Yeah....if he could finish.
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Yeah....if he could finish.
His all round game was good today but he has a severe case of the Welbeck's at the moment.
Unlucky?
feck me. That's not unlucky. That's just atrocious finishing. IF that was Welbeck he would be getting slaughtered by everyone. Having 2 1v1's in the same game is not shite service. Stop with the shitty excuses. He's just been garbage for us.
Was a simple as the defender's touch fecking up a certain goal, you're over analysing it. If he'd got any further forward the chances are he'd have been offside.
What did he do that was atrocious exactly? Jesus christ.
He was fine today. First chance his touch is immaculate, and he hits the target twice. Then does the right thing with his header in the second half, and is in the right position for two chances from Wilson - neither of which were his fault (Caulker nicked the first away for those that didn't see it, and second was overhit).
Suffered from playing next to Di Maria, who might as well not have been on the pitch.
Suffered from playing next to Di Maria, who might as well not have been on the pitch.
Got in some good positions, worked hard, and generally offered a lot more than Van Persie has in recent weeks. Couldn't hit a barn door from 5 yards.
great work rate and looked very dangerous when we went to the diamond - should have been braver with the ball over the top from Di Maria
will score lots of goals if we have the more attacking approach
will score lots of goals if we have the more attacking approach
Which is why partnerships are so important. The formation opened up the space that Di maria didnt have, and Wilson also has the movement of a striker that Di maria also lacks.
RVP could play well with that space also, but everybody just looks rubbish with the slow tempo the 3-5-2 plays at.
I hope this awful defence mechanism of "we're not creating enough chances" has been broken today. He had five very, very capable goalscoring chances - especially for a player of his alleged ilk, where the goals will suddenly come pouring in.
You can make all the excuses you want for him, the bare fact is he had chances to score today and didn't. That's the primary job of a striker, putting the ball in the net.
Think people are being slightly harsh on him. Up until the header which he should really have scored he'd had one chance and seen none of the ball because our midfield and defence were all over the place giving the ball away. The defender's touch put it him off the third chance and the fourth wasn't the easiest to get to.
He was anything but fine. Had Wilson not scored that 2nd goal and we conceded, he'd be getting slaughtered on here right now.
I sense some people on here are saying some of the stuff they are because they know we are not going to sign him, may as well lay in to him and all that.
The fact of the matter is he's playing the odd game here and there in a bad side that doesn't create many chances.
Even if Falcao had scored every single GOOD chance he has had with his time with us so far, he would probably still not be in double figures yet.
Stick Falcao in the current Chelsea side, or even City, and he would be flying i feel.
The fact of the matter is he's playing the odd game here and there in a bad side that doesn't create many chances.
Even if Falcao had scored every single GOOD chance he has had with his time with us so far, he would probably still not be in double figures yet.
Stick Falcao in the current Chelsea side, or even City, and he would be flying i feel.
The Falcao handbook of excuses is out again I see!
I do like the litter fecker though. Works stupidly hard for the team, and I'd love him to succeed for that. But lets call a spade a spade, his finishing (which is supposed to be his best asset) has been largely appalling.
His best trait so far is, rather ironically, something Welbeck trumps him in anyway.
How about his finishing? Or are you one those who think that's unlucky?
Except he didn't, don't let that change your agenda though.
His best trait so far is, rather ironically, something Welbeck trumps him in anyway.
His performances have been very Welbeck-esque tbh!
RVP played awful for about a month earlier this season and was utterly terrible against Hull until he smacked in that goal before he went off then we saw what that did for his confidence. Falcao is in a similar phase at the moment and needs a goal, although I'd argue his all round play is better than RVP's was during his bad spell who was basically anonymous for most games.
RVP would have buried at least one of those chances today, falcao still looks unfit and rusty, it baffles me ther are people who think he looks sharp or just needs chances. He had them today and his finishing wasn't good enough.
Would be astounded to see him here next season, we already have two strikers who are slowing down and losing their mobility adding a third would be be completely stupid. Rooney isn't a midfielder as he demonstrated today, I would question if/what the long term plan is if we sign Falcao.
His finishing has been shit throughout but somehow the "he never gets service" nonsense gets peddled out after every game.
He should have scored the header but yes, he has been unlucky quite often. Why is that such a bizarre concept?
I thought he was decent today but should have buried one of those chances he got, might be interesting to see him paired with Wilson for a few games.
He got into some very dangerous areas, it's going to take another game or two playing 90 minutes before he is banging them in, this is normal considering how little he has actually played 90 minutes consistently.
RVP took a while to get going this season too, to be honest he never really got going.
The problem is Rooney is too inconsistent in the middle and honestly I think only one of him, Falcao or RVP should start however it is possible Angel di Maria will move back into LCM, Rooney goes 10, Falcao or RVP compete to play with Wilson because his pace and directness will help both get more chances.
RVP took a while to get going this season too, to be honest he never really got going.
The problem is Rooney is too inconsistent in the middle and honestly I think only one of him, Falcao or RVP should start however it is possible Angel di Maria will move back into LCM, Rooney goes 10, Falcao or RVP compete to play with Wilson because his pace and directness will help both get more chances.
I very much doubt he will have improved LVG's opinion with today's performance, and his opinion is the only one that counts.
The header from di Maria's cross, the chance Mata put him in right at the start of the game, Wilson's two through balls... For a player who is meant to be the best finisher and best #9 around, he sure isn't showing it.
I can see why Van Gaal has gone with 3-5-2 for so long. We are really short on pace up front. It's all very well playing it as long as you're creating chances, but we weren't. I've lost count of the number of times we've strung together 15-20 diagonal or sideways passes only for the ball to end up back with De Gea.
Unlucky how? Repeatedly missing chances is not being unlucky. It's called shit finishing.
Not convinced about that, he's missed a lot of similar chances like that this season.
For what exactly? He had two clear chances in the match - both times it should be noted due to his great movement. The first he brought it down with class and fired it on target. Should have scored of course, but it's not like he fluffed it. Second chance is the header, which he perfectly hits back across the keeper towards the bottom corner. Text book finish. Green saved well.
Those were his two golden chances. Anyone speaking of the one Wilson played to him on the ground hasn't seen the replay, there's nothing he can do after Caulker defends it well.
Solid 6.5/7 out of 10 performance. Good movement in a terrible offensive display for 60 minutes.
He was one of our better performers. If you want to criticise, look to Evans/Di Maria/Jones/Van Gaal - all had much worse performances.
Average game from him today. With the chances that he had today, you would have expected him to score at least one. At the moment he looks very much like he is just that yard slower, and as a result isn't quite getting on the end of moves that he would have in the past. Saying that he showed good work rate and battled all day, movement was very good as well. We just need his finishing boots to turn up.
Overall I much prefer him with Wilson, than paired up with RVP. The partnership today showed plenty of promise at least and Wilson's pace in behind along with Falcao's movement should get us goals as long as we stick to a 4 at the back formation.
Overall I much prefer him with Wilson, than paired up with RVP. The partnership today showed plenty of promise at least and Wilson's pace in behind along with Falcao's movement should get us goals as long as we stick to a 4 at the back formation.
Not even close to good enough at his age and number of major operations for the transfer fee and ongoing wages.
Fine runs today. Just not getting the finishes. Not sure yet about keeping him unless he starts converting
By that logic, Carrick is a shite DM because he almost never makes lung busting runs home and ends them with a crunching tackle.
The two first were a mixture of slightly poor finishing and great goalkeeping
The other two were just inches away from being goals. His overall play today was very good, and his movement and positioning were top notch.
Not saying this justifies us buying him, but he was actually one of our better performers out there today
Van Persie's overall play when he's on form is way ahead of Falcao's though and he did score two games ago against Stoke.
Well give him a run of 10 games and see if he can get 6 or 7 goals, RVP is 8 in 17 and started a lot playing for most of the game this season and he's had chances too.
This is Falcao's first 90 minute game for a while, I don't think it's unreasonable to expect a player to take a few games, same with Angel di Maria and performing to his standard.
Yep. People need to open their eyes.
He's a great lad, but its not working for him right now.
The shot on target, if he cannot score from these positions then really he isn't the same player he was and that's that. The header could have been better but they're more difficult to direct.
I think the service is one thing but it is clear that Falcao is finished as the great finisher he used to be.
I think the service is one thing but it is clear that Falcao is finished as the great finisher he used to be.
People are making massive compensations compared to what we're seeing.
Whether that's down to people liking him a lot, his former glory or just a hell bent desire to believe it's working, I don't know.
You can be unlucky once, twice even 3 times but when you have 4 (Mata's cross straight at Green off his left, header, both wilsons crosses) good chances and don't put any away - that's poor.
you can make individual excuses for each but there's at least a goal in there for Rooney, RVP or as we saw James Wilson.
Only one poor performance mind... but I don't think we gain anything except a continual selection headache and inconsistency by keeping Falcao - not what we need.
HardTruths.
Whether that's down to people liking him a lot, his former glory or just a hell bent desire to believe it's working, I don't know.
You can be unlucky once, twice even 3 times but when you have 4 (Mata's cross straight at Green off his left, header, both wilsons crosses) good chances and don't put any away - that's poor.
you can make individual excuses for each but there's at least a goal in there for Rooney, RVP or as we saw James Wilson.
Only one poor performance mind... but I don't think we gain anything except a continual selection headache and inconsistency by keeping Falcao - not what we need.
HardTruths.
Am I alone in thinking he had decent game, especially once Wilson came on? Obviously should have scored
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