Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku has revealed a fiery conversation he had with coach Jose Mourinho when the latter told him he had been dropped.
Lukaku has not been a starter for a while as he came on from the bench in the last two games against Everton and Manchester City
Speaking to Bleacher report, he said: “I was like, oh wow, sh*t happened, but I really had a conversation with the coach about it and I said ‘listen, it’s been a long year and also with the World Cup, I felt a bit tired’. He saw it. He made his decision.
“He said I didn’t look happy. That I was angry. And I said ‘yeah, hell yeah I’m angry. Like, do you think I should smile?’
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“And then we had that little chat and then after that chat we just moved on. It was like 10 minutes, and from then on like you know it opened something in myself, like a new fire to go and get what’s mine.”
Lukaku also spoke on his relationship with Mourinho which he said was a very good one and he even said that he believes he’s one of the manager’s favourite players
“One of them, yeah, (on being one of Mourinho’s favourites).
“Because I would go through a brick wall for him and he knows that.
“He’s the type of coach where he would be honest with you and tell you how it is, and if you cannot deal with that, I mean, that’s a big problem.
“I mean working under him when I’m 24 is totally different to working under him when I was 19. 20. When I was 19, 20, he was hard on me, man, oh sh*t. The guy was tough – I was doing everything so well but he was still tough.
“But now, 24, I understand him. I understand him now. I became better, I improved as a player.”
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