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2014-15 Performances

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5.4 Season Average Rating
Appearances
29
Goals
4
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5
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RetroStu said:
It looks like the clubs plan to push him out is working, what a shame.
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That wouldn't make sense. I don't doubt it happens but I can't see it in this scenario. We have literally just signed him on loan. And by we I mean the current management literally a few months ago. It's not like there has been a change in management and they knew what they were getting in that he was coming back from injury hence the loan deal (one of our last buys of the transfer window).

Every player wants to play every minute. He will get his chance, you can even tell he's lacking match fitness from his touch and maybe VG doesn't want to take the risk. Even the likes of Anderson and Cleverly had more than a chance.

If he doesn't get a game at Christmas then we know there is something going on.
 
It really does annoy me a lot when Falcao and RVP make some brilliant runs and our midfielders always choose the sideways passes. Also Wilson hasn't really done much either so I think Falcao needs to 100%start against Villa. If he finds the net then I doubt he will stop scoring tbh.

The sitter he missed against Hull though was shocking!
 
I'm sure he attempted like twenty runs when he came on against Liverpool. The poor guy is trying so hard. Hopefully he starts against Villa.
 
Im not sure LVG wants him. He will need to be pretty special for the 2nd half of the season to splash the cash

At the moment Im thinking we got rid of Welbeck for a crock.
 
Id imagine Monaco may have some influence on how we've brought him back from injury to be fair.

If he doesn't start against Villa then something is wrong though
 
He'll get plenty of chances before this season ends, and there's nothing wrong in his interview. Nothing wrong with LvG wanting to start Wilson. Total non story to be fair.
 
Randall Flagg said:
Im not sure LVG wants him. He will need to be pretty special for the 2nd half of the season to splash the cash

At the moment Im thinking we got rid of Welbeck for a crock.
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You think we would've signed him without LVGs approval?
 
Kazi said:
I'm sure he attempted like twenty runs when he came on against Liverpool. The poor guy is trying so hard. Hopefully he starts against Villa.
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Saw this. Hopefully him and Herrera start against Villa. Fellaini was poor in general on sunday i thought, and i couldn't believe he didn't thread Falcao in that time. Carrick and Herrera should find him plenty of times.
 
He will get games. There's this theme this season with United fans, if a certain player isn't starting then LVG doesn't like him, is far up RVP's ass, doesn't rate him or stuff like that. He's coming back from a serious injury that takes around 1 yr to get back to 100% - the manager is also getting advise from his medical staff, there's also the small matter of "who to drop" as RVP is now back in form, Rooney always good and is captain, Mata gradually getting in on the groove of things, team balance etc. It's not as easy as some of you think it is. Even Rafael has been training for the past 2 weeks, but Valencia keeps his place at RB. The manager has to be fair as well to those who are playing and doing well, it's not easy at all. We all need to be patient, Falcao will get games and I hope he takes his chance when he does.
 
2 Man Midfield said:
Saw this. Hopefully him and Herrera start against Villa. Fellaini was poor in general on sunday i thought, and i couldn't believe he didn't thread Falcao in that time. Carrick and Herrera should find him plenty of times.
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I think Falcao's definitely starting. Not sure if Herrera will, because it's quite hard to drop Mata after the Liverpool game, and I don't see LvG dropping Fellaini.
 
He will get his chances, it's up to him to take them and I think he will, he has too much quality to fail. He just needs to play his game and not get frustrated and the good games and goals will come.
 
dwd said:
Full interview here: http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-F...e=twitter&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=ManUtd
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This is the quote which interests me:

"I am almost at 100 per cent now, ...
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Previously, I was under the impression that he was recovering from injury and that he would gradually be introduced back into the team, starting with 20 minute appearances.
BUT, if the player himself is saying that he is almost 100%, he could certainly play 60 minutes.
So, what's going on here?
 
The problem is simply Rooney is captain and won't be dropped or rested and Van Persie has just started to hit a bit of form since Falcao came back and Van Gaal won't suddenly drop him during a purple patch. Van Gaal actually said Van Persie has been lucky that Falcao has been out injured during his poor form. He will get a start eventually, fingers crossed he takes it.
 
Randall Flagg said:
Im not sure LVG wants him. He will need to be pretty special for the 2nd half of the season to splash the cash

At the moment Im thinking we got rid of Welbeck for a crock.
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isn't he only 2 league goals behind Welbeck, despite playing the equivalent of 3 league games versus Welbeck's 10 or so more?
 
Smores said:
Id imagine Monaco may have some influence on how we've brought him back from injury to be fair.

If he doesn't start against Villa then something is wrong though
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No it isn't. Van Gaal recently said he's only fit enough to play 20mins. We've won 6 in a row, so why suddenly disrupt things?
 
Getsme said:
Exactly, he's about falling over as well.
Joke
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A little harsh Getsme....if we are going to persevere with 2 up top a worker like Welbeck alongside the more clinical type could well be better be better than Wilson plus one? I mean We seem to be reluctant to play Falcao and RVP together for Pace and other such reasons anyhow.....and Wilson doesnt have Welbecks workrate or the quality right now of an RVP so its debatable the advantage of letting welbs go....
 
Why are people still talking about Welbeck.

Hope Falcao starts against Villa and bags a couple of goals.
 
Kazi said:
I think Falcao's definitely starting. Not sure if Herrera will, because it's quite hard to drop Mata after the Liverpool game, and I don't see LvG dropping Fellaini.
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Same team as sunday with falcao replacing wilson .
 
RedorDead21 said:
A little harsh Getsme....if we are going to persevere with 2 up top a worker like Welbeck alongside the more clinical type could well be better be better than Wilson plus one? I mean We seem to be reluctant to play Falcao and RVP together for Pace and other such reasons anyhow.....and Wilson doesnt have Welbecks workrate or the quality right now of an RVP so its debatable the advantage of letting welbs go....
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Was only joking mate.
 
VanGaalEra said:
Why are people still talking about Welbeck.

Hope Falcao starts against Villa and bags a couple of goals.
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And if he doesn't the weekly wage we are paying out is just odd. I mean its the season of giving I understand but jesus, if he isnt playing him for pace reasons why the hell did we loan him...to play instead of RVP..LVG's prodigal son?
 
I think the long term plan is to play both him and RvP. Rooney and AdM deeper with Carrick/Blind in there with them.

Hope he starts against Villa, even though I'll bloody miss the game because of a wedding!
 
Kevin said:
Great thing then that Falcao set up 3 or 4 goals as well then in the limited time he's had on the pitch.
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2 according to the stats above

Listen Im not doubting at all what he once was. But I am very much on the fence on what he can bring to Utd in the future and IMO it will be a huge risk to sign him permanently. He would want to be pretty damn special in the 2nd half of the season


If we dont sign him itll have been a shame we got rid of a really good player in Welbeck to make space for Falcao who could turn out to be a huge waste of cash.
 
He isn't fully fit so he hasn't been playing. I don't doubt for a second that Van Gaal would choose Falcao over Wilson if both were in the same condition.

Stop panicking people. He will get the chances to prove himself. He has to take them. We won't spend that amount of money on a player because of how good he used to be.
 
Randall Flagg said:
If we dont sign him itll have been a shame we got rid of a really good player in Welbeck to make space for Falcao who could turn out to be a huge waste of cash.
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Rightly or wrongly it seems as though Van Gaal just didn't fancy Welbeck as a striker. It we decide not to sign Falcao, we'll probably still go for another striker who is likely to be better than Welbeck at least on paper.
 
SonnyTheHaloPro said:
It really does annoy me a lot when Falcao and RVP make some brilliant runs and our midfielders always choose the sideways passes. Also Wilson hasn't really done much either so I think Falcao needs to 100%start against Villa. If he finds the net then I doubt he will stop scoring tbh.

The sitter he missed against Hull though was shocking!
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Wilsons pace means teams can't squeeze us so easily and to be honest Falcao's miss was not that bad he hit the target and it got blocked!
 
Lawman said:
Wilsons pace means teams can't squeeze us so easily and to be honest Falcao's miss was not that bad he hit the target and it got blocked!
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Agree when Falcao and RVP play together teams can easily squeeze the play because neither has any pace and we don’t play with wingers. Doesn’t work as a partnership for me and I hope we don’t go back to trying to play the two of them together, if Di maria is fit I would start him in place of Wilson but if he isn’t I think Wilson should remain in the team.

Falcao can start against Stoke or Spurs and Yeovil and then can go from there, he is just a bit unfortunate that as soon as he got himself fit RVP started scoring.
 
Lawman said:
Wilsons pace means teams can't squeeze us so easily and to be honest Falcao's miss was not that bad he hit the target and it got blocked!
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I agree. A Falcao full of confidence would have smashed it into the roof of the net. It was a safe finish of someone who hasn't played for ages. I thought Dawson did extremely well to block it regardless.
 
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