You are right, however he was one of the top 10 players in Europe and certainly one of the best strikers around; even though his form is not good now he is still worth alot IMO.
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You are right, however he was one of the top 10 players in Europe and certainly one of the best strikers around; even though his form is not good now he is still worth alot IMO.
Are you saying that because that would mean that we had already agreed to pay (effectively) £52m for the player?
I sort of agree. I think he made the most of a difficult window last summer. But if it turns out this deal went down like Bilbo suggested I think itll plunge him right back in it.
Sort of. But he should of signed the players earlier. I mean if we had the 7 points we dropped against Burnley, Sunderland and Swansea which we should have had but didn't as we had Cleverley, Welbeck and Nani still hanging round maybe we would be in a title hunt rather than a top 4 scrap. Needs to sign players earlier.
Yeah, the loan deal was a good one as it gave us an option on a player in questionable circumstances, if we didnt buy an option but instead went on all in with a player coming back from a potentially devastating injury then that doesnt look so good. Unless the numbers are all completely different as well.
I’m fed up with this entire story. The guy is not publicly complaining but his environment does it. It was a poisoned gift when we get him this summer. He has a super star status but not the level. Van Gaal gave him his chance, he played him a lot despite injuries and he played him from the start in 6 of 7 last games.
This story is poisoning the club. Everything is turn around him since he came, but he produced 3 goals !!!!! I’d rather send him back to Monaco and getting another striker to work without all this fuss
This story is poisoning the club. Everything is turn around him since he came, but he produced 3 goals !!!!! I’d rather send him back to Monaco and getting another striker to work without all this fuss
Don't get me wrong, its very likely that the deal is set up as was reported.
What makes me doubt it, aside from the FFP angle, is that I can see how Manchester United benefit from this kind of deal, but I don't see why it would suit Monaco, unless they were desperate to get his salary off the books.
Not really familiar with betting, but can you place this bet somewhere ; Falcao will end up at another club in the European top5 competitions and he'll score at least 25 league goals.
He's gotten some chance, but he's still not really had a long, sustained run of games. I agree he'll go if he doesn't find form, but referring to him as a "poisoned gift" is a massive exaggeration.
280K/w, 3 goals and a 55M€ price tag.... Adding that the media machine behind him and then we have all that.
We're creating a new Tevez with him
And Tevez was a decent player for us while he was here.
He's scored 3 goals, yes, and hasn't impressed too much, but hasn't played a full season yet. He must show some massive improvement for us to keep him, but it's hardly as if he's been poisonous.
600 minutes equates to about 7 games?
He has 3 goals and 3 assists in 7 full games.
In fairness to him, he hasn't actually done THAT bad, he just hasn't been playing enough football.
However his price tag was always going to be a problem, espcially because of his age, if he didn't have a brilliant season.
The fact that RVP and Rooney are not scoring for fun (yes Rooney is playing midfield, but has been a bif naff in the games he played up top in) actually tells you the issue isn't all with him.
He has 3 goals and 3 assists in 7 full games.
In fairness to him, he hasn't actually done THAT bad, he just hasn't been playing enough football.
However his price tag was always going to be a problem, espcially because of his age, if he didn't have a brilliant season.
The fact that RVP and Rooney are not scoring for fun (yes Rooney is playing midfield, but has been a bif naff in the games he played up top in) actually tells you the issue isn't all with him.
Whereas the other way around its obvious why it would suit Monaco, but it would be hard to see why we would go for it. Unless we had a transfer muppet in charge who would do anything for the kudos of bringing in a real-life galactico.
I think people were expecting too much of him. Played pretty well for us in my book.
He's done OK. There are extra expectations on you when you arrive with that kind of reputation and that kind of price tag. "Pretty well" doesnt really cut it.
But hopefully he can kick on in the second half of the season and get back to the player he was and everyone hoped he would be.
But hopefully he can kick on in the second half of the season and get back to the player he was and everyone hoped he would be.
I cant see any reason why the club would have signed off on a permanent deal they couldn't back out of, it must be a loan with option to buy nothing more than that otherwise we must have been completely desperate.
Also there isn't really any long term with falcao, at best he has two good years left after this season, if he can't deliver short term there is no point because as soon as you sign him you have to be thinking about replacing him within a season or two.
He's out of the team for one game and all this garbage is being written...
Yes he wasn't on the bench, but maybe he wanted Wilsons pace seeing how we severely lack it in the side, especially as I think Januzaj wasn't in the mood to play with his friend dying. He wanted to play one striker so we didn't get overran in midfield. Wilson didn't even come on.
Ridiculous.
Yes he wasn't on the bench, but maybe he wanted Wilsons pace seeing how we severely lack it in the side, especially as I think Januzaj wasn't in the mood to play with his friend dying. He wanted to play one striker so we didn't get overran in midfield. Wilson didn't even come on.
Ridiculous.
One of the main reasons why I wasn't thrilled about getting Falcao, besides the huge amounts of money needed to pay for him, is the fact that his management are tools. The Tevez situations here and at City were a similar kind of thing.
On the player himself, he's had good moments for us but looks too much of a gamble for that kind of money. He still has good finishing ability but when you're struggling to outrun League 1-level players something is wrong.
On the player himself, he's had good moments for us but looks too much of a gamble for that kind of money. He still has good finishing ability but when you're struggling to outrun League 1-level players something is wrong.
We are not playing to his strengths. There is no point in giving him the ball 40 yards out. He is a box player. This system doesn't suit him. We don't create enough chances and don't get an adequate amount of players into the box.
Generally, in the matches that he has played with RVP, he is far more involved. RVP is constantly on the periphery.
Generally, in the matches that he has played with RVP, he is far more involved. RVP is constantly on the periphery.
If this falls to shit I'll apologise and promise to go back to getting Giggs on the back of my shirts from then on.
It's almost as if there are many different people with many different opinions.
I agree, he might well still be a great striker for the right team and system, but atm we are neither, he
I agree, Falcao may well still be a great striker but only for the right team playing the right kind of football, he needs a constant supply and the team playing a high line, we are niether atm, LVG needs to decide firstly if he can regain his early career form, and if so, work out how to get the best from him.
Almost.
Our club is run by Ihni binni dimi diniwiny anitaime.
So shit has gone down? Or just rumors?
The world is full of clickbait drama queens, so it should come as little surprise that these stories are magically appearing after he didn't play for one game.
I wouldnt be surprised if it actually has. Van Gaal seems to be one hell of a difficult guy.
This. I don't understand how people are already writing him off when our midfield can't pass the ball forward. It's funny the 1 game he he got dropped we didn't get 1 shot on target....just saying.
Which striker that suit this kind of system?
Anyway, I always like 'my striker' to be 'smart' footballer. Unfortunately, seems like Falcao doesn't fit the bill (at least imho).
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Since when did Asprilla become such an expert on all things Falcao?
Falcao certainly looked really miserable leaving training on Wednesday.....
Since when did Asprilla become such an expert on all things Falcao?
Falcao certainly looked really miserable leaving training on Wednesday.....
What a guy!
That boy tweeted "Falcao looked happier then me"Since when did Asprilla become such an expert on all things Falcao?
Falcao certainly looked really miserable leaving training on Wednesday.....
Since when did Asprilla become such an expert on all things Falcao?
Falcao certainly looked really miserable leaving training on Wednesday.....
You know what, that is exactly how I expect a professional footballer to be 24/7. The money he earns, the way he looks and the club he plays for, why wouldn't you be going round pulling a face like that all day long?
Not sure why you don't think hes a smart footballer...
Talking out his ass. No striker has movement like his in the box without being intelligent. He knows how to read the game and position himself properly.
Was he ?
Squawka only have his La Liga stats for his last season at Atletico but his 28 goals includes 8 pens and his conversion rate of non-penalty shots from inside the box is 23% which is good but some way short of the 30% Diego Costa has this season, Ronaldo 32%, Harry Kane 28.6%, Sturridge last season 26.6%. Hernandez (out of form last season) 22% and 27% the previous season. Falcao's stats don't scream best in the world to me; for instance he provided just 1 assist that season in La Liga. The previous season he scored 5 pens in La Liga in his 24 goals from 33 starts.
Diego Costa took over from Falcao at Atletico. He scored 27 goals in La Liga including 5 pens. Conversion rate of non-penalty shots taken inside the box was 24%. 3 assists. Soldado scored 24 including 5 pens in his final La Liga season for Valencia. His conversion rate of non-penalty shots taken inside the box was 22%. He provided 4 assists. Negredo in 2012/3 La Liga 19% conversion rate for the same stat. The mins played by each was very similar.
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Asprilla also seems to think that Van Gaal is prejudice against South Americans.
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