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2014-15 Performances

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5.4 Season Average Rating
Appearances
29
Goals
4
Assists
5
Yellow cards
2
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Trying hard but looks off the pace. Doesn't help that he has to play two matches in less than 48 hours. Not ideal for him but hopefully he has a goal in him for the second half before getting taken off.

Maybe a change of boots might do him good because he is slipping all over the place.
 
Don't think he's been that bad. He's also been kicked about all over the pitch.
 
Having a shocker in all honesty, wouldn't be surprised to see him score having said that
 
i thought his movement and overall play has been very good. His shooting and finishing absolutely poor. Still dont know why so many jump on his back, he needs more time i guess
 
DevilRed said:
Trying hard but looks off the pace. Doesn't help that he has to play two matches in less than 48 hours. Not ideal for him but hopefully he has a goal in him for the second half before getting taken off.

Maybe a change of boots might do him good because he is slipping all over the place.
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The Latin Welbeck.
 
He still doesn't look anywhere near fit or sharp. His touch is invariably horrible and even his goal attempts are soft now. He's miles from being the predator we thought we were getting. At this rate, it doesn't make any sense to make his move permanent. Let's see how the second half of the season unfolds but I can't say I'm confident we'll ever see the real Falcao again.
 
izec said:
i thought his movement and overall play has been very good. His shooting and finishing absolutely poor. Still dont know why so many jump on his back, he needs more time i guess
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It's actually shockingly bad in this game, someone check how many times he lost possession,he ruined most of our attacks.
 
I think his legs look like lead. Maybe 2 in 3 days is too much for him, even if he only played an hour against Newcastle, he did play a full match 5 days earlier.

Baby steps.
 
Pexbo said:
I think his legs look like lead. Maybe 2 in 3 days is too much for him, even if he only played an hour against Newcastle, he did play a full match 5 days earlier.

Baby steps.
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Exactly. No point in criticising him too much. Sure, he should've scored but he looks knackered.
 
Pexbo said:
I think his legs look like lead. Maybe 2 in 3 days is too much for him, even if he only played an hour against Newcastle, he did play a full match 5 days earlier.

Baby steps.
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Yep. Good thing is that he taken some heavy hits and his knee seems fine. Would definitely have Wislon warming up.
 
He's still adjusting to the English game too, it really hasn't helped that he's lost chunks of time with injuries. You can tell at times he is perhaps used to having a bit more time on the ball and combined with some match rustiness, tiredness its affected him a tad.

His all round game has been great though, little doubt if he stays injury free he will constantly improve.
 
Probably not used to playing 2 games in 48hrs. Should come off in teh second half.
 
Solius said:
Yeah he's got jelly legs.
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Did you ever get that when you were about 11 and played a 4 and a half hour match down the park when all of a sudden your energy escaped you and all you could do was laugh?
 
Pexbo said:
Did you ever get that when you were about 11 and played a 4 and a half hour match down the park when all of a sudden your energy escaped you and all you could do was laugh?
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I usually just collapsed to the ground instead.
 
The runs are there from him, only lacks the sharpness in front of the goal which will come with match fitness. Hopefully he scores today so his confidence won't be shattered.
 
His touch was very poor today but workrate and movement were good, not sure how he didn't get subbed in the second half though.
 
I have still yet to see anything to persuade me why he is worth the stupid wages/fee that we are/would have to pay for this guy. He looks decent, but thats about it. Finishing hasnt been that good, he never wins anything in the air and loses possession too easily. Yes, his movement and work rate are decent but he is hardly a Tevez or Rooney in that respect.
 
Falcao seemed to struggle with the pace of the game today. His touch and decision making weren't on it, that allowed Spurs to nick the ball off him time and time again. Very disappointed with his finishing too. Work rate and commitment are great but Welbeck had both of those in abundance, the reason we went for Falcao is goal and he didn't take his chances today.
 
I don't think he was that bad in the first half. He should've scored at least a goal, but apart from that I thought he did fine. Clearly tired in the second half though and was invisible.
 
Walrus said:
I have still yet to see anything to persuade me why he is worth the stupid wages/fee that we are/would have to pay for this guy. He looks decent, but thats about it. Finishing hasnt been that good, he never wins anything in the air and loses possession too easily. Yes, his movement and work rate are decent but he is hardly a Tevez or Rooney in that respect.
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Yeah, as I've stated before, the impact that Falcao needs to be having from now until the end of the season is a Costa/Sanchez type impact if we're gonna be paying anything around 35m for him.

I feel that we need to be more ruthless as a club and only settle for the absolute best up front.
 
Very bad today. Clearly he isn't ready to play 2 games in space of 2 days. No idea why EPL does that though.
 
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