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'He is predictable & lazy' - Lukaku slammed by ex-Juve star

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ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - FEBRUARY 15:  Romelu Lukaku of Roma looks on during the UEFA Europa League 2023/24 playoff first leg match between Feyenoord and AS Roma at Feyenoord Stadium on February 15, 2024 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - FEBRUARY 15: Romelu Lukaku of Roma looks on during the UEFA Europa League 2023/24 playoff first leg match between Feyenoord and AS Roma at Feyenoord Stadium on February 15, 2024 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

AS Roma striker Romelu Lukaku has been heavily crticised by a former Juventus star for being "predictable and lazy."

Belgium's all-time leading scorer has had a decent return for the Rome outfit, having scored 16 goals in 30 matches across all competitions.

However, those numbers have not done enough to impress Former Juventus and Fiorentina star Angelo De Livio who has accused the striker of changing the way he plays.

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“Lukaku had other characteristics in previous seasons," Livio told TV play, via Sport Witness,

"He was very strong in depth, you could never catch him, while now he is changing his type of game: he comes to meet you, he only plays with his back to the goal and he’s ruining himself because he is predictable and lazy.

"Before he was a force of nature, with Conte he was at his best. "

I don’t want him to be training to only play this game with his back to goal, because a good striker must know how to play with his back to the goal and then attack deep down."

Lukaku is currently on loan at AS Roma from Chelsea, but it remans to be seen if the Serie A side will make the move permanent next season.

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