From Red Devils passed Croatia on Sunday after a goal from Romelu Lukaku. With his sixtieth international goal, he guided our national team past the Croats. That also earned him a lot of praise in our newspapers.
Bee The newspapaer couldn’t praise football chief Ludo Vandewalle about the striker of International. “Against Croatia that talent was Lukaku, the heavyweight on the attack. This Lukaku will soon break, no doubt about it. The Inter striker is poised to become the cuddly bear of the nation,” he wrote.
Also with The last news the praise was not spared for the striker and the Anderlecht product was seen to excel. Lukaku is a leader, a playmaker, and a finisher in the same imposing body. Romelu orchestrated like Cruijff used to do, made actions like Van Basten, and finished like Gert Müller.
The same newspaper also saw analyst Marc Degryse Lukaku excel against the Croats. “It was Lukaku who pulled us through that difficult period,” it sounded. “He will be our spearhead at the European Championship”, Degryse said.
We hear the same story in the Walloon newspapers and more specifically at The last hour. “It was he who shook up his team by winning duels and keeping two or three defenders talking. And he didn’t weaken in the second half either’, according to the Walloon newspaper, which gave him an 8 out of 10.
South Press also crowned Lukaku Man of the Match. Even when there were no chances, he remained very precise in his checks and passing.
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