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2014-15 Performances

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Firstouch20 said:
Strikers miss chances. It happens. Every striker misses chances and the fact that he only had two solid chances today against one of the worse defenses in the league is worrying. You starve your striker of service for long spells and that will affect how they take the limited chances they get. A striker who has trust and confidence in his midfield will be relaxed when a chance comes their way because they know that even if they miss it they will still have mutiple opportunities to rectify that. The likes of Falcao and Van Persie get a good chance in the game knowing that this could be the best they'll get in 90 minutes. They're more likely to snatch at chances, overthink and be under pressure instead of relaxed.
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Geez....more excuses. Two chances are not enough now in a game. His job is to score. If he's snatching at chances because he's afraid he might not have another then he needs getting rid.
 
RetroStu said:
People know we are not going to sign him so some people are just trying to justify it, to themselves more than others.
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It's the other way around. People are desperate for him to succeed and have ended up making a shit load of excuses for him.
 
Duafc said:
Also the insinuation was that we judge him too harshly.

All my points are aimed at explaining why we should judge him higher/why people aren't doing that (fanbois)

So carry on ignoring all that.
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Again you keep on talking about your other points that I haven't even said anything about.

I simply suggested it is harsh to blame him for missing the Caulker chance and you are the one who said it's ok for him to get unlucky three times, that was your logic.
 
Firstouch20 said:
Strikers miss chances. It happens. Every striker misses chances and the fact that he only had two solid chances today against one of the worse defenses in the league is worrying. You starve your striker of service for long spells and that will affect how they take the limited chances they get. A striker who has trust and confidence in his midfield will be relaxed when a chance comes their way because they know that even if they miss it they will still have mutiple opportunities to rectify that. The likes of Falcao and Van Persie get a good chance in the game knowing that this could be the best they'll get in 90 minutes. They're more likely to snatch at chances, overthink and be under pressure instead of relaxed.
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Not that it's an excuse because I think Falcao should have scored at least one of his chances today, but I do think that plays a part however small. Spurs and Newcastle aside recently, we had some sort of record breaking low shot count against Southampton away, finished all three chances vs. Liverpool, one chance scored and one missed vs. Stoke, nothing much against Yeovil Town apart from the goals and no shots on target vs. Southampton at home. That's not good enough.
 
I desperately want Radz to do well. Seems like a really nice guy and works incredibly hard, but it's not going great for him at the moment. Should have probably scored at least one today, but he needs to keep going. I'm sure it'll turn around for him, especially if we scrap the 532 and start creating more chances in the final third.
 
Red4Ever said:
That's football mate
Sometimes keepers save these shots
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Not if you don't give them a chance to they don't.

If he smashes that in the corner and Green pulls of a wonder save, well theres not much that you can do. But he didn't. He hit it straight at the keeper and made the save possible, same with the header. If we're classing Falcao as a world class striker (which is what his wages and fee would suggest) then he has to score those chances, he just does. No ifs, no buts, the best strikers in the world can score from nothing, never mind free shots from 6 yards out.
 
Empire said:
He could have scored two goals today and then hardly scored for the next 8, even RVP is only on 8 in 17, he could have scored today and then had a record like RVP's if played consistently.
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Van Persie is actually 8 in 20 now, hasn't scored since boxing day but then neither had anyone else in league apart from Falcao against Stoke.
 
He deserves the same leeway RVP got from LVG at the beginning of the season. Let him start the next 3 or 4 games, in a diamond formation and I have no doubt he'll start smashing them home.
 
Red4Ever said:
Yes

Strikers sometimes don't score

Keepers save

We are getting there
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Right that's what I was saying but you pointed out that RVP missed last week so he would have missed this week. That means falcao won't score next week either and so on and so forth. You love falcao you want him to be grat but he looks fecked and today he missed sitters that someone else might have scored. If you can't see that I don't know what else as you seem to be tying to make some sort of clever point when you actually don't have one to make.
 
On another day he'd have had himself a hat-trick. He can't really catch a break right now, but we've to be ruthless going forward and he doesn't deserve to be signed.
 
All we should be looking for from Falcao is a couple of key goals to at least keep us in the top 4 this season, other than that this has been a miss and i would like to think the boys upstairs have a couple of in form strikers in line as transfer targets for when we send Falcao back to Monaco, because the truth of the matter is we really do need 2 new strikers as much as we need defenders.

I never actually expected it to work, you just don't let a play of Falcao's calibre go out on loan - especially when you are a champions league team and you play in a league that is a centre forwards dream (Monaco). Real Madrid were wise enough to pull out at the last minute, Monaco must have chuckled when we offered to pay 6million for a Loan deal.

The only positive to take from this as a fan is that the deal was actually a loan , at least we got to see the present day Falcao and not the one in porto and A.Madrid and we have avoided being Lukaku'd. I really do hope i eat my words at the end of the season (highly unlikely) it would only benefit the team to have a World Class Falcao back to start the new season.
 
dxadel said:
All we should be looking for from Falcao is a couple of key goals to at least keep us in the top 4 this season, other than that this has been a miss and i would like to think the boys upstairs have a couple of in form strikers in line as transfer targets for when we send Falcao back to Monaco, because the truth of the matter is we really do need 2 new strikers as much as we need defenders.

I never actually expected it to work, you just don't let a play of Falcao's calibre go out on loan - especially when you are a champions league team and you play in a league that is a centre forwards dream (Monaco). Real Madrid were wise enough to pull out at the last minute, Monaco must have chuckled when we offered to pay 6million for a Loan deal.

The only positive to take from this as a fan is that the deal was actually a loan , at least we got to see the present day Falcao and not the one in porto and A.Madrid and we have avoided being Lukaku'd. I really do hope i eat my words at the end of the season (highly unlikely) it would only benefit the team to have a World Class Falcao back to start the new season.
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Monaco had to offload him because they are broke (their Russian oligarch owner got cleaned out in a divorce suit). But while he is not completely shot, we would be getting fleeced if we exercised the option price of 40m or so. Hopefully this situation is not directly linked to our ability to hold on to De Gea (Mendes as agent for both) but the Valdes signing makes me nervous.
 
matherto said:
I'd pay for Falcao to keep De Gea if that's what it meant.
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Me too to be honest. We have a truly world class player in the most specialized position. If it meant getting Van Persie and maybe Mata off the payroll so we keep De Gea and an over-remunerated Falcao (and Mendes), I'd take it.
 
matherto said:
I'd pay for Falcao to keep De Gea if that's what it meant.
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How is one dependent on the other? Do you think De Gea is stupid enough to let Mendes take his career for a ride based on our decision on Falcao?

Whether De Gea stays or goes is dependent on (a) De Gea (b) How badly Madrid want him.
 
I like him but he's simply too expensive to buy for what he's offering.
 
Of course I am disappointed that he did not score but this was the most dangerous a striker has looked for us all season. I think his performance today was really promising for the future. On another day he would have scored a hat-trick.
People are saying he missed but the first two chances were saved. The first was at an angle and the second, the header, was a one-handed save by the goal keeper. Even the third had a deflection before it reached him.
He demonstrated pretty good allround skill, with his back to goal and holding up play, dribbling, off the ball movement etc.
I actually was kind of impressed. I am sure next game he will be a force to reckon with.
 
Insanity said:
How is one dependent on the other? Do you think De Gea is stupid enough to let Mendes take his career for a ride based on our decision on Falcao?

Whether De Gea stays or goes is dependent on (a) De Gea (b) How badly Madrid want him.
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I think Mendes is extremely influential and will make it difficult for us if he doesn't get his own way. Similarly with future signings that he has control over. Agents have a lot of power in the game, Mendes is a super-agent.

You are right on the last part in essence though. It is upto De Gea though Mendes can easily manipulate him into choosing Madrid over staying here if we don't play by his rules.
 
Played well today and just the goal was missing. Had he got his goal it would have been by far his best performance here.

I liked his partnership with Wilson and his movement creates chances. Hope he can start against Leicester as well.
 
On the BBC live scores page during the game...

Garth Crooks (admitedly he's an idiot) : "Whatever Louis van Gaal said to Falcao in midweek, it's had an effect. He hasn't scored but it's not for want of trying. He's led the line fabulously this afternoon."

Phil McNulty : "Falcao has ran himself into the ground but the goal still eludes him. No shortage of application but the Colombian has not been able to catch a break today"
 
I don't anyone can claim he isn't trying and making a big effort. That is really not the problem with Falcao.
 
If there is one position that relies so heavily on confidence, it's being a striker. He is working his socks off in games, which is evident to see from all. He just needs that one game where he scores a beaut or a winner, and his confidence should shoot up again. Yes, he has scored a winner or a drawing goal in the past, but he looked sluggish for the past 2 months and not at full fitness. Today he looked a hell of a lot sharper, and today just wasn't his day.

I still have hope, and there is no one I would like to see succeed more than him.
 
markhrad said:
Of course I am disappointed that he did not score but this was the most dangerous a striker has looked for us all season. I think his performance today was really promising for the future. On another day he would have scored a hat-trick.
People are saying he missed but the first two chances were saved. The first was at an angle and the second, the header, was a one-handed save by the goal keeper. Even the third had a deflection before it reached him.
He demonstrated pretty good allround skill, with his back to goal and holding up play, dribbling, off the ball movement etc.
I actually was kind of impressed. I am sure next game he will be a force to reckon with.
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No one is claiming he's rubbish but were those attempts (taken with his contribution to date) worthy of a 40 million pound striker on huge wages (aged 29)? Would Ronaldo, Zlatan, Costa or Aguero have failed to score from all those opportunities? Because, at that money and salary, that is the company he should be judged by. I would love him to start scoring as he comes across as genuinely wanting to succeed at United but so far we are relying on a hope that he can resurrect his pre-injury form of two years ago.
 
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I loves how he was holding up the ball and his run behind defenders was class. Obviously needs a goal or two to get him going. Still, 40m is alot for a 29 year old player, if we can get the Price down it's maybe not so bad.
 
RetroStu said:
So 14 games in a shit team (and a lot of those games were as a sub or subbed) is enough time to judge him?, especially coming back from pretty much a whole season out injured?
People will regret it when he goes to Chelsea etc and scores 30 goals a season.
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I think we have learnt our lesson with this sort of transfer(Torres) and Costa is the ultimate all round striker so thats never happening. To be honest I dont think he would get ahead of a 36 year old Drogba right now.
 
Couldn't finish his chances today, but he does have a real poacher quality look to him - always looking to get behind the last defender, and quite good at staying onside while he does it (unlike say Chicharito in the last few years, who seemed to be chronically offside.) I still feel with a run of games and the proper positioning of the players behind him (ie. Rooney as strike partner, Di Maria as attacking midfielder,) he has it in home to be a match winner.
 
Felt for the lad. If we could get him on loan for another year just to let him get a proper pre season and obviously with other players coming in it might be worth it. I would like to think that was an option. Outside the box he did ok but it's just the way it's gone for him. Even when he scored two over the xmas period, they got us draws. Unless we sell RVP or Unless LVG starts rotating properly, it's going to be difficult otherwise
 
I thought he was bit unlucky today with the 2 chances provided by Wilson - both passes should have been better and he had no chance with either - on another day, thats 2 goals and he is off. However, though nice control, he should have smashed that volley into the bottom corner. But he is woefully off form and so he is tentative and so misses. Desperately low on confidence and still not properly fit. Its that simple.

Though his work rate and enthusiasm is obvious, every part of his game is 10 degree's off centre. And for such a finely tuned athlete performing such a specialist role, that makes all the difference. Rooney is similar as was Giggs.

The only question we have to answer is to know if its temporary or permanent. I have no idea either way, I still have not given up and willing to wait til the end of the season. But he will need a solid run of games to prove it either way; but if he fails, that could cost us our place in the Champions League. Its a tough call for LVG to make.
 
Striker10 said:
Felt for the lad. If we could get him on loan for another year just to let him get a proper pre season and obviously with other players coming in it might be worth it. I would like to think that was an option. Outside the box he did ok but it's just the way it's gone for him. Even when he scored two over the xmas period, they got us draws. Unless we sell RVP or Unless LVG starts rotating properly, it's going to be difficult otherwise
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There is no way any other club in world football will pay £40m+ for him if we decide he is not worth the risk. Given what we know so far, those are the only terms I'd keep him on.
PSG may not have any other choice except put him in the shop window via their own 1st XI.
 
I have to pinch myself everytime I see him in a utd shirt. Proper world class footballer and team player. He's ever bit a utd player and I hope we sign him. Given the run of games and patience, he'll offer a threat to teams that's sometimes worth as much as a goal.

Not sure where the patience is in football anymore.
 
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