Lukaku is set to join United from Everton for £75 million plus add-ons, with the Belgian striker tasked with filling the void left by Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who was released this summer.
Meulensteen believes that, although he has some flaws, Lukaku will improve by playing with quality individuals at United. Meulensteen told talkSPORT: “I can see where Mourinho is coming from with this signing. “Of course [he can improve], he is going to play in a team with better players around him. “[His weaknesses are] not making that difference and a big impact in really, really big games and the second thing is certain moments where decision making is key – that is what makes the difference in very important games.
“It means you need to be able to play a big part in the link-up play, getting in behind and getting past people, if he works on it every day he can improve. “The good thing is he is only 24, he already has four or five years of experience in the Premier League. These are all positive things and if you play and train every day with top players around you, it will improve you anyway.
Romelu Lukaku had an average shot accuracy of 64% in the Premier League last season. “I do think [he fits into Man United’s system of last season], it was very clear and evident for me that Mourinho likes to have a strong target man up front. “If you go back to the Manchester United era under Sir Alex Ferguson, he had different sorts of strikers leading the line, a different type of play, and Mourinho has his own style.
“It is not exactly what Sir Alex was aiming for, but the main aim is to be successful and he was that last year with winning the Europa League and the League Cup and he obviously wants to improve on that.” Meulensteen stated that there is no question that Lukaku is an excellent finisher. He said: “Absolutely.
“The good thing about it is he has got a variety, he can score goals outside of the box, with his head, left foot, right foot and they are really good attributes that he’s got. “Obviously they bought [Victor] Lindelof and there were rumours of going back for Michael Keane [before he joined Everton], but Lukaku is a straight forward signing and a big signing for Mourinho.”
Lukaku scored 25 goals in the Premier League last season and also linked play extremely well as he created 46 chances for his team-mates. There will inevitably be much pressure on the 24-year-old to deliver and, although he previously featured in the Champions League for Anderlecht, it will be intriguing to see how Lukaku fares leading the line for United in Europe’s elite club competition.
Meulensteen believes that, although he has some flaws, Lukaku will improve by playing with quality individuals at United. Meulensteen told talkSPORT: “I can see where Mourinho is coming from with this signing. “Of course [he can improve], he is going to play in a team with better players around him. “[His weaknesses are] not making that difference and a big impact in really, really big games and the second thing is certain moments where decision making is key – that is what makes the difference in very important games.
“It means you need to be able to play a big part in the link-up play, getting in behind and getting past people, if he works on it every day he can improve. “The good thing is he is only 24, he already has four or five years of experience in the Premier League. These are all positive things and if you play and train every day with top players around you, it will improve you anyway.
Romelu Lukaku had an average shot accuracy of 64% in the Premier League last season. “I do think [he fits into Man United’s system of last season], it was very clear and evident for me that Mourinho likes to have a strong target man up front. “If you go back to the Manchester United era under Sir Alex Ferguson, he had different sorts of strikers leading the line, a different type of play, and Mourinho has his own style.
“It is not exactly what Sir Alex was aiming for, but the main aim is to be successful and he was that last year with winning the Europa League and the League Cup and he obviously wants to improve on that.” Meulensteen stated that there is no question that Lukaku is an excellent finisher. He said: “Absolutely.
“The good thing about it is he has got a variety, he can score goals outside of the box, with his head, left foot, right foot and they are really good attributes that he’s got. “Obviously they bought [Victor] Lindelof and there were rumours of going back for Michael Keane [before he joined Everton], but Lukaku is a straight forward signing and a big signing for Mourinho.”
Lukaku scored 25 goals in the Premier League last season and also linked play extremely well as he created 46 chances for his team-mates. There will inevitably be much pressure on the 24-year-old to deliver and, although he previously featured in the Champions League for Anderlecht, it will be intriguing to see how Lukaku fares leading the line for United in Europe’s elite club competition.
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