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THREAD: @Inter is letting Romelu Lukaku 🇧🇪🇨🇩 do what he does best

Let's look at his Serie A stats adjusted to a Premier League standard. His underlying attacking output is still only average – it's barely changed! – but he's good in the air and a good finisher as well.

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@Inter @markgoldbridge @ChloeJBeresford @Marcotti @JamesHorncastle @utdreport @ManUtd @MUSReply @InterMilanNow @Don_Nerazzurri @RomeluLukaku9 The change has been in Lukaku's role. Look at how his style evolved over the past few seasons. He used to do more forward passing for #ManUtd and shoot less. Now he links up, gets into the box to receive the ball, and shoots more – still not a classic target man, but closer.

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@Inter @markgoldbridge @ChloeJBeresford @Marcotti @JamesHorncastle @utdreport @ManUtd @MUSReply @InterMilanNow @Don_Nerazzurri @RomeluLukaku9 Check out Lukaku's smartermaps for the previous two seasons at #MUFC. In 2017-18 he came in from the right side and arrived near the middle of the box. In 2018-19 he was often confined to a narrow central channel; otherwise he roved around looking to get involved. Not great.

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@Inter @markgoldbridge @ChloeJBeresford @Marcotti @JamesHorncastle @utdreport @ManUtd @MUSReply @InterMilanNow @Don_Nerazzurri @RomeluLukaku9 This season at #InterMilan, Lukaku is much more involved on the edge of the box and in the traditional areas for target and hold-up play. He's taking shots further to the GK's left, too, which he seems to prefer. It's all totally different.

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@Inter @markgoldbridge @ChloeJBeresford @Marcotti @JamesHorncastle @utdreport @ManUtd @MUSReply @InterMilanNow @Don_Nerazzurri @RomeluLukaku9 So Lukaku has probably scored more at #Inter (1) because Serie A is easier and (2) because he's taken more of a pure scorer's role. Conte knows what he wants from Lukaku, and he's getting it.

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