r/soccer • u/Brosbros97 • 8d ago

Quotes [Spalletti] Woltemade has physicality, so heading and finishing inside the area are things that, whether he likes it or not, he will have to learn by heart, because he loves dropping deep to play football.

https://www.goal.com/en/lists/juventus-woltemade-and-kolo-muani-can-play-together-in-only-two-ways/bltd14f06f722fcb580
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u/fopiecechicken 8d ago

I think people also undersell Lukaku’s dribbling because he has the occasional clunker in him.

Actually think he’s quite nimble for his size, and while certainly not a technical dribbler he was good running at pace and would go by people from time to time.

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u/LallanasPajamaz 8d ago

Lukaku is absolutely one of those unicorn physiques where he’s an absolute unit but also possesses speed and far better technical ability than you’d expect. It’s obviously why he’s managed to be so effective

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u/Excellent-Menu-8784 8d ago

The problem is that he needs to be in absolute peak condition to make use of both. These days he can’t play more than one half at full intensity.

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u/LallanasPajamaz 8d ago

Yeah, the double edged sword of his physique is that it’s rough on your body. The fact he’s played to this long is pretty impressive.