Romelu Lukaku was bijzonder sterk aan zijn hoofdstuk bij Manchester United begonnen en dus kon een verwachte terugval niet uitblijven. Alleen begint die stilaan wel wat lang te duren. Als spits bij de Red Devils wordt hij namelijk vooral op doelpunten afgerekend en in de laatste elf duels lukte het hem slechts één keer om de netten te doen trillen.
Coach José Mourinho blijft zijn spits desondanks het volle vertrouwen schenken, maar onder de supporters weerklinken steeds meer kritische geluiden. Dinsdagavond tegen Watford (2-4-zege) was Lukaku weliswaar goed in het spel betrokken, maar scoorde hij wederom niet. En dus werd op de sociale media massaal opgeroepen om hem komend weekend op de bank te zetten in de topper tegen Arsenal. Des te meer nu Zlatan Ibrahimovic terug fit is. Of Mourinho hier ook gehoor aan gaat geven, valt echter te betwijfelen.
Een overzicht van enkele reacties:
@ManUtd ... Please listen here:
— Wade Stephen (@wadeweezy5) 28 november 2017
- Bench Lukaku: START @Ibra_official ...
- Bench Lukaku: START @Ibra_official ...
- Bench Lukaku: START @Ibra_official ...
- Bench Lukaku: START @Ibra_official ...
... PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF FOOTBALL BENCH ROMELU LUKAKU ???????????? ...
Watching others do your job for you. Lukaku needs to chow bench. #MUFC #WATMUN #ManUtd #AshleyYoung #AnthonyMartial pic.twitter.com/JXWDQLoTME
— @justforsport (@justforsport1) 28 november 2017
As a die hard United I seriously think lukaku deserves some bench time
— Wege (@Wege_junior) 28 november 2017
No excuses for Lukaku anymore. Enough is enough. He was 2nd goalscorer of the league at Everton and now he can't score even a bloody tap in. Time for bench. Play Rashbeck, Martial, Ibra, I don't care. Let him
— Bottlechester United (@Mouyesinho) 28 november 2017
In as much as sitting on the bench will not help Lukaku's confidence I still think it's the best option now..
— Haboye (@Cassano_Snyper) 28 november 2017
Think it’s time to bench Lukaku and play Rashford as main striker. Sell him in the summer and go for Belotti.
— Wall- E ! (@zerowalls) 29 november 2017
F*cking hell Lukaku’s performance was terrible, for that Mourinho needs to bench him.
— Curry Connoisseur (@Steven2043) 29 november 2017
Lukaku needs some bench time
— ambrose chinedu (@ambrosechinedu1) 28 november 2017
On God Lukaku deserves to be on that bench on Saturday, Ibra should start
— hood favorite (@ianauki) 28 november 2017
How many RTs for @ManUtd to bench Lukaku?
— ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ Papi (@BrianMutuma_) 29 november 2017
I think Mou should keep Lukaku on the bench and let him watch Martial play as a 9.
— CHOCAHOLIC❤ (@FEMMEMONDIALE) 28 november 2017
Mou gotta bench Lukaku to get it through his head that poor performances won't go unpunished.
— Ajiks (@D_Ajiks) 28 november 2017
I beg we bench Lukaku and start Martial striker against arsenal
— El Patrón ???????? (@g_njvv) 28 november 2017
Lukaku needs to start from the basics of attacking:
— Chuka Osa-Afiana I (@chuka_afiana) 28 november 2017
1. Positioning
2. Perfect runnings behind defenders which a good practice of 1 above would help.
3. How to use a right foot... God giving you two didn’t make a mistake.
4. Which is the most important, he needs some bench time.
Lukaku will just be running up and down like one headless chicken, and we have a lion on the bench ????????????
— KUYE!!! (@tobby_kk) 28 november 2017
Lukaku needs some time on the bench to get out Of The firing line, shocking the last few games seems devoid of confidence
— Paul Murphy (@bugrat44) 28 november 2017
I don't understand what benching Lukaku achieves. Scoring is the 'problem' so how's he going to do that from the bench? Let him work through it and he'll come out the other side.
— Anna_MUFC (@mufc_anna) 29 november 2017
