Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku don talk about how people dey compare am to Chelsea legend Didier Drogba, especially when he dey play for English football clubs.
Lukaku, wey don play for big Premier League clubs like Chelsea, Manchester United, and Everton, say for England, dem want put am in a box because of him physical stature. “In England, they wanted to put me in a box. They see someone built like me and think: new Drogba,” na wetin Lukaku talk during interview with Friends of Sports wey dem release on YouTube on Wednesday.
Lukaku explain say even though him body structure be one thing wey dey define am, him playing style no be like Drogba’s. “I’m not like that. Didier was more back to goal; he could hold up the ball no matter where you play it in from. That wasn’t my style,” him add.
Lukaku also talk about the challenges wey him face because of the constant comparisons to Drogba. According to am, Drogba’s style and skills be template for how people expect am to play, but him no fit fit into that role.
