Tottenham Hotspur manager Andre Villas-Boas is aware of the threat of his former player and West Brom’s on loan striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Romelu-Lukaku-c31672 as Spurs take on the Baggies at White Hart Lane today.
The manager is wary of the danger the strong and imposing centre-forward poses, despite the fact that he had overlooked him for the greater part of last season at Chelsea.
The 19-year old striker arrived at http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 last season in an £18 million deal from Belgian outfit Anderlecht. The teenager was tipped by many to be the next Didier Drogba because of his physical presence and imposing style of play. However, he rarely featured for the Blues last season, and only managed 8 appearances for the club.
Lukaku played mainly in the League Cup and was overlooked for the Premier League. The player was soon forgotten by many, despite considerable hype surrounding his transfer.
Now, the player has secure a season long loan move to West Brom in search of first team football, and started of his Premier League debut for the Baggies with a bang. The striker scored a goal coming on from the bench in last week’s 3-0 victory over http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809.
''I think he is ready for the Premier League,'' Villas-Boas told a press conference.
''He is obviously a player with tremendous talent that competed last year against two of the world's best players at Chelsea.”
''Lukaku had frustrations last year that you can understand. It's up to him to compete but when you compete against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 is difficult.”
''Had he overtaken those two to be on team selection every weekend it would have been a tremendous achievement for a 19-year-old.''
Villas-Boas was also full of praise for Baggies manager Steve Clarke, with whom he had worked with previously. The Portuguese is well aware of the Scot’s ability and competence as a manager and has tipped him for success at the Hawthorns.
Tottenham will look forward to securing all three points for Villas-Boas and forget about last week’s defeat to Newcastle United at the Sports Direct Arena. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jan-Vertonghen-c17814 is expected to make his Premier League debut as he fills in for the injured Younes Kaboul.
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