Probably just been rested, played a lot over the festive period
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This!
Wilson has done absolutely nothing to warrant getting picked ahead of him.
Very strange
He was due a rest.
Villa (20th) Newcastle (26th) Spurs (28th) Stoke (1st) & Yeovil (4th)
He featured in all of those games.
Villa (20th) Newcastle (26th) Spurs (28th) Stoke (1st) & Yeovil (4th)
He featured in all of those games.
He has the best song and all, but he's been pretty disappointing. 
that is incredible if true, bearing in mind that he's scored..erm...3 goals total!
LvG has been a bit hypocritical when it comes to Falcao IMO. He was willing to play RvP through any shit to get him on form, and to be honest his form is nothing special at the moment.
van Gaal clesrly ain't impressed. He had a busy Christmas period but there's no harm in sticking him on the bench to bring on if we are desperate.
This! Wilson has done absolutely nothing to justify getting picked ahead of Falcao.
Can't help but think this is very strange.
Yes he might have featured in a bunch of games quickly stacked together, but he didn't play 90 in them all.
And he's barely played in this opening 6month period!
So to have Evans, Blackett and McNair on the bench over him is super odd
And he's barely played in this opening 6month period!
So to have Evans, Blackett and McNair on the bench over him is super odd
LVG said that Van Persie would have been dropped if it wasn't for injuries to the rest of the forwards.
I would be very surprised if we sign him full time. I'd honestly rather have kept Welbeck than Falcao, at least we wouldn't have to resort to Wilson to inject a little pace.
Of course it's a bit strange.
But he has started the last 5 matches. All should a bit calm down.
But he has started the last 5 matches. All should a bit calm down.
Very weird, doesn't bode well for him at all, I mean 3 CB's on the bench is weird and a kid striker who hasn't scored a goal all season.
Out of the whole squad though? Wilson has shown far less than Falcao.
Don't forget about Hernandez too, He would have been ideal for us in to bring on in a number of matches this year so far as would welbeck. In the scrappy games where we needed a goal like against spurs, villa and stoke recently.
We'll probably get tons of hate for that but honestly I'd would've preferred us to keep welbz and/or Hernandez over bringing Falcao in.
I don't understand the "resting" argument. Resting him for what exactly? Today's a difficult game and if LVG thought he was a bit tired we could have used him as an option from the bench.
Wilson is nothing like Falcao though he offers pace upfront which we have been missing all season. He is also a young up and coming player from our own academy and that should count for something.
yes, but he didn't play 90 in them all, and why pick the game that he's had a full week in between since the last one to now suddenly rest him?!
Unlucky not to be a sub but right to drop him just isn't good enough at the moment and it looks increasingly unlikely he will be here next season so maybe LVG is showing faith in Wilson and thinking long term. Maybe falcao is just being rested but he has been subbed of in the recent games and has had a weeks rest so it seems unnecessary to leave him out for that reason.
He's obviously injured, LVG is telling porkies. There's absolutely no reason he shouldn't be on the bench to give us 20 mins at the end if needs be. Having no attacking threat on the bench isn't really how you should be going into a match. I'm sure LVG knows this so I reckon he's definitely injured but they want to keep it quiet for obvious reasons.
A bust-up, perhaps?
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for giving Wilson chances. However, in a tight game where we need a goal, I'd prefer to have Falcao off the bench.
I honestly don't see us signing him permanently which is not necessarily a bad thing.
Wilson looks like a headless chicken, which as a watcher or U21 football, I know he's not. He's simply not ready for the first team yet. Falcao should be on the bench, at least.
Falcao comes across as the type of guy difficult to have a bust up with, if that makes sense
I'd rather we kept hernandez!
Di Maria and Januzaj could also do that. Wilson has been given several chances now and contributed nothing. I'm a big fan of his but you have to draw the line somewhere. Januzaj was only given a few chances and has hardly played since. Wilson has done no better than him yet is still being given chances. Falcao has got three goals and assists. Wilson nothing.
He started every game during the Christmas period. Don't see why we can't give him a rest when we have so many other attacking options.
It is a bit odd if he's just been rested from the squad entirely, but he's not really been all that great in the run of games he has started. Yes, other players have also been poor but they're proven in this side and in this league. Plus they're our players, whereas he isn't, so there isn't the same incentive to play him into form, possibly at the expense of the team.
It's alright to give him a rest. But its weird that he isn't on the bench atleast.
We are playing a good team today. Not relegation fodder.
We are playing a good team today. Not relegation fodder.
Di Maria yes. Although he's not completely convincing as a striker. Januzaj obviously not
Someone on twitter has said that Falcao's bird is due to drop a sprog anytime soon.......
Would like to see him as our focal point but to be fair RVP scored 2 against Southampton last game we played them. Strange he is not on the bench don't understand that unless somethings up and that could be anything.
The reason of his exclusion is unacceptable.
Terrible from Falcao, ruining all the eletrifying stuff we would have played without him in the first eleven.
Is he injured or simply not RVP?
He's literally done nothing with that speed though, I cant think of a single run that's opened up an opposition defence while using Wilson's speed, he's been poor in almost all his games so far, the cameo at City was probably his best performance and he didn't do much then.
Well I like Falcao but we cant spend £40m on him, his fitness is nowhere near what's expected and that money is best spent elsewhere, it looks like Van Gaal as already made that decision.
He's either injured or just dropped.
Either way, its not looking good for him.
Either way, its not looking good for him.
Van Persie's been in better form so it could be that.
3 goals - the guy can't cut it at PL-level.
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