Romelu Lukaku has hit out at Chelsea for limiting him in ‘a box’ as far as his style of play is concerned, thinking he was a new Didier Drogba.
Lukaku joined the Blues as a young attacker but left for
Everton when it was clear he was not in their plans. The Belgian returned to
Stamford Bridge in a multi-million pounds deal from Inter Milan in 2019 and yet
again failed to perform.
He was sold permanently to Napoli last summer transfer
window and has started on a bright note for Antonio Conte’s side.
The Belgian international told podcast channel Friends of
Sports, according to journalist Fabrizio Romano, that he and Drogba do not play
the same kind of football.
“In England, they wanted to put me in a box. They see
someone built like me and think: new Drogba. I’m not like that.
“Didier was more back to goal, he could hold up the ball no
matter where you play it in from. That wasn’t my style.
“The narratives when I was in England was ‘he’s lazy, he
doesn’t work hard, he’s not a leader, he’s selfish, first, he cannot hold a
ball, blah blah blah.’
“I played two years at Inter, ‘he’s back to goal, he’s the
best player in the world, he’s top 5,’” he added (via OneFootball).
Lukaku first signed for the Blues in 2011 and spent the next
two seasons (2012-13 and 2013-14) on loan at West Bromwich Albion and Everton,
respectively. He signed a permanent contract at Everton in 2014.
He then secured a deal at Manchester United in 2017.
Despite scoring 42 goals and providing 12 assists in 96
outings for the Old Trafford-based outfit across two seasons, he joined Inter
Milan in 2019.
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