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16 Favorites to be the Top Scorer of the 2014 World Cup
The top scorer in the World Cup receives the Golden Boot award. While it’s almost impossible to predict the winner, picking from a group that includes Neymar, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Edin Dzeko and Romelu Lukaku makes it a rather safe choice.
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Romelu Lukaku – The Best Scorer Per Minute in the Premier League
A title that usually belongs to Javier Hernandez who isn’t getting too many chances this season has been taken over by Romelu Lukaku, who through his short time in the Premier League has taken over the best scorer per minute. Not just for this season with Everton, but in Premier League history for players with at least 20 goals.
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Everton vs Tottenham – Romelu Lukaku Injured By Running Into Hugo Lloris
The two most amazing things from the dull 0-0 draw between Everton and Tottenham? Hugo Lloris actually staying on the pitch after Romelu Lukaku ran his leg through his head, and the Belgian striker being the one that actually had to come off the pitch and be replaced.
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Mourinho Knows What He’s Doing, But He Does Make Mistakes
Drama and controversy always follows Jose Mourinho, and nothing has changed since his return to Chelsea and the Premier League, mostly noted for his early benching and treatment of Juan Mata and his decision to loan out Romelu Lukaku, even though he might have been the best striker on his squad.
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Chelsea FC – Strikers (Fernando Torres, Samuel Eto’o, Demba Ba) Who Can’t Score Goals
One of the interesting facts about the current crop of strikers Chelsea currently has, consisting of Fernando Torres, Samuel Eto’o and Demba Ba, is that they’ve scored less (combined) for the club since the beginning of last season, while loaned out Romelu Lukaku or gotten rid of Daniel Sturridge have outscored them on their new teams.
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Chelsea FC – Eden Hazard & Juan Mata Don’t Look Good This Early
One of the easiest things to notice about this Chelsea team is the depth, especially when compared to last season. But a deep squad doesn’t mean much when its two best players, Eden Hazard and Juan Mata, have failed to put in a meaningful performance that’ll justify their place in the lineup and their recognition as stars.
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Chelsea FC – Romelu Lukaku Should Be Starting, Not Fernando Torres
There is no clear number one striker for Chelsea, but there should be someone Jose Mourinho trusts more. His selection of Fernando Torres in the opening weekend of the Premier League while leaving Romelu Lukaku on the bench might have been the easier choice to make, but also the wrong one.
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Chelsea FC – Fernando Torres Remains a Huge Question Mark
The new Premier League season is almost here, and we haven’t been hearing anything about Fernando Torres for weeks, which is quite strange. From a player everyone were quite confident will be sold at some point, it seems like it’s going to be another season of disappointing and speculation of whether or not he can get his mojo back.
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Chelsea FC – Romelu Lukaku About Ending the ‘Wonderkid’ Phase
The most important decision made by Chelsea this summer might turn out to be starting to believe in Romelu Lukaku. No longer loaned out to other clubs or spending time with the reserve team. The Belgian striker has proven he’s ready to become a star in the Premier League, and there’s a good chance he’ll get that opportunity this season.
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Chelsea FC – Romelu Lukaku & Kevin De Bruyne Have a Part to Play Next Season
Youth development, Chelsea and Jose Mourinho don’t always go together, but the announcement from the Portuguese manager regarding Romelu Lukaka, Kevin De Bruyne and to a lesser extent, Tomas Kalas, means maybe wasting money on expensive signings isn’t the way to go, and starting to use the impressive youth talents reservoir the club assembled over the past few years is finally happening.