Chelsea striker Lukaku: Playing for Belgium is like being in sweet shop | OneFootball

Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku admits he enjoys playing for Belgium.

Lukaku says he relishes the freedom he enjoys for coach Roberto Martinez's national team.

He declared: “The 100 appearances for Belgium? One hundred appearances is something you try to achieve as a young man. I was lucky enough to have started at an early age: now I am 28 years old. It's been almost 12 years with many ups and downs, but as a team we have always continued to grow.

"In the end, the ultimate goal remains to win and this is my motivation. Every time I play for the national team, I want to win. And win a tournament.

"Am I the all-time top scorer for the national team? I didn't immediately start scoring goals for the national team. It took me some time. But once I got used to it, I knew I would have the opportunity to score and that the other players would let me do it. And everyone else started scoring too, not just me: Eden [Hazard], Kevin [De Bruyne], Dries [Mertens].

"This made me think that we have a really high quality up front. And for me it was like a sweet shop: always scoring goals."