He also didn't dribble 5 opposite players during the celebration. Neither scored 4 headers. Sell him!
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Not enough pace in the celebration, I expect a better celebration for £43M.
Nice one guysYup. Waste of space. Costa would have celebrated a lot better and would score a hattrick while doing it.
Yeah, expected some kind of acrobatics or kissing the camera or sthing. Gutted.
Need to get this guy up top through the middle supply him and he will score goals a plenty! Real class.
Surely the people trying to be funny don't actually think we should fork out 40 million for him based on what we've seen so far?
There's still half a season to go and hopefully he can kick on from here but we need to see much, much more before we should even consider it.
There's still half a season to go and hopefully he can kick on from here but we need to see much, much more before we should even consider it.
fecking hell guys it's like a class room in here..I think I'm in love with Falcao. Proper man crush, can't wait for him to get a run going. Still find it had to believe we have players like Falcao and Di Maria at United. It's beautiful
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2 goals and 2 assists in 385 Premier League minutes. That's 4.2 matches. Good going by any strikers standards.
2 goals and 2 assists in 385 Premier League minutes. That's 4.2 matches. Good going by any strikers standards.
Can we expect a physical turn around ala RVP for Falcao? RVP looks a lot sharper and quicker in his movements than Falcao does. He also carries the ball at greater speed, but then turns back, takes a swivel, looks up, looks down, does a dance and passes the ball sideways. Falcao's link-up play is terrific, but he just looks like he's jogging out there, not sprinting at all. Anyone else got the same impression?
96 minutes per goal/assist - only Di Maria has been as productive. This is very impressive considering he wasn't fit half of the time and half of those minutes were in 10-15 minute cameos.
I think the 90 minutes and the goal would do him a world of good. If he stays fit and keeps scoring/assisting with the same frequency I would have no complains to spend the £43M.
Not really, think he seems quick enough but his touch is not as sharp as usually. It's worth noting that we're rubbish at feeding our strikers, then again, that hasn't stopped RvP from impressing lately.
I don't think that his touch has ever been that great. However, when he stops the ball, then it is pretty hard to get the ball off him.
His strength has always been scoring goals. He was arguably the best finisher in the world during his time at Atletico, scoring from all positions with headers being his speciality. If he can only stay fit and our wingers will manage to cross to him (and also our other players to pass at him at times) he'll score for fun. Still a class player.
He definitely doesn't look as fast/sharp as he did in his Athletico days. He actually looks quite sluggish at times to me. As you say though, so did RVP a month or so ago.
Although I'll probably be accused of being in love with Welbeck for daring to point this out.
I think I'm in love with Falcao. Proper man crush, can't wait for him to get a run going. Still find it had to believe we have players like Falcao and Di Maria at United. It's beautiful
We also have Fletcher (2014 version) and Evans (thought I'd bring you back to earth buddy)
Yeah cheers for that
if we spend 40m on Falcao or 30m on Strootman, there is no difference at this moment in time. Lets be honest here before saying he is past it, give him a proper run and see what he can do. Money doesnt matter too, there isnt a better striker out there than Falcao that we could get.
But the good news in Fern Cotton will be around your house in half an hour so get the lynx on!
There's no W in there, otherwise I could probably have made the word Welbeck from scrambling letters together, so yeah.
He's clearly a great player, but with him and RVP up front, we lack mobility. It won't help putting Rooney up there either, and Wilson isn't ready. We'll see when we have Di Maria firing on all cylinders again, and there is no doubt that Herrera would have improved the team.
I still think he looks a little sluggish, but more to the point that he doesn't really sprint into positions. RVP looks more eager when getting the ball, but he just takes a little too long at times.
Costa doesn't look anywhere near as good as he was last season. Still racking up the stats though.
Good to see him score. Hope he can start getting them regularly now.
I think falcao thrives on being the main striker in the team. To bring the best out of him, we have to play 1 up top. Let the midfielders feed him with plenty of ball into the box, he'll finish the job.
I fear we would never see the best of falcao in a United shirt, at least not at the level he used to be, as van gaal will always play with 2 strikers
Agree he needs to be the focal point through the middle and up top. This guy has goals all over him.
Happy for him, he needs to get a run of games now to find some form.
Fern cotton? Yuk
Lol was watching celebrity juice at the time of posting and she was looking hot. Lol shut up yuk are you waiting on a miss world or a super model coming along if so you better get the hankies ready!
I thought he held the ball up well under pressure and was always showing for the ball - even though tried our best to avoid him. He scored from the first quality ball into the box, and his general movement looked decent for his first game back.
Give him 5 games like rvp got and we will see the best of him I'm sure.
Give him 5 games like rvp got and we will see the best of him I'm sure.
Pleased to see him get a goal. I just really hope he can stay fit this time and push on to get a load more goals.
It's a shame that Van Gaal never wants to drop Van Persie, not even just to give him a rest it seems. Because ideally I would want to see Falcao with Rooney just behind him and Herrera + Fellaini/Blind/Carrick in midfield. I know Van Persie has been scoring goals recently but if we are going to get any good use out of Falcao then Louis is going to need to start rotating the strikers. Playing all three is daft IMO and I feel sorry for Rooney being stuck back in CM. (Yes I realise we currently have injuries in that position, but Louis seems to want to accommodate both Rooney and RVP in every game).
Your eyes didn't fool you, when the pass is on they usually give it to each other.
Right, I'm going to ask this hopefully without people accusing me of being a 'hater' or whatever.
But does anyone else think he runs and moves slightly different now? And by that I mean, he doesn't look quite as balanced or in control as he did before. I've been watching quite a few videos of him from his Athletico days and his running style looks completely 'normal' (for want of a better description), but so far for us he doesn't quite look fully comfortable. I cant really describe it, but he always looks a bit off balance to me, like he's having to fight his body to do what he wants.
I'm guessing this might just be because he's coming back from ACL surgery, and I know people have said that when that happens players often over compensate on the other leg as to avoid strain on the 'injured' one.
But does anyone else think he runs and moves slightly different now? And by that I mean, he doesn't look quite as balanced or in control as he did before. I've been watching quite a few videos of him from his Athletico days and his running style looks completely 'normal' (for want of a better description), but so far for us he doesn't quite look fully comfortable. I cant really describe it, but he always looks a bit off balance to me, like he's having to fight his body to do what he wants.
I'm guessing this might just be because he's coming back from ACL surgery, and I know people have said that when that happens players often over compensate on the other leg as to avoid strain on the 'injured' one.
I know what you mean, he's not as fluid in any movement he does. I've noticed that of Van Persie too, he runs and moves like he's ten years older than he is now.
Yeah thats it, he just doesn't look as fluid. Thank god its not just me that's noticed this! I really hope its something that will return back to normal in time.
Agree with RVP as well, although I think he's looked a lot better in that respect in the last weeks. A lot sharper and more comfortable.
I guess it's hard to tell from YouTube videos of his best moments. To truly be able to compare his balance and mobility, you'd probably have to watch a few of his full matches before the ACL injury.
Was a good goal that he scored.
Hopefully LVG will reward him for that goal by giving him more games. Fully deserves it, works hard getting fully fit, played a full game and got on the score sheet and when he scored, it showed how much it meant to him to get off the mark. That's what i like from players, passion and playing more for the shirt and the fans than the money itself. He could just sit on the bench most of the season and chat to Anderson on how great that they're getting paid by doing nothing, but he's working hard and inching to get more games and goals. I can tell he loves the support he is getting from the fans, and it is great to hear him say that he will pay the fans back by scoring more goals.
Indeed, but we should not rely on him to create things all on his own. he needs service, as does RvP. If they have creative players behind them to set them up, they both will score.
Good goal, will take him and RVP a bit of time to link up, thought I saw them making a few similar runs at times in the games. Thought Rooney had a chance to play him in a couple of times too and didnt.
Well thats bit obvious there my friend considering it is a team game (apologizes if i sound vague), and they do have the creative players behind them? Mata, Di Maria, Herrera, Rooney even Carrick if you count his long range passes. So im not really understanding your response to my post and how relevant to it? i didnt mention anything that Falcao has to create his own opportunity to score goals? If by meaning he'll repay the fans by scoring more goals, it solely means when the opportunity opens up for him to score a goal, he will do his up most best in his ability to put that ball in the net from who ever provided it for him.
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