#4 Romelu Lukaku – Timely Lucky
Okay, so I have absolutely no idea how the iPhone got the word ‘Timely’ from ‘Romelu’, but let’s run with it anyway. The Everton striker has definitely been timely in the last few seasons as he’s scored goal after goal for the Toffees in the Premier League, hitting 20 in 2014/15, 25 in 2015/16 and 26 in 2016/17.
He’s also been adept at finding the net for his national side Belgium, scoring 11 in 14 games in 2016.
Lucky, though? Well, while his goal return sounds excellent, he has been accused of being a bit of a flat-track bully as of late – only scoring goals against weak opposition and not really landing any crucial goals for Everton, particularly against the bigger sides. It seems that his form might earn him a mega-money move to Chelsea though – possibly for a world-record fee – which would make him a lucky man indeed in terms of the wages he’d likely earn!
#3 Antoine Griezmann – Anyone Friesland
French striker Griezmann was a man in demand earlier in the season as rumours linked him with both Manchester United and Real Madrid. Unfortunately for those two giants though, he’s shown his loyalty to Atletico Madrid and seems content to stay at the Vicente Calderon for the foreseeable future.
And for Atletico, he’s not just ‘anyone’ – he’s been their key goalscorer since moving there in 2014/15 and doesn’t seem to be slowing down.
As for ‘Friesland’, the province situated in the northern part of the Netherlands, it doesn’t appear to have any link to the French striker whatsoever. He doesn’t even appear to have ever played against the area’s top football club Heerenveen! The area’s most famous sport, however, is speed skating. And with Griezmann’s pace on the pitch, and the way he skates between defenders, maybe it does make sense after all.
