Roberto Martinez: Lukaku is underappreciated in England

Belgian national team coach Roberto Martinez feels Romelu Lukaku was treated unfairly in England. With the number of goals, Lukaku should be more appreciated.

Lukaku ended his eight season career in the Premier League by moving to Inter Milan this summer. The Belgian striker was bailed out of Manchester United for 80 million euros.

For almost a decade, Lukaku has defended several clubs such as Chelsea, West Bromwich, Everton, and MU. He has packed 136 goals, when he was only 26 years old.

After scoring 27 goals in his first season at MU, Lukaku's productivity dropped dramatically in his second season after only contributing 15 goals. Not a few who questioned aspects of the game Lukaku, who was considered too slow.

"Romelu has been underappreciated for most of his career in British football," Martinez told the Daily Mail, quoted by Omnisport.

"And the reason is very clear. Everyone analyzes what he does not have as player number nine. Everyone wants to tell him that his first touch should be better, that he should be stronger in the air, that he must create more space. "

"But what they have missed is his strength as a goal scorer. Just look at his statistics. He is one of the most important goalscorers of his age. Like any player, if you want to highlight other things that they don't do well, then you will not feel a good player, "blurted the coach who once coached Everton.

Lukaku is enjoying a promising start to a career in Italy. Lukaku scored one goal in his debut match with the Nerazzurri when he struck Lecce 4-0.

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