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2014-15 Performances

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4
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I have got a feeling that he's going to have an amazing second half of the season.
Well if he's played i mean. I'm not so sure how much the club wants to buy him permanently so there is a chance he won't be played much but if he is played, i have a feeling he's going to do great.
 
Still thought he looked a bit rusty today. Would like to see more before I'd advocate starting him. Especially seeing as RvP has found some form.
 
Really hope he starts against Villa, nothing against Wilson but I'd love to see Falcao at his very best for us. Still even now seems surreal he actually plays for us.
 
Amethyst said:
Really hope he starts against Villa, nothing against Wilson but I'd love to see Falcao at his very best for us. Still even now seems surreal he actually plays for us.
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It will be a bit gutting if he leaves at the end of the season without even being given a real chance.
 
Don't think he should be starting right now. Mata behind Rooney and RVP is our strongest lineup, stick with it.
 
ZIDANE said:
Frustrating touches sometimes but you can see his quality. Also frustrating that he doesn't get game time but it is a risk with his fitness and the general play of the team and one that VG doesn't want to take.

I look forward to the Xmas games where he will surely get a decent amount of game time. Maybe that is the focus. Hopefully he comes good then and provides a second half boost to the season.

Our attack could be pretty brutal.
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I think that's LVG's plan. I think we have 4 games in 9 days over xmas and new years. He will defo start 2 of those.
If he can do well in those and stay fit, he will be in contention for 2nd half of the season. I've still not given up on him making an impact.
 
MikeUpNorth said:
Don't think he should be starting right now. Mata behind Rooney and RVP is our strongest lineup, stick with it.
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I don't think we've played that since the first international break at the very least.

In fact I don't think Mata's played behind Rooney for an absolute age, too.

No reason why Falcao can't come in for Wilson and we play a 4-4-2 diamond with Rooney in midfield like we have been.
 
I think he is now nailed on to start against Villa, which will be critical game for him as after that Di Maria should be back and Rooney will move up front.
 
Need match time to gain match fitness. Really can't see what these 15min cameo appearances would do to help.
 
I think we'll be seeing 'all 3' start a fair bit from now on.
 
Think the deal is already done tbh. Don't think it's anything to do with his performances, but will be based on his recovery from the knee injury only. There's no way a world class footballer is going to a club to prove his worth. He'll be here next year and that's why we're managing his recovery, otherwise we are paying 250k a week to aid his recovery so another team can get the benefit of it next season!!!
 
For me the main feature so far has been his loose ball control. Every second touch seems like he has to fight for the ball, which reminds me a little of Tevez when he was struggling to convince
 
MikeUpNorth said:
Don't think he should be starting right now. Mata behind Rooney and RVP is our strongest lineup, stick with it.
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But what if he is better than Van Persie when played?. I mean lets not forget how bad RVP has been for most of the season so far.
Its alright saying don't change anything but we COULD be doing even better with Falcao but we won't know if he isn't given a real chance.

I'm not saying just to start Falcao every game and drop Van Persie, i just mean instead of bringing him on late and taking someone off, start Falcao then take him off if its not working. You know not every game but just rotate him a bit with RVP and see how he does. I'm sure its easier to make an impact from the start than coming on in the 70th minute when We are just content with the scoreline and not looking to score more.
 
You can't judge him on 15/20 minute cameos at the end of matches which on the whole are already won. He obviously needs match fitness which is not the same as just fitness. With lack of under-21 matches the only way he's going to get match fit is by starting matches and hopefully he will against Villa or Newcastle
 
I just wish he had a bit of pace and that he was a bit bigger. He has no size to rely on if his touches/legs are getting rusty and that is worrying
 
Sir A1ex said:
Must be in line for a start next match? Not having a go at Wilson, but he didn't do anything to keep his place today.
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Agree. LVG said after the game that he wanted pace up front and chose Wilson next to RVP. Wilson is fast but he's average when it comes to making smart runs, something you'll see plenty of from players like Hernandez or Falcao. That's something we could do with now IMO.
 
Too similar to RVP for both start especially as he still looks rusty, Wilson didn't have a great game but he was in the side to add pace because pace effects how the opposition can defend, I wouldn't start him until we need to rest RVP over the Xmas period. Hopefully di Maria is back against Villa so I imagine he will start over Falcao.
 
RetroStu said:
But what if he is better than Van Persie when played?. I mean lets not forget how bad RVP has been for most of the season so far.
Its alright saying don't change anything but we COULD be doing even better with Falcao but we won't know if he isn't given a real chance.

I'm not saying just to start Falcao every game and drop Van Persie, i just mean instead of bringing him on late and taking someone off, start Falcao then take him off if its not working. You know not every game but just rotate him a bit with RVP and see how he does. I'm sure its easier to make an impact from the start than coming on in the 70th minute when We are just content with the scoreline and not looking to score more.
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We're on a 6 game winning run and the strikers are playing well. I don't see why we should change it right now to accommodate Falcao... he will get a start over the Christmas period because of fixture congestion, it's up to him to take his chance.
 
MikeUpNorth said:
We're on a 6 game winning run and the strikers are playing well. I don't see why we should change it right now to accommodate Falcao... he will get a start over the Christmas period because of fixture congestion, it's up to him to take his chance.
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He could always take Wilson's "place" if van Gaal insists on playing Rooney deep.
 
I'm of the opinion that Falcao will be here on a permanent contract as LVG has shown way more respect to easing him back in then Monoco did! I've read it normally takes about 12 months to fully recover and get back to full fitness from the injuries Falcao sustained so it's not long before we can unleash the tiger!!!
 
I'd like to see him start the next match. As much as I would love to see Wilson do well for us, he didn't exactly do a whole lot in his chances against Liverpool. If Falcoa is fit, I'd bring him in for Wilson. Starting matches and playing 60 minutes or so when things actually matter will help his match fitness far more than coming on for the last 15 when the game is already won.
 
I thought he was pretty poor to be honest. Probably better than Wilson but we were controlling the match easily at that point. I wouldn't start him unless Rooney/Mata/RvP need a rest. I wouldn't be signing him at this point either.
 
The thing is, he isn't the type of player that will come and get the ball, you need to give him chances. Very difficult for him to show what he can do in 15 minutes. We'll have a much better idea of him once he actually completes 90 minutes for us.
 
When he came I had a lot of doubt about his fitness. Having seen his “form” with Monaco at the beginning of the season and how fast he came back from injury. He played well at times, and I thought for example that his cameo at WBA was very good. He made an impact playing high and keeping the balls, but then suddenly injured and he’s not reached his form since.

Something telling me that LVG is not fully confident with him, and I’ve the felling that he might be a big flop. LVG could have used him more the last 2/3 games, but he didn’t, but something really annoyed me yesterday when he came in.

He totally looked gutted when he came in at the 73rd. He barely did a run, his body language showed that he was gutted to be benched by Wilson, and his attitude was actually bad yesterday, no confidence and not the good attitude.

I really hope that he’ll prove me wrong, but with RVP firing at the moment, Rooney and Mata combining well, Fellaini and Herrera in contention, Falcao will not have his chance here, and I doubted he’ll have more than 10 goals at the end of the season, and for his 280K/w, I guess it’s a huge huge mistake.

It’s true that we need another forward as we play with 2 now, but not Falcao, not with his attitude. His wife can keep posting images of him, anyway, with this kind of attitude, he’ll be off.

The guy can’t support the competition because he always was the main player, but he dosent even realize that he’s not the same player he was before his injury.

Anyway, I hope he proves me wrong but he won’t
 
Chaky_Best said:
When he came I had a lot of doubt about his fitness. Having seen his “form” with Monaco at the beginning of the season and how fast he came back from injury. He played well at times, and I thought for example that his cameo at WBA was very good. He made an impact playing high and keeping the balls, but then suddenly injured and he’s not reached his form since.

Something telling me that LVG is not fully confident with him, and I’ve the felling that he might be a big flop. LVG could have used him more the last 2/3 games, but he didn’t, but something really annoyed me yesterday when he came in.

He totally looked gutted when he came in at the 73rd. He barely did a run, his body language showed that he was gutted to be benched by Wilson, and his attitude was actually bad yesterday, no confidence and not the good attitude.

I really hope that he’ll prove me wrong, but with RVP firing at the moment, Rooney and Mata combining well, Fellaini and Herrera in contention, Falcao will not have his chance here, and I doubted he’ll have more than 10 goals at the end of the season, and for his 280K/w, I guess it’s a huge huge mistake.

It’s true that we need another forward as we play with 2 now, but not Falcao, not with his attitude. His wife can keep posting images of him, anyway, with this kind of attitude, he’ll be off.

The guy can’t support the competition because he always was the main player, but he dosent even realize that he’s not the same player he was before his injury.

Anyway, I hope he proves me wrong but he won’t
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Pretty much your whole argument is based on emotions you assume Falcao has based on his face.
 
Chaky_Best said:
When he came I had a lot of doubt about his fitness. Having seen his “form” with Monaco at the beginning of the season and how fast he came back from injury. He played well at times, and I thought for example that his cameo at WBA was very good. He made an impact playing high and keeping the balls, but then suddenly injured and he’s not reached his form since.

Something telling me that LVG is not fully confident with him, and I’ve the felling that he might be a big flop. LVG could have used him more the last 2/3 games, but he didn’t, but something really annoyed me yesterday when he came in.

He totally looked gutted when he came in at the 73rd. He barely did a run, his body language showed that he was gutted to be benched by Wilson, and his attitude was actually bad yesterday, no confidence and not the good attitude.

I really hope that he’ll prove me wrong, but with RVP firing at the moment, Rooney and Mata combining well, Fellaini and Herrera in contention, Falcao will not have his chance here, and I doubted he’ll have more than 10 goals at the end of the season, and for his 280K/w, I guess it’s a huge huge mistake.

It’s true that we need another forward as we play with 2 now, but not Falcao, not with his attitude. His wife can keep posting images of him, anyway, with this kind of attitude, he’ll be off.

The guy can’t support the competition because he always was the main player, but he dosent even realize that he’s not the same player he was before his injury.

Anyway, I hope he proves me wrong but he won’t
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feck sake :lol:
 
People seriously saying he was poor yesterday???? He was on for 15 mins and the game was dead pretty much.
He also look a little dangerous playing a decent ball in for RVP a couple times too.
I'll reserve judgement one he plays 90 minutes.
 
Cassidy said:
People seriously saying he was poor yesterday???? He was on for 15 mins and the game was dead pretty much.
He also look a little dangerous playing a decent ball in for RVP a couple times too.
I'll reserve judgement one he plays 90 minutes.
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He's here since September and we're in December. We keep saying that since !

Chicharito made an impact after 10 minutes and we're still waiting it.
 
He needs to start games, that's all.
Once he gets a run of few games only then can we begin to judge him, these 15 mins cameos are pointless!
 
WTF?

Every time Falcao comes on he seems to be chomping at the bit whilst the rest of our team are looking to settle down/shut up shop for the victory. It's frustrating to see him making runs and other players not fancying trying a through ball (Valencia did this at one point yesterday and i nearly had an aneurysm).

Plus, i don't get where people think he isn't happy. Did you see him celebrating the goals? He was the first to jump out of his seat ffs! The man is being carefully managed at the moment as far as i can see. He'll surely get his chance for a full 90 somewhere in this Christmas period, it's a busy busy time.
 
Chaky_Best said:
He's here since September and we're in December. We keep saying that since !

Chicharito made an impact after 10 minutes and we're still waiting it.
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Maybe because he has scored a goal and setup 2 depsite hardly being on the pitch? Hes been injured if Chicharito was injured would you have written him off too?
Too many knee jerk reactions, I suppose we should have written off RVP too since he didn't score within 10 minutes of the start of the season?
 
TheSwagginator said:
WTF?

Every time Falcao comes on he seems to be chomping at the bit whilst the rest of our team are looking to settle down/shut up shop for the victory. It's frustrating to see him making runs and other players not fancying trying a through ball (Valencia did this at one point yesterday and i nearly had an aneurysm).

Plus, i don't get where people think he isn't happy. Did you see him celebrating the goals? He was the first to jump out of his seat ffs! The man is being carefully managed at the moment as far as i can see. He'll surely get his chance for a full 90 somewhere in this Christmas period, it's a busy busy time.
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I'm with you swag. I was shouting at my tv!
 
Chaky_Best said:
When he came I had a lot of doubt about his fitness. Having seen his “form” with Monaco at the beginning of the season and how fast he came back from injury. He played well at times, and I thought for example that his cameo at WBA was very good. He made an impact playing high and keeping the balls, but then suddenly injured and he’s not reached his form since.

Something telling me that LVG is not fully confident with him, and I’ve the felling that he might be a big flop. LVG could have used him more the last 2/3 games, but he didn’t, but something really annoyed me yesterday when he came in.

He totally looked gutted when he came in at the 73rd. He barely did a run, his body language showed that he was gutted to be benched by Wilson, and his attitude was actually bad yesterday, no confidence and not the good attitude.

I really hope that he’ll prove me wrong, but with RVP firing at the moment, Rooney and Mata combining well, Fellaini and Herrera in contention, Falcao will not have his chance here, and I doubted he’ll have more than 10 goals at the end of the season, and for his 280K/w, I guess it’s a huge huge mistake.

It’s true that we need another forward as we play with 2 now, but not Falcao, not with his attitude. His wife can keep posting images of him, anyway, with this kind of attitude, he’ll be off.

The guy can’t support the competition because he always was the main player, but he dosent even realize that he’s not the same player he was before his injury.

Anyway, I hope he proves me wrong but he won’t
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Really?
I thought he showed a lot of enthusiasm when he came on, always willing to make the run, tried to get involved in the play. As I said earlier, it's not easy coming on in the last 15 minutes of a game when your team has basically won the match so won't commit a lot of players forward.
 
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