I thought he got dispossessed quite a few times, rather than loose passes.
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I thought he got dispossessed quite a few times, rather than loose passes.
Only positive from today was he didn't stop running, apart from that he had a shocker with losing the ball.
I don't know. He just doesn't strike me as top class, hasn't done in a single one of his performances for us. Actually I thought Leicester was perhaps his best performance.
Looked tired from the start today. His least vibrant performance so far.
Throughout this season, players such as Rooney, De Gea, Mata and RVP were criticised endlessly. They showed their class in time. It's time we give Falcao a chance to get to full fitness and then judge him.
I think falcao while effective hasn't got an eye catching gracefull style which in games like today looks rather clumsy at times .
I thought around the hour mark he looked knackered and with van persie also looking empty this allowed Spurs back into the game.
I really think the system we play doesn't suit him and he would fair a lot better in Chelsea's 4 2 3 1 system . I don't know if it's just me but Ive noticed that van persie doesn't like passing to falcao and I sense a lot of frustration coming from falcao towards rvp . I really want him to do well, although I feel that a major injection of pace will be the way forward next season with all the bale rumours I can't see both rvp and falcao being on the pay roll next season . Falcao will need to bang at least 15 in from here on in to justify any 43 million fee and even that return may not justify an outlay of that size.
I thought around the hour mark he looked knackered and with van persie also looking empty this allowed Spurs back into the game.
I really think the system we play doesn't suit him and he would fair a lot better in Chelsea's 4 2 3 1 system . I don't know if it's just me but Ive noticed that van persie doesn't like passing to falcao and I sense a lot of frustration coming from falcao towards rvp . I really want him to do well, although I feel that a major injection of pace will be the way forward next season with all the bale rumours I can't see both rvp and falcao being on the pay roll next season . Falcao will need to bang at least 15 in from here on in to justify any 43 million fee and even that return may not justify an outlay of that size.
Yep I think that's key, there were also a couple of minutes at some point in the game (I can't remember precisely when though) where he lost every ball he touched in a row which made him look quite bad. But retrospectively it was a microcosm. And as Sheldon said above, he's not especially graceful as a player which doesn't help to appreciate all he does. Thought he was ok today, not especially great or bad, just a solid performance which would have been very good with a goal to top it off, of course. Like most of the team, he was very tired in the second half though.
Fair enough. He also made the joint second most ball recoveries - 7 (with Mata, Rooney had 8) if that helps justify it slightly. Good defensive work and hassling in spite of the possession losses - no stats available on my app to confirm the exact turnover quota.
He never stopped running today, weird that people are blaming his poor performance to just tiredness.
Yeah, he's just not as sharp as he was before his injuries at the moment.
That's completely natural but still the relevant question remains: Is he showing enough to justify paying the required amount of money for him? The answer is nowhere near. The second question is: Why should we play him into form for Monaco for a 10 million fee and 300k wages a week?
It's very hard to argue that this loan deal hasn't been a complete failure so far.
He still needs to recover a decent (consistant) first touch. Most of the balls played into him become 50/50s he has to fight for
He'll come good. He's back playing and increasing match fitness by the minute. I have no doubt he'll start smashing them in soon. Don't forget he's been playing in pussy leagues most if his career, it will take time for him to gain the strength and confidence for this league. Aguero and Suarez were both shite in their first seasons in the EPL. Every game is a step in the right direction.
Love him
Love him
His touch is really shambles, he looks clumsy on the ball and is stumbling all the time. Dont understand why people keep saying that the lad is strong, you can barely see him winning duels, he gets muscled out easily and hardly wins aerial battles (unless it's in the box). He has good workrate and his class isnt suddenly gone, but he needs to kick it up a notch, with players like di Maria, Herrera, Blind coming back, I wouldnt be surprised if he's moved to the bench.
I dunno why we're discussing whether we should buy him or not, wasn't it said that he's basically a Man Utd all but in name? Because Monaco wanted to go around FFP restrictions so we would only give them the cash next season? I'm pretty sure he's a Man Utd player and he probably knows what as well.
However that means RVP will probably have to be moved on (Even though he won't because he's LVG's goldenboy) Surely we can't have 2 strikers who do the same thing on 200k per week? Even at Falcao's best 2011-13, I think Persie was easily the better striker but he is 3 years older than Falcao so maybe Falcao is a direct replacement for RVP?
I hope we bring in another pacey striker in the summer also, Someone like Benteke would be brilliant and it would stop Liverpool getting him.
However that means RVP will probably have to be moved on (Even though he won't because he's LVG's goldenboy) Surely we can't have 2 strikers who do the same thing on 200k per week? Even at Falcao's best 2011-13, I think Persie was easily the better striker but he is 3 years older than Falcao so maybe Falcao is a direct replacement for RVP?
I hope we bring in another pacey striker in the summer also, Someone like Benteke would be brilliant and it would stop Liverpool getting him.
Where they!? Or are we just making up utter nonsense now to excuse Falcao's lack of arrival thus far?
Aguero scored over 20 league goals in his debut PL season. Fired City to their first PL title and was voted City's POTY in his first season.
Suarez was signed in January and was one of Liverpool's best players for that half of the season.
why is that even important?
He's the one in a hurry though.
He wasn't that bad today, but he should've done better with the chances he got.
Oh I thought City's title winning season was Agueros 2nd season, my bad. My point stands with Suarez, I remember some pundit questioning Suarez as he'd only scored 14 goals in his first 14 months at liverpool, performances aside. Maybe I am just sticking up for Falcao, desperate for him to succeed here.
2nd half his energy just seemed to go out like a light. More worrying was his clumsy control. I'm desperate for him to succeed but he looks a shadow of his former self.
If we get into the champions league, you have to think there's a better striker to lash such big cash on.
However, at least he's starting games again, so can only get better when it all comes together
It wasn't that long ago Van Persie couldn't play beyond 60 minutes before we had to hook him off, it took him a good couple of months to get his fitness to where it is now so 2 games in less than 48 hours for Falcao who is just coming back, it's got to be expected he would fade.
In a hurry for what?
He's played 540 minutes - exactly 6 full games and that has been very spread out and he's just back from injuries. He averages an assist/goal every 108 minutes. Rooney averages a point every 109 minutes in the league and RVP one every 150 minutes.
Only Di Maria is superior to Falcao so far with a goal/assist every 96 minute. Herrera averages one every 118th minute or so.
Only Di Maria is superior to Falcao so far with a goal/assist every 96 minute. Herrera averages one every 118th minute or so.
Quite effective but very, very clumsy?
Also, I think playing two strikers with no pace really dents our ability to stretch teams and create space for our schemers.
Also, I think playing two strikers with no pace really dents our ability to stretch teams and create space for our schemers.
Suarez was playing second fiddle to Andy Carroll in his first 14 months that's why. Under Rodgers he scored 30 goals in 12/13 and 31 goals in 13/14, he would have easily scored that many in 11/12 if Dalglish played him up top on his own rather than the wings.
To get fit and perform of course. If he doesn't he'll be shown the door in 6 months.
That is pretty impressive. Those who are criticising him should wait until he gets a run of consecutive games before making their assessment.
He looks like a player who's had a serious leg injury - a bit like Anderson did when he arrived. There's a fluidity of movement which is lacking, and which he may never get back. Also, to me, he may have had a hard life or seen too much sun, but he looks older than 28.
As Brophs said, we're paying through the nose to rehab a player who may never get back to his best. The money quoted is what we should have paid for a fit Falcao, with no ACL injury, who really is 28 years old.
The saving grace is that if he doesn't improve greatly, we can send him back. (At least I hope we can.)
As Brophs said, we're paying through the nose to rehab a player who may never get back to his best. The money quoted is what we should have paid for a fit Falcao, with no ACL injury, who really is 28 years old.
The saving grace is that if he doesn't improve greatly, we can send him back. (At least I hope we can.)
It is excellent indeed. Considering how poor we've played and that he's been not just injured this season, but was out completely almost the entire last season and missed out on the WC of his career.
All great goalscorers misses chances, if the team is playing well there should be more than one-two chances in the game. How much do you care when Ronaldo misses a good chance? He does so in pretty much every game but if the team is playing at a high standard like you guys are he still ends up scoring.
Even when he's having a really poor day Benzema, Bale or Rodriquez comes along with a goal.
Compared to the chances he has recently missed, it isn't very impressive at all.
6 months is a long time my friend! I expect Falcao to be up and firing in the next 3-4 games.
Yeah, I understand.
I want him to succeed too. I was really, really excited when we signed him.
I guess more than anything else, I'm just aware of not getting sentimental over a player who's been nomadic their whole career, and who *might* not be up to the level we should be aiming for.
I also don't wanna see us get fleeced, which is why I keep going on about the Costa/Sanchez comparisons.
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I was soo excited when we signed him, like many people here, i watched him few and far between, and since that match against Chelsea, and his seasons at Atletico Madrid, he really was world class, i am hoping to see that Falcao for us, what was encouraging was, he was getting into great positions, but he didn't look fully fit, he is still missing that sharpness, the way he cut inside and hit straight at the keeper with that chance, when he gets into his groove he will put it away 9 times out of 10.
Unfortunately he is falling more and more into Diego Forlan's curse.
If you didn't know who he was you'd probably think he was a bit average. He's living off his reputation for now.
I really like the guy but he should be scoring from that through ball Mata gave him. The games are ticking by and he really needs to start being the difference between winning and drawing games if he's to be the player we look like shelling out all this money for.
Unlike our other new signings, who have had an awful time of it with injuries, Falcao doesn't have the time to settle. He needs to be scoring goals every game, starting away at Stoke.
Unlike our other new signings, who have had an awful time of it with injuries, Falcao doesn't have the time to settle. He needs to be scoring goals every game, starting away at Stoke.
One thing I haven't seen anyone mention is how weak he has been aerially, he was a monster in the air for Atletico. I don't think he gave Fazio or Vertonghen any sort of challenge today. The former is actually massive, yes, but it was like every cross or goal kick was always his.
Was disappointed by him today. It felt like we had two RVP's, who offered the same thing... Unfortunately without pace.
Was thinking this as well, and not only today. Think fazio had 100% aerial duels but Falcao generally has seemed really weak in the air. On the ball he hasn't seemed too weak but in the air, where he'd before be dominant, he is very much lightweight these days. Hopefully its just temporary and not a lasting thing. Just seems to get shrugged away from headers easily.
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