A sad and frustrating day for Lukaku and the Belgian team against Slovakia

It’s not the first time Romelu Lukaku has shown his lack of luck in front of goal in big games. The teams he has played for, such as Chelsea, Man United, Inter and now AS Roma, have had enough. However, every time the Belgian star appears clumsy in front of goal, he becomes the focus of ridicule and criticism.

Lukaku is pitiful but also blameworthy. A striker who once said he was in the top 5 strikers in the world kept missing good chances in front of the goal. Lukaku can blame fate when VAR denied his goal, but what about the previous situations?

The 31-year-old striker came to EURO 2024 with the record of being the player with the most goals in the history of the qualifying round. That achievement was achieved because Lukaku was placed in a system that served him under the control of captain Domenico Tedesco. But once again, the match against Slovakia was like a punch in the confidence of the striker who scored 85 goals for the "Devils".

Every time Lukaku handles the ball in front of Slovakia's goal, he accidentally becomes the center of jokes on social media. Photo: AFP

When Lukaku was stuck and unlucky, Tedesco tried to swap the positions of Trossard and Doku but failed. He pushed De Bruyne higher to make up for the loss but also failed. Lukaku was like a real obstacle for his teammates. After the match, Kevin De Bruyne was so angry that he cried. This could be the last EURO of this midfielder's career and he may not be able to have any glory.

After the match, when he read hundreds of thousands of mocking comments on social networks about his student, captain Tedesco could do nothing but console him. The journey with Belgium in this year's tournament has not ended after the loss to Slovakia, but it will be much more difficult.

"He has been playing for Belgium for a long time and knows how to score goals. In today's game, that was also shown.

Lukaku scored two goals but they were all disallowed. If he needs encouragement, I'm here. But I guess Lukaku doesn't need it because he has the courage and professionalism to deal with things like this" - Tedesco shared.

The Belgian team failed in the most frustrating way for Kevin De Bruyne. Photo: AFP

Lukaku understands how important it is to play well at EURO 2024. This could be the last EURO of his career because the next time, he will be 35 years old. Besides, when Chelsea does not want to include his name in the squad and AS Roma has run out of money to borrow this striker from The Blues, Lukaku understands that he must make an extraordinary effort to be sought after in the summer transfer market of 2024.

The opportunity against Ukraine and Romania is still there, Lukaku and his teammates need to take advantage. Inconvenience can happen at any time, but it is so cruel that it makes De Bruyne cry, which is not worth it.

Source: https://laodong.vn/bong-da-quoc-te/mot-ngay-vua-buon-vua-uat-uc-cua-lukaku-va-doi-tuyen-bi-truoc-slovakia-1354502.ldo