The living definition of never let them know your next move

The thing with Lukaku, is that he has the skill and the physique and athleticism necessary to be one of the best players in the world. Lukaku despite all of the hate he gets, actually has a decent goal scoring rate at majority of the clubs he has played at. But too me the only place he appeared to both enjoy himself and take the footballing seriously was at Everton, ever since he left Everton, his career has been a strange paradox as he is, good but due to his antics(due to his statements.) and questionable performances he has been labelled everything under the sun.

Lukaku really is the anti Drogba at this point. He chokes in every single big pressure moment. That's not just limited to the UCL Final and World Cup btw, in fact his record against the Big 6 in the PL was horrendous during his time there Hell, both players are now very well known for a late header in the Champions League final, just for very different reasons lol

Lukaku is the type of guy who tells everyone that he is happy somewhere only to snake them a few weeks later 😭

I say the same thing to myself all the time. His goalscoring record is up there with anyone in world football - yet your eyes dont lie when you see him play

As soon as Football Iconic uploads, I watch. Simple

Bro is literally Bojack Horseman without the addiction issues. He keeps causing all of his own problems.

The biggest mercenary in football

Belgian here. There's no doubt Lukaku had a very poor world cup, but I've always maintained he shouldn't have been in Qatar. There's a reason he didn't play against Canada, and didn't start against Morroco or Croatia, he hadn't fully recovered from injury yet. The Belgian dressing room in Qatar was a very well publicized disaster, and if Courtois wasn't world class the Croatia game would probably have been irrelevant as we would have drawn or lost to Canada anyway. Several players carry part of the blame, but Martinez definitely does as well. Guy was starting Eden Hazard at a world cup in 2022, and threw a not fully recovered Lukaku onto the pitch as a hail mary twice to try and save his job (guess it didn't matter, as he somehow landed the Portugal job). KDB's comments during about them being too old were, while definitely part of the problem, looking back on them as I see Tedesco's approach to the Belgium team this year, I get his point. Martinez would often pick players that at one point but incredible performances in for Belgium even when it is clear they were not able to do the same in November/December of last year (Hazard and Lukaku being clear examples in this case). A lack of sufficient integration of new, promising players into the senior team, which Tedesco seems to be focusing on now. And look, I get it, Tedesco is new and hasn't played any tournaments yet, it's not fair to Martinez to be compared to a guy whose hardest challenges so far have been Sweden, Austria and a German team that seems to be in as much turmoil as Belgium's is, if not more. But for Lukaku, opinions in Belgium are divided, certainly, but from what I've experienced it's certainly more positive than negative. He's tied with Sándor Kocsis for the fourth most prolific international goalscorer in European history, with only Lewandowski, Puskas and Ronaldo surpassing him (and he only just turned 30). I won't make excuses for the way he's behaved in his club career, some of the interviews he's given and decisions he's made have harmed his career and image, and he's responsible for that at the end of the day. But as a Belgian, I'm just going too enjoy the De Bruyne/Lukaku combo while we still have it, and while I don't expect to win any tournament any time soon, with join players like Lavia, Bakayoko and Openda coming through, I'm hoping we can stay relevant. Also,just a nitpick, but while there's no doubt the amount of languages Lukaku knows is impressive, but Flemish isn't actually a language. We speak Dutch in Flanders, there are regional dialects, for sure, and the Flemish and Dutch will make fun of each other for small variances, but they're certainly not separate languages.

Talent can take you far, but attitude is what makes you legendary. Lukaku will be remembered as a player who never quite maximised his potential and it will be because of his lacklustre attitude.

what he did to inter is unforgivable

he's NOT cursed whatever happen to him right now, he's doing it to himself

Also, Lukaku was barely blamed for Belgium's exit in the World Cup. He's our all time topscorer and it was the first time that he missed so many chances for the national team.... and this right after an injury! ONLY IN ENGLAND you saw a lot of criticism coming his way after the tournament, NOT IN BELGIUM. Over here, Roberto Martínez was serving as the scapegoat.

He confused me too in the champions league final

"I only know how to chat shit" had me cackling 🤣 Otherwise, regarding Lukaku, this guy has the most polarizing displays to his career. As a striker, he is solid, a real threat when he's on his game. But at the same time, he hasn't shown any of that in the moments where it actually counts. In fact, it's the moments where it counts, that he is shown to be a woeful underperformer. And then there's his habit of rubbing fans up the wrong way.

When Lukaku got the header at 88th minute, I thought that we might witness something similar to Drogba's 2012 88th minute in UCL final that sent the match to the extra-time. But he missed an easy chance to lead Inter to ET and UCL glory.

The most incredible thing about this dude is that he's looked 20 years older than he actually is all his life, it seems

I don’t think he’s cursed as much as he is immature. He blurts whatever pops in his head. Contradicts himself. Gives off the impression that he’s unstable and disloyal. Could’ve avoided all the hate if he had proper people in his corner telling him to shut up lol

Football Iconic, Tifo and Athletic Interest are by far the greatest football journalists I've come across on KZfaq. Always a pleasure to watch, thank you for making some incredible content!

I remember when he joined United. He began a season under Mourinho & his chemistry with Martial & Pogba was incredible. Everyone thought that team might win the title. But then, for whatever reason, Mourinho got nervous & decided to re-sign Ibrahimovic. Lukaku's form immediately spiralled downward as he seemed to feel Mourinho didn't believe in him.

I wonder if Inter & Chelsea are negotiating for the right or the left twix? Chelsea would be absolutely fleecing Inter if he went for the whole bar.

"Cristiano incredible in class just in "short" spats" Loooolll The guy has been on top for 15 years.

For what they say here in italy inter and chelsea had found an agreement, but when it was time to close the deal with the money inter got from the onana deal, lukaku avoided answering his phone for a couple of days. Inter management got pissed and called off the deal. There are no official statement from inter but it is treated as a sure thing from all our national media, and while i think that might not be the whole truth, but to dismiss it as merely a rumor is eccessive.

He has more mood swings than pregnant women and teenage girls

Enigma is the perfect word. Liked him at United for the most part. Seemed to contribute in areas other than goals too. Was actually quite sad to see him go. But there were some dreadful moments at times for sure.

Swear at this point Lukaku's trying to kill his career😂

You know which player would make a great video? Adriano emperor, the 99 power shot from pro evolution soccer

lukaku reminds me of anelka a bit all time talents that people will look back on and say they could have achieved way more in their career if it wasn't for poor attitude

Football Iconic, the WWC is on right now. I'd love to see an in-depth analysis of some of the stories going on. I think this world cup is going to be really exciting and a major competition right now. Women's football should be a part of this. So many players with exciting stories, please consider it.

It's wild to try and make any assessments of his personality just from his career, but he's always come across as someone desperate to be loved.

spot on. romelu is an amazing person and great player and i wouldn't say he has bad management people around him but they are family and not professionals.

this man never disappoints thank you so much for these amazing vids!

Is okay, you aren't the only one confused. Every single football fan is equally baffled. I think this is universal and unanimous.

Lukaku was my fav player back when he was playing for Anderlecht. He was an absolute beast. When he moved to Chelsea and they treated him the way they did, I could not understand why. So I was super excited when he distinguished himself in Everton. I feel like he is not the same player today, nothing like the hungry beast he used to be, but I will forever blame Chelsea for holding him back. He could have been equal to Suarez, but all the damn politics and behind closed-doors decisions in Chelsea somehow put him on the sidelines. No wonder the man is afraid to show loyalty. The way chelsea treated him the first time was abyssmal.

Have you ever done a video on Jay Jay Okocha? He deserves one.

In Argentina and Uruguay, we have a name for that type of player: "pechofrío" ("cold-chested"), which means that they can't deal with the pressure, especially in the important moments, and they end up falling

No inter and Chelsea agreed on the fee but both couldn’t get hold of him to confirm the deal then when inter found out he been talking to JJ they backed out the deal so now he burned every bridge at every club

Finally a Lukaku video I've been asking for months!

There is one club where he will always be welcome, big Rom will always be appreciated at anderlecht

Fans of every club he played for hates him now, but Man City fans will forever be grateful for what he did

Burning bridge with the club and fans that genuinely support him and want him is baffling for me

Love the videos bro. Keep making them

I knew this video would come it was never a question of it but of when 🙏

I would love seeing him for one season at Real Madrid. Even as a Barca Fan, that guy deserves a great team around him.

Give Lukaku some respect..he single handedly invented the role of defensive striker🤣

He should’ve never left inter the first time bro was on the form of his life and already delivered a serie a title if he played about 5 more years there he could’ve became a legend His greed and nostalgia in going back to Chelsea ruined him

will never forget how he blocked two possible goals from his own team in two separate finals. This guy is just overhyped

Yes the game is played with 11 players, but having romelu on the pitch is like a team having a red card the entire 90 minutes. I like lukaku he doesn't deserve to e majority of the hate he gets, but when you have 11 players on the pitch and the one guy in charge of scoring goals just misses the easiest chances it's really hard to win a game.

Good video, you gave him a fair shake mate 👍

As an Inter fan, I hate it how people troll him for the champions league final. Dzeko didnt create anything and when Lukaku came he had an instant impact. Nobody trolls Dzeko for not doing shit. Nobody trolls Inzaghi for starting Dzeko.

Awesome content as always Tinashe.

You forgot to mention that in 2023, Inter loaned Lukaku to MeganTheeStallion but she returned to sender fast before anything was initialized 🤣🤣 sealing Inter's fate in the process

What confuses me the most is that he was FINALLY happy again and he still chose the path of violence 😂. Coz dude was happy at West Brom, happy at Everton, then miserable at Chelsea (both stints) and United and eventually found happiness both times at Inter under Conte and then under Inzaghi and consistent games at Inter with an almost guaranteed starter role especially now that Dzeko left only for him to burn the bridge TWICE. It's genuinely like those moments where someone finds peace but then starts to crave drama and random adrenaline chasing antics 😂, as the meme goes "just to feel something"

Class video as always

Great video bro

One thing about Lukaku: He is unproffecional in my opinion. I am not the guy who criticizes others but... This man lost multiple chances in front of the goal in the Belgium-Croatia match. He got criticized a lot about that. Being in front of the goal was one of his weaknesses and he never tried fixing it. Then 6 months later, after receiving an pinpoint cross from Gozens, he managed to miss an easy header in front of an almost empty goal from a distance less than 1 meter. He missed again. I am not the one who will criticize him but this not the only chance he lost either.

The channel that always underdeliver

"My head is at Chelsea" and "My head is now at Inter". 9:59 looking at his sheer head size, we can't blame him for having all those thoughts on his head.

Banger as always 🤝

Belgian football fan here, who can say Lukaku is my...favourite player. I understand and defend many things about his career, even during his underwhelming return in London, the controversial interview and the poor performance at the world cup. Yet, this time, even I am baffled by how he has apparently shot himself so thoroughly in the foot with all his possible suiters - he might have closed the european chapter of his professional club career. For a player so dependent on emotional support, that he seems to have toyed so much with Inter's fan's support is so paradoxical. There is no way to know if the talks with AC Milan and Juve are true, but to have ruined a possible future at Inter shocks me. Having followed his career since Anderlecht, I truely thought Inter was his home. Now seemingly homeless, what will happen to Big Rom...

Lukaku's PR team needs to get their degrees verified how the heck is no one close to him telling him what to say and what not to say

I just love this man's voice 😍 😅

13:07 If the contract included Megan the Stallion, Lukaku would be contender for the ballon d’or next season

Lukaku is interestingly always been inconsistent, always gets his bag tho

From a West Brom fan, he was amazing

So smooth

@football iconic I missed your uploads bro

I only recently came across your channel. I really enjoy your content, really great work! But what always puzzles me, when I view your videos is, where your accent is from. I hear a little german ;) Hope that q is not too personal^^

this man took "never let them know your next move" to next level 🔥🔥

Remember when Lukaku was a young player at Chelsea. I was fascinated and hoping he would grow and become the clubs next Drogba although that's incredibly big shoes to fill. He really did have some incredible potential and we've all seen how good he can be at his best. Unfortunately i think the attitude and sometimes bizarre decision making and statements stopped him in his path. Such a shame

He is like Tevez. Agent owns his contract and gets a high share of transfer fees.

I don't know but seing from how he burnt all bridges to Juve & Inter, how close Milan & Chelsea, how Milan needs Striker to play on strater level to cover Giroud (and how Giroud is already 37), it may lead to Lukaku joins Milan in the end of transfer Windows. He also match with Milan Gameplay which needs holding-up striker and create room for Leao & Pulisic. Let us see...

sometimes dreams turn into nightmares real fast

Wait, I’ve always thought that picture of young lukaku was fake 😂😂😂

Football iconic is the only footballing KZfaq channel i watch 🙌

Lukaku has basically been a 1 In 2 striker his whole career including as a 16 - 18yr old playing first team football in Belgium. One of the rare cases where he's actually delivered on the initial hype. I can't help but think that (like Neymar), social media has influenced unfair and unobjective criticism where we judge someone on their personal character rather than playing ability , as an actual reflection of said career.

Rom is just confused he was his happiest at Everton even though I’m a Manchester United fan I know he was his happiest at Everton body language and all round play no one judging him about his first touch jovial and happy around the place. Ever since he left his domineer has not been the same.

You forgot to include +Samuel Eto to Zlatan Ibrahimovic's accumulated transfer fee

12:04 Bra Tinashe, grootman. Be you. We love you for you. NH.

should've talked more abt how crazy lukaku's first inter stint was

It's hard to fairly characterize someone as 'cursed' who has made the lifetime earnings he has, and has contributed as much, through his own words and actions, to the negative manner in which he is regarded by so many.

This is why I like this channel, not only is the video informational, I really like the plethora of fact based opinions in the comments.

Tinashe, would love to hear your opinion on the USMNT Claudio Reyna v Gregg Berhalter situation especially now that Gregg is back as the manager

🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦You're great at what you do bruh

No microphone clause🤣🤣👏

The critism of Lukaku is going overboard. Inter can’t afford him, why not find out if Juve can. He isn’t praised for getting to the final but absolutely massacred for missing chances. He has been a top 100 striker in Europe and has a decent legacy despite up and down years.

What are the songs used in these videos? I know the artist but I’m dying for the names, aside from that,quality content as always

wake up babe, football iconic just dropped another banger

Great vid bro as usual ✌🏾

Please do a video about new Kylian Mbappe - PSG - Real Madrid saga. 🙏😭

I think the responsibility for how his career has panned out is divided. For one part his mouth has definitely got the better of him when he should have got his head down, but it seems some of the transfer decisions may have been out of his hands too. Unfortunately going to Chelsea is the worst thing a youngster can do. Overall he shoulders some of the blame, but not all of it, and I think his career has hit its peak.

Lukaku is the Nicolas Anelka of modern footballer

Excellent and witty narrator!

God, the chelsea board or whoever decided to go for lukaku for a second time is crazzzy

I love this guy list all the languages lukaku can speak “that’s not bad I only know how to talk shit” 😂😂😂😂😂

His attittude though, right now he's just reaping what he sow.

watched it all, brilliant video. 9/10.

Lautaro Martinez just released a comment saying he's disappointed in Lukaku. He tried calling him to stay but he didn't pick up his calls. He just left the club

He’s a fair weather sailor.

as an everton fan i saw the red flags a long time ago lol still probably the best striker weve had in awhile tho