that against him. We appreciate him always being in the right places even when he misses some shockers now and then. Most strikers are incapable of being in the right place on the right time. Lukaku is always there. and we appreciate what he has done for belgium. Well, most of us do. there are always some weirdos. He is the best ever belgium striker. And as far as leadership from a striker, only Ceulemans and Wilmots lifted us up similarly.
Did I ever suggest Belgians don't appreciate him? You know people outside of Belgium aka "foreigners" watched the game and formed their opinion on the performance? It is objectively true that he received extensive criticism for his displays with Belgium in the world cup last year.. I'm not hating on him for it...it's just what happened.
@@DMac__ Criticism by foreigners who already had a bias and who just wanted to give him another kick when he was down. Foreigners who did not have a stake in the game. And it matters cause you spoke about Lukaku burning bridges at man utd, chelsea, inter. Implying a rift at belgium as well. When the opposite is true. He has become belgium leader more than ever.
@@koopalibrary I never once implied he had "a rift at Belgium". I urge you to re-watch both my intro and later section of the video which covered the world cup. There is no bias with my coverage on Lukaku.
I ain't know at all about Romel until watching this video Dmac. Well done btw in pulling back the sheet and enlightening us...Lukaku needs a mentor and a well informed advisor to advise him on how to navigate on and off the pitch, so he can make better decisions moving forward in becoming a legend. Abba, teach Lukaku to cast his cares on you (I Peter 5:7) and to forgive himself and others who stood before him and teach him Godly character that will benefit him to staying on top and no longer wavering like a rollercoaster up and down. Help Lukaku to becoming stable longer while he remains in top condition before he wraps it all up, in Jesus name AMEN.
@@DMac__ It was more of the antics with the Belgian media every time he went away on international duty. That interview with Italian Sky TV while at Chelsea was standard behaviour while at Everton. Kevin Miralles was the same....maybe its a Belgian thing.
I'm sorry but I have to say this clubs will never be loyal to you so why should you be loyal to clubs. Many of the people at those club turned on him and disrespected him and especially toxic clubs like Chelsea deserve everything bad that happens to them. Seriously misunderstood, underrated and disrespected player.
00:05 Who loves Lukaku??? The man who started his career with missing a penalty in European final as a teenager, and ended it in 2022 with wasting his team chances in another European final
Idk I feel like you cant blame him for the World Cup. The whole team is just so immature and they all fight with each other in the locker room. I dont blame anyone for not performing on Belguim. They really need a coach that will get the respect and effort out of his players. Everything else? Yeah, spot on for me anyway lol.
How many times did this happen already? Nice start but again wait and see , his goals will contributions will come down , he will shit again on another club. THATS LUKAKU
It might Sound a little rassict but it’s the truth…nowadays beeing black and young seems enough to be a pro. Lakaka is the best example. He has no skills and talent. He is just Black and had a lot of luck that he was bigger and stronger than the other guys in the youth league.
At this point can anyone tell me what is this hype about Lukaku when there is Lautaro Martinez from the same league that is having the season of his life Lukaku isn't even in top 3 strikers in Serie A
@@kageryu311 He never played for my club. He's bang average. Poor first touch, doesn't participate in build up and misses too many chances. He's clearly an idiot for doing that interview while a Chelsea player.
What you and everyone fails to mention during the game against Croatia in the 22 WC is that belgium played utter shite the whole turnament, he singlehandedly turned Belgium into a good mood again, yes he did fail many occasions which did break our hearts, but he came in, still not fully recovered from his injury trying to help his country and turned us into a better side, so i would not even blame him, there are plenty of other players to blame it on, but not lukaku.
More people need to hear this
That's a fair statement
That is true to some extent. Lukaku was the scapegoat for a generation of talent that was on its last legs. But you cannot deny that his individual performance in that match against was a complete catastrophe. After this match all anyone could talk about was the failures of Lukaku alone. So yes, unfair, but it was the reality!
For country he is a BEAST and he is a master translator(even better than Google Translate)
@@DMac__ I'm Belgian and most of my friends who watched that game agreed that Lukaku played a decent game. You see, before he came on, we literally created nothing. Lukaku was ALWAYS in the exact right spot at the exact right time, which led to him getting a lot of clear cut chances. He didn't convert them but without him we wouldn't have had a single decent chance the entire game
Lukaku loves to score in his debut
Hes not just Belgium's all time top scorer- hes number 7 on the list of all time international scorers, just above Lewandoski and Neymar. Hes only 6 goals away from being top 5 of all time. Its truly impossible to say in a single sentence how good or bad his career has been, whatever position you take theres about 50 points you could make to argue against it.
One of the best players. Truly one of my favorite players
Same here
@@Nabeel_Sikander_05 same
Inter made it to the champions league final because of lukaku and they weren’t doing shit until he was subbed in
Ehm no ... Only the goal against Porto in the round of 16, otherwise he made no contribution with reaching the final. A penalty scored with Benfica i truly wouldn't count that as contribution.
Inter had 2 HUGE chances to go 1 nil up before Lukaku came in that final. One Barella shot wide when the keeper wasn't in the area and Two Lautaro one on one against the keeper couldn't convert
Good to see you back to the long-format. We've missed it ⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽
Throughout his entire career, even in his earlier days at Everton, he's had issues with dissapearing in big games. I'm an Everton fan, and Lukaku had a tendency of destroying smaller teams and just fading out of bigger games. Off the ball he wasn't great. Thing is, he would still have been a great striker for these teams if he didn't do ridiculous things like intentionally antagonizing his old fanbases, kissing other teams badges, etc...
100% agree with this assessment. Certainly not the most aesthetically pleasing striker who had a habit of going missing in crucial games. I think the overwhelming criticism, however, stems from his antagonising behaviour on and off the pitch across various clubs throughout his career.
@@DMac__ Absolutely yeah. Your video was spot on and a great watch. Everton fans would still love him if it wasn't for all of his antagonising behavior and the way he treated the club. I'm sure Inter fans feel the same way.
Hold on… how did he treat Everton badly?
@@ness-ee Good question. There are a few things he did- one of the main things is the way he treated the club after he left. He kissed the United badge and shushed our fans after scoring against us a few weeks after leaving. Every time he went on international duty, he would hold interviews talking about how Everton wasn't big enough for him, and he wanted to move. He hurt us financially by refusing to move to Chelsea because Chelsea weren't willing to match United's agent fees (which to be fair is more likely his agent) but this forced us to accept Uniteds bid. He stole a penalty from Baines and missed it, then refused to apologise to Baines, he stopped putting in any effort off the ball or pressing, and since leaving Everton he's made really negative comments about the club. Compare this to someone like Richarlison, or Rooney. If Lukaku behaved in a more respectful manner, he'd be loved by Inter and Everton fans I imagine.
@@GoodMorning-wc7yr he did deserve a move to a bigger club though. And who would want to stay at a club playing under Ronald Koeman?
Such a high quality video I've learnt alot about lukaku today thansk of u makes me feel a little bit sorry for him but still he made alot of mistakes but somehow I know there's a good striker in there . Anyways this video 10/10 keep it up finna subscribe
Again and again!!! You really know how to tell a story... Your work is appreciated Sir 👏❤️
To be fair he brought some of the hate on himself by being disloyal to about every club he ever played for. After all he seems to be a very sensitive player who needs a good relationship with his coach/club/teammates to perform well. On the other hand his ambition (and maybe also greed?) made him commit to some questionable decisions. He prolly should've stayed at Inter the first time around...
As a Belgian I con conferm Lukaku is a legend for Belguim
He's currently scored 83 goals for them.
A lot of people hyper focus on the negatives for him. He is not Ronaldo but he is a decent goalscorer
not just decent, he’s actually an amazing goalscorer
@@octoxicbeballin as inter fan i agree, but he fails the big matches (at least for the inter period, for what I've seen). Not only CL and EL final, but he never scored against Juventus, the strongest opponent during those years. Actually he finalized 2 penalties, but no goal outside that. The most important goal he finalized at inter was that one against Porto last season. And I've never hold grudge against him before this summer: he left but he brought decent money, he came back and we forgave him. But the last summer betrayal with Inter struggling about money and still wanting to permanently sign him really turned everyone furious. Fans, society (who had intention to sign him, but at different terms) and players. Like the whole group except the news coinvinced the society to dismiss the offers, and preferred 2 old declining strikers (sanchez and arnautovic).
@@eazyez5717yh he has a mental block in big matches but unreal goalscorer and very very underrated
Great breakdown bud! Crazy when you add up all those badge kisses hehhe
Lukaku is by far the most mentally strong player ever. He has had so much misfortunate in his career, and yet he always returns. He never gives up. He even becomes a better player from the hate he recieves. That deserves nothing but respect.
chu mean, what is he supposed to do, stop playing football? ofc not. come back stronger? idk if come back stronger means failing again .. on and off the field. lukaku is so fkin dumb it hurts. hes not as good as ppl think he does, guy needs massive confidence to do well, if hes missing any his game is shit.
While I do agree he has strong mental, a lot of the criticism he receives is more than justified imo. Saying he only gets "hate" is a bit dishonest imo.
better? mannn Lakaka never change! 😂
No, a player with good mentality would be consistent and performed better under pressure
A player with a good mentality wouldn't have disrespected all of his former clubs. A player with a good mentality would have been loved by fans. He receives hate because of his actions.
2016 Everton Lukaku was THE BEST Lukaku imo
Back the he was actually good on the ball and could move his phat ass
Last 3 club's fanbases*. I'm an Everton fan and I love the guy, by far our best striker in the last 10 years.
R.L. Is a unique talent who can beat you in any game. He doesn’t have to be “the goat” to be a power… and he IS a power. ✌️
I love him.
He's Still a Top 10 [Modern] World Class Striker.
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he does miss many chances but people dont really look at his goalscoring ability
Exactly. Loads of disastrous misses throughout his career but he's also banged in hundreds of goals in the process!
well that's because he's got insane instincts and physical prowess but he's somewhat lacking in technical skills
This Video unfortunately did not age that well he will probably leave roma and go for napoli their rivals, he is indeed one of the footballers
Our favourite score
“Nil all”
Should have never left Inter in 2021, could have been a Legend for one of the biggest Club's in Italy!
Who could say that the youngster we signed at 20 for a quarter of lukaku transfer fee would become a more loved player than Lukaku, and if he stays probably a legend for the club?
Lukaku is a great scorer. That's it!
It is so chaotic he doesn't even know where the goal is 😂
i love lukaku
You forgot to mention how Diego Carlos assaulted him from behind when he was about to go one-on-one didn't receive a second yellow and the fact that he kicked the ball that deflected his leg and the fact that scored a goal against Liverpool in EFL cup final that was ruled offside but he was on site
It was actually the fa cup final in which he scored.
my lukaku
To be fair to the man, he actually had a good game against city in the final. It wasn't his fault that Dimarco's header landed on him and he actually was the only one that seemed to try threatening the opposition.
Crazy since lukaku backstabbed mou
Yeah he does that to everyone 😅
Nah bro we (inter) gave him many chances even when he had betrayed us to join Chelsea and after the final we tried buying him permanently but he tried to betray us with Juve😥🖤💙
Hey man, I'm not criticising Inter or any other club's criticism of Lukaku. I totally understand why Inter fans despise the man. What he did was disgraceful!
No it wasn't, you don't know the whole truth dude... and what was behind story wtf.@@DMac__
Lukaku loves to score in his debut
Best part of this video: France 98 jersey ❤
Lukaku: 83 international goals
Pelé: 77 international goals
#GOAT
😮 Shambles
Love this videos
0:32 he look like Drogba
S**** Lukaku, talking to Juve was a stab in the back that cannot be forgotten nor forgiven, door closed, go block your teammates from scoring somewhere else!
The taste for the long videos are gradually increasing ❤️🥷
love it ..
I'm a Chelsea fan and yeah i don't have anything positive to say about him. He ruined it for himself.
He was setup to be the next Drogba, supported by Drogba but just couldn't keep his mouth shut and vexed Chelsea fans with his comments.
He has a very strong character, like Harry Maguire. Despite all the bullying, he's still a very decent striker
Why is there a pic of Abedi Pele?
What eden hazard? Wasn't he on the Belgium squad too??
Waiting for Lukaku to burn the bridges at Roma and then sneak a move to PSG because he can!
As an Inter 🟦⬛️ fan.
I join LAKAKA team
Not sure why foreigners keep on bringing up his missers vs croatia. You'll be hard pressed to find a belgian who holds that against him. We appreciate him always being in the right places even when he misses some shockers now and then. Most strikers are incapable of being in the right place on the right time. Lukaku is always there. and we appreciate what he has done for belgium. Well, most of us do. there are always some weirdos. He is the best ever belgium striker. And as far as leadership from a striker, only Ceulemans and Wilmots lifted us up similarly.
Did I ever suggest Belgians don't appreciate him? You know people outside of Belgium aka "foreigners" watched the game and formed their opinion on the performance? It is objectively true that he received extensive criticism for his displays with Belgium in the world cup last year.. I'm not hating on him for it...it's just what happened.
@@DMac__ Criticism by foreigners who already had a bias and who just wanted to give him another kick when he was down. Foreigners who did not have a stake in the game. And it matters cause you spoke about Lukaku burning bridges at man utd, chelsea, inter. Implying a rift at belgium as well. When the opposite is true. He has become belgium leader more than ever.
@@koopalibrary I never once implied he had "a rift at Belgium". I urge you to re-watch both my intro and later section of the video which covered the world cup. There is no bias with my coverage on Lukaku.
So is everyone just waiting on him to kiss the Roma badge
I ain't know at all about Romel until watching this video Dmac. Well done btw in pulling back the sheet and enlightening us...Lukaku needs a mentor and a well informed advisor to advise him on how to navigate on and off the pitch, so he can make better decisions moving forward in becoming a legend.
Abba, teach Lukaku to cast his cares on you (I Peter 5:7) and to forgive himself and others who stood before him and teach him Godly character that will benefit him to staying on top and no longer wavering like a rollercoaster up and down. Help Lukaku to becoming stable longer while he remains in top condition before he wraps it all up, in Jesus name AMEN.
cudda been an Inter legend
Same with Everton .....He always looking for his next move though.
I think that he not so hated with Everton fans
After he antagonised them whilst playing for Man U a lot of Everton fans turned on him!
@@DMac__ yes, but i think that less hate than Chelsea fans por example
@@DMac__ It was more of the antics with the Belgian media every time he went away on international duty. That interview with Italian Sky TV while at Chelsea was standard behaviour while at Everton. Kevin Miralles was the same....maybe its a Belgian thing.
I'm sorry but I have to say this clubs will never be loyal to you so why should you be loyal to clubs. Many of the people at those club turned on him and disrespected him and especially toxic clubs like Chelsea deserve everything bad that happens to them.
Seriously misunderstood, underrated and disrespected player.
Music?
Can you make a video on kdb. Bro is on par to zidane, xavi. But no one would consider bcoz of nostalgia bias.
Naah why is lakaka one of the hastags 🤭😂😂😂
Man can rap and wear timberlands while scoring respect lakaka's game
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he loves money,he loves crying i don t want to see him in blue shirt ever again
9:54 in that match the blocking of shot headed on goal was more blameable than that "own goal"
In 2018 romelu lukaku was really good but in 2022 he played terrible
Bro great job but will be happy if i know your Microphone name... ❤
hey man, the microphone I'm using in this vid is a Blue Microphones Yeti 3-Capsule USB Microphone - Blackout Edition
@@DMac__ Thanks So much
Is sounds so sweet with your voice ❤🎙 i will get myself one
00:05
Who loves Lukaku??? The man who started his career with missing a penalty in European final as a teenager, and ended it in 2022 with wasting his team chances in another European final
As a belgium I love him I don't blame him for th world cop
Blud didn't watch the first few minutes of the vid. He debuted at 16yo at anderlecht
We Belgians and Anderlecht fans will always love him 💜🤍
73 goals in his last 71 games for Belgium...yeah we fucking love him
Idk I feel like you cant blame him for the World Cup. The whole team is just so immature and they all fight with each other in the locker room. I dont blame anyone for not performing on Belguim. They really need a coach that will get the respect and effort out of his players. Everything else? Yeah, spot on for me anyway lol.
In Summary. He’s a badman 😎
An Expendable at best
How many times did this happen already?
Nice start but again wait and see , his goals will contributions will come down , he will shit again on another club.
THATS LUKAKU
Why you name him Lakaka?
Because its his famous nickname, like it or not that actually happend
Footballs biggest Mercenary
He shouldn't have gone to Utd, not only except Burno, Shaw no one played their best
"Le Toilette"
Runnypoo le cac loo.
The man is has no loyalty. Flops big matches and then thinks he’s Drogba. Waste of money and squad space.
Dude has outscored Drogba actually
@@stefan5730drogba is still twice the player overall. Lukaku couldve been better though.
Romelu speaks 15 lamguages
Lukaku
It might Sound a little rassict but it’s the truth…nowadays beeing black and young seems enough to be a pro. Lakaka is the best example. He has no skills and talent. He is just Black and had a lot of luck that he was bigger and stronger than the other guys in the youth league.
WRONG, it's not a little racist...it's extremely racist. Embarrassing comment to make.
I think someone didn't watch him from everton😂
Lakaka just missed his penalty shot against Feyenoord, the only one from his team 😂
He could have been the best ever, but literally kept shooting himself in the foot.
The most successful are humble
Haters, find something else to bash instead of spewing nonsense against lukaku.
@BIazyyet dzeko is your picture lol
That's why he is LAKAKA.
Does he have a single fan?😅
LAKAKA
Lukaku is a clown 🤡
Jose turns trash into gold
Lakaka
dump dump dump, you you you
I can't stand him
this dude... Overrated af
😂
At this point can anyone tell me what is this hype about Lukaku when there is Lautaro Martinez from the same league that is having the season of his life
Lukaku isn't even in top 3 strikers in Serie A
Lukaku has always been consistently a good striker.
@@kageryu311 yeah
I hate him Shataku 😂
First 😂
Second
Hes totally overrated. Worst first touch in football ⚽️
Your comment is clearly why he is underrated. You probably only watched him when he played for your club and only focus on the negative. Ungrateful.
@@kageryu311 He never played for my club. He's bang average. Poor first touch, doesn't participate in build up and misses too many chances. He's clearly an idiot for doing that interview while a Chelsea player.
@@Dessienewshoespeople do make mistakes, but a bang average player cannot score 400 goals in top leagues☺️
you don't even know football... funny kid
Look at what he is doing at Roma and shut your mouth!
Huh? Why are you saying that? When did I say he wasn’t a great player?
I think he didn't watched the video@@DMac__
He's a Traitor
Everton fans love lukaku what are you on about? Every week there’s fans calling for him back
lakaka