According to the Associated Press, Doku spoke to the media before Belgium’s match against Ukraine in Group E of the European Championship. When asked about Lukaku’s situation, he said that his teammate has been unlucky and that he is now scared to celebrate goals because he’s afraid they’ll be disallowed.
If there was an award for the unluckiest player in the European Championship so far, Lukaku would be the runaway winner. The “Little Beast” has scored three goals, all of which were ruled out by VAR. In the first match against Slovakia, his first goal was ruled offside. His second goal was overturned due to an Openda handball. In the second match against Romania, his goal was again canceled because of a “hair’s breadth offside.”
Speaking about Lukaku’s problems, his national teammate Doku said: “He used to really enjoy scoring goals, but now he’s afraid to celebrate when he scores. He’s scared they’ll be ruled out. He’s been unlucky. But he’s happy, he’s happy because we won the last match. Of course, as a striker, he always wants to score, and he cares about his personal stats, which is normal. But he’s happy with the impact he brings to the national team and the chances he creates. If you saw the game, you’d know how important he is to us. He didn’t score, but he provided an assist, which is equally important.”
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