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2014-15 Performances


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Haven't the rumours been that he has been holding out for Real Madrid all summer?

Honestly I don't think we got involved till late on. Something must have come up with RVP, and with Welbeck/Chicha both going, LVG decided to pounce.
 
what a time to be alive. Di Maria, Falcao, young and Ando in the same team.
 
If the team creates proper chances, Falcao will put them away, Ruud Van Nistlerooy mark II. If LvG continues with that 5 at the back crap, then the strikers will suffer no matter who is chosen.
 
Ah that interview is brilliant. He seems a very humble and intelligent guy. Can't wait to see him play.
 
Tbf, he did seem a bit disenchanted with life in France and never looked settled. He probably went there for tax-free hard cash and must have regretted it instantly. I mean come on, Monaco had the second worst attendance record in the leak and struggled to fill their 18000 capacity stadium with an average of 9000 attending. Kind of similar to Cavani's jaded performances but due to different reasons with Cavani unhappy with his position. It has to be noted that he wasn't too impressive before the injury itself. He has started this season off impressively with 2 goals in 3 games as well.

I think there was a lot of talk that the move to Monaco was engineered by third parties that controlled his player rights and they wanted to cash in with one of the oil clubs. You could clearly tell he was unhappy there. Hopefully now he's in a footballing mecca, he can get back to his Atletico form. If he gets anywhere near his best, he will be a dominant player in the EPL.
 
Had no doubt that it would have got done ,but man did they go right up to the wire ,considering it was the first transfer out of the traps.
 
If the team creates proper chances, Falcao will put them away, Ruud Van Nistlerooy mark II. If LvG continues with that 5 at the back crap, then the strikers will suffer no matter who is chosen.

No, if he continues with that Valencia/Young crap the whole team will suffer.
 
I really do think this could be another RVP in the making. He will feel like he has got a new lease of life after being at Monaco. He is back in the big leagues now, and will want to finish his career with as many trophies as he can get.

Sure his ACL injury is a worry, but no doubt he has had the best treatment possible. The good thing is those type of injuries don't usually take away pace, so that's not much to worry about. If he can find his top form here, he will be an absolute weapon.
 
Wov, this looks unreal, welcome Falcao, I'm sure you'll bang a ton of goals for us.
Interview was great, he looks and sounds like such a nice guy.
 
No, if he continues with that Valencia/Young crap the whole team will suffer.
Watching the last 4 games, it's our lack of creativity going forward that has resulted in the sorry start to the season. If we continue to play 5 at the back, Rafael and Shaw are not going to be provide any creativity either. Switch to 4 at the back and we would not have to suffer watching Valencia and Young. Let Rafael and Shaw do their primary job, which is defend, let the midfielders and strikers create for each other.
 
I`m really pleased that he has decent English. It will surely help him to settle in quickly.

Can't wait for our next game
 
Watching the last 4 games, it's our lack of creativity going forward that has resulted in the sorry start to the season. If we continue to play 5 at the back, Rafael and Shaw are not going to be provide any creativity either. Switch to 4 at the back and we would not have to suffer watching Valencia and Young. Let Rafael and Shaw do their primary job, which is defend, let the midfielders and strikers create for each other.

Considering Valencia had most the ball against Burnley and did nothing with it, I'm confident if teams allow Rafael that much time he'd create more than Valencia easily.
 
I ddid not see this transfer coming until I heard from Sky sports yesterday that it might happen. Absolute shocker. I don't really think we needed another striker, but when a player of Falcaos ability becomes available, you should get him, especially if he wants to join us himself. From the interview he seemed like he was happy and he does have immense quality. I wonder if this deal is really just a loan or if it is really a permanent deal behind closed doors intended to give Monaco more breathing room for FFP.
 
When we signed RVP, and again with Di Maria, I was simply thrilled. Genuinely exciting signings

With Falcao I'm strangely nervous. It just doesnt feel real. Its as if he's too good, and the thought of him not being great or getting injured is just scary

Its like buying a new house. If you can afford it then you're excited, but if you really stretch your budget its exciting but scary too

ps. WOW !
 
Considering Valencia had most the ball against Burnley and did nothing with it, I'm confident if teams allow Rafael that much time he'd create more than Valencia easily.
Sorry, but get used to seeing a lot of Valencia. Rafael cannot even get onto the pitch let alone play a match. Valencia has played too many games already for my liking, but unless we want to continue to ruin Jones, Valencia will be chosen.
 
This international break after the transfer market closes it's the worst ever. Everybody wants to see their new signings and they have to watch some shite international friendlies that nobody cares about instead.
 
I am delighted. We need this type of player so much. This type of aggressive south american players (Tevez, Edmundo) often go very well in the PL compared to the more technically gifted primadonnas.

This transfer also brings back memories of Marcelo Salas - a guy I always dreamt of having in my team. So about 15 years later on we finally get our own version of the animal.

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I would have loved him here, we were so close as well.
 
Is it weird that seeing him speak English and smiling like a goof in that interview has actually made this transfer more palatable to me? :lol:
 
When we signed RVP, and again with Di Maria, I was simply thrilled. Genuinely exciting signings

With Falcao I'm strangely nervous. It just doesnt feel real. Its as if he's too good, and the thought of him not being great or getting injured is just scary

Its like buying a new house. If you can afford it then you're excited, but if you really stretch your budget its exciting but scary too

ps. WOW !


Jesus you are like an awestruck teenager

He has played for Monaco and Athletico Madrid and you feel like he is too good for Utd?

Bah
 
Is it weird that seeing him speak English and smiling like a goof in that interview has actually made this transfer more palatable to me? :lol:

dude, you have no idea what a great signing Falcao is, i saw him in river plate (saw him? enjoyed him!), he never gives up, he is the kind of player that scores in the first minute or in the 94th minute, and in all the minutes in between, he is always poaching

is the target man we need for di maria

ok, gotta go wank, then i'll come back :drool:
 
This international break after the transfer market closes it's the worst ever. Everybody wants to see their new signings and they have to watch some shite international friendlies that nobody cares about instead.

There are friendlies but there are also Euro qualifiers. Secondly, these two weeks gives our injured players the time to get fit, so probably a good thing for us
 
dude, you have no idea what a great signing Falcao is, i saw him in river plate, he never gives up, he is the kind of player that scores in the first minute or in the 94th minute, he is always poaching

is the target man we need for di maria

ok, gotta go wank, then i'll come back :drool:

Oh, don't get me wrong. He's a brilliant player. But then again, maybe I'm just a sappy guy who's still sad to see Welbeck go.

You could actually be describing Boca's Carlos Tevez, in that post of yours. And he did brilliantly for us, the cnut. @Lay mentioned Marcelo Salas. Ah, the memories of being a teenaged transfer muppet. I must have signed that guy for United for three consecutive Championship Manager saves.
 
Why should he have to pay tax when he obviously has residency status in Monaco for this tax year. It doesn't matter where he earns his money he qualifies for their tax laws.
 
Oh, don't get me wrong. He's a brilliant player. But then again, maybe I'm just a sappy guy who's still sad to see Welbeck go.

You could actually be describing Boca's Carlos Tevez, in that post of yours. And he did brilliantly for us, the cnut. @Lay mentioned Marcelo Salas. Ah, the memories of being a teenaged transfer muppet. I must have signed that guy for United for three consecutive Championship Manager saves.
marcelo salas, i loved that guy, he played for river plate too, he was the first chilean ever to be considered a football hero in argentina
 
When we signed RVP, and again with Di Maria, I was simply thrilled. Genuinely exciting signings

With Falcao I'm strangely nervous. It just doesnt feel real. Its as if he's too good, and the thought of him not being great or getting injured is just scary

Its like buying a new house. If you can afford it then you're excited, but if you really stretch your budget its exciting but scary too

ps. WOW !

Don't worry, it doesn't stretch our budget too far I'd imagine ;)
 
What great news to wake up to in two successive days: yesterday was finding out we had done the loan deal, and the next day I wake up to find the medical was finally passed and he's holding the #shirt ! :drool: Bring on QPR where we can play with all of our shiny new toys at once.
 
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