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2014-15 Performances

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29
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4
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Yes he is/was one of the best strikers in the world but in this form he is just not worth the money.
 
Whether it's us, or anyone else, it has to be a cut price deal. It's all well and good Monaco slapping a £40m+ pricetag on him, but he's not been a £40m+ player. So they can either sell him for less, or be stuck with his massive contract.

I hope we keep him, but I wouldn't want us to spend £40m on him.
 
I counted 4 clear chances, couldn't score one. Same as against Newcastle and Spurs, for me, that's not good enough. You can have all the movement in this world, and work like a horse, but if you're a #9, you need to be scoring. Simple. I like him, and want him to succeed, but right now, he just needs to calm down and take it easy.
 
Wilson Litchmore said:
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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He is the top scorer in the threat league, anyone know he is getting on with the assist assists?
 
Worth is subjective. Is Di Maria, Mata and Shaw worth what we've paid for them to date? Why can't we offer him the same level of patience?
 
Wilson Litchmore said:
Worth is subjective. Is Di Maria, Mata and Shaw worth what we've paid for them to date?
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Shaw is because hes likely to stay on a long time and is young, so he could become a top player in years to come. Mata no, ADM, maybe not the price paid, but it depends on if he is committed.
 
In a few weeks, he'll be scoring 3 or 4 goals on those chances. I thought Falcao had a good game tonight. Yes, he should have scored two goals, but his workrate is superb, and he's always in the box expecting the cross.
 
sammsky1 said:
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.
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Why, or do you mean Monaco
 
ItsEssexRob said:
He is the top scorer in the threat league, anyone know he is getting on with the assist assists?
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What's your obsession with Falcao? Weirdo. I honesty only ever notice you when you talk about him.
 
ItsEssexRob said:
Shaw is because hes likely to stay on a long time and is young, so he could become a top player in years to come. Mata no, ADM, maybe not the price paid, but it depends on if he is committed.
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Lottery numbers for next week would be much appreciated. In reality, it's only after the fact normally at the end of their careers and not during it do we ever know how much a players worth. Right about now, there's not one of the new signings and some of the old ones that have justifed their price tag.
 
Jerch said:
Yes he is/was one of the best strikers in the world but in this form he is just not worth the money.
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He still is, he just needs the team to be more attack minded. A change of formation will help that.
 
ItsEssexRob said:
Shaw is because hes likely to stay on a long time and is young, so he could become a top player in years to come. Mata no, ADM, maybe not the price paid, but it depends on if he is committed.
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Doesn't that apply to every player?
 
J-Stander said:
What's your obsession with Falcao? Weirdo. I honesty only ever notice you when you talk about him.
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You should get on the matchweek and red alert threads then! It is partly due to being a long time admirer of him.
 
MoskvaRed said:
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.
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oh, didn't know about the whole Monaco being broke thing, that actually makes getting rid of him more difficult especially if Mendes tries to make him and De Gea a package and expects us to give De Gea a massive contract whilst paying 40 million for Falcao, seeing as we are currently one of the few clubs who can actually afford to sign any player in the world.

If we do end up signing Falcao without any improvement in his performance,we would know for sure that Woodward was strong-armed.
 
Wilson Litchmore said:
Worth is subjective. Is Di Maria, Mata and Shaw worth what we've paid for them to date? Why can't we offer him the same level of patience?
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So should we just keep over paying for over rated players just because we did it already. He is under performing, wages are extortionate and he is in the latter stages of his career. Mata was a waste of money, we overpaid for shaw and di Maria but they have more time on their side and a sell on value. Falcao either produces instantly or there is no point signing him because in a year or two he is going to be getting worse not better.
 
Isotope said:
Throwing money around, just because we can, with little thought on long term plan.
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Yeah, terrible, world class forward ( or ex WC forward who knows ) who is on loan and we dont have to buy him and a very good, previously wc reserve, keeper.

Awful.

We dont buy - people moan.
We buy - people moan.

Conclusion of the story is - People..
 
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Wilson Litchmore said:
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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When the likes of Sanchez and Costa made immediate impact - today Costa scored twice.
These 2 players cost less than Falcao (£40M+).

All top strikers give immediate impact. Ruud Van Nistlerooy, Yorke, Shearer, Aguero, Costa, Sanchez, Van Persie (the list goes on).
Falcao just isnt a top player any more and I think we have to accept that.

Ask yourself this question. Would Chelsea or Man City buy Falcao for £40M+, today? Would Falcao even make the first team of Chelsea or Man City?
 
sunama said:
When the likes of Sanchez and Costa made immediate impact - today Costa scored twice.
These 2 players cost less than Falcao (£40M+).

All top strikers give immediate impact. Ruud Van Nistlerooy, Yorke, Shearer, Aguero, Costa, Sanchez, Van Persie (the list goes on).
Falcao just isnt a top player any more and I think we have to accept that.

Ask yourself this question. Would Chelsea or Man City buy Falcao for £40M+, today? Would Falcao even make the first team of Chelsea or Man City?
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I get the immediate impact. But both of those players play in a squad where they have a proper role or settled midfield. i.e For Arsenal everything flows through Sanchez. For Chelsea, their midfield is so settled it makes it easier for Costa to get into form and score goals. Our football is so erratic at the moment (almost non-existant) its very difficult for Falcao to make an impression.

Let us also not forget that none of these players mentioned are coming back from a major knee injury. We don't know how they would be after such a surgery. He's really up against it right now we can be patient, he's not even technically our player.

And as for your questions, I'd say Yes to all of them.

Man City just spent 28.5 million quid on Bony, if Falcao was available for just 12 mill more, they would no doubt be trying to sign him.
 
Mali_Zeus said:
Yeah, terrible, world class forward ( or ex WC forward who knows ) who is on loan and we dont have to buy him and a very good, previously wc reserve, keeper.

Awful.

We dont buy - people moan.
We buy - people moan.

Conclusion of the story is - People..
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Are you moaning about people moaning...?

And am I now moaning about people moaning about people moaning about people moaning...?

This is the madness that Van Gaal is causing atm!
 
Leaving out penalties.

Falcao at Atletico (2011-13) - 97 hours, 39 goals and 5 assists

Costa at Atletico and Chelsea (2013-15) - 76 hours, 37 goals and 6 assists

At what stage are people going to realise Costa is better now than Falcao was at Atletico (the era he was at his best)?

Even Soldado had a better finishing rate during the two seasons Falcao played in La Liga, so it's absolutely possible Falcao can fall off as well with confidence issues.
 
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Wilson Litchmore said:
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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I agree with you. Short-termism and shortsightedness have taken over football, from pundits to journos to fans. No idea why people are saying he was awful today. I thought he was decent and occasionally good, and everything I've seen from him shows a man playing himself back to fitness and form. I admit I let out a howl when he missed that "tap-in"... until I saw the replay, and that Caulker had nicked it.
 
Roboc7 said:
So should we just keep over paying for over rated players just because we did it already. He is under performing, wages are extortionate and he is in the latter stages of his career. Mata was a waste of money, we overpaid for shaw and di Maria but they have more time on their side and a sell on value. Falcao either produces instantly or there is no point signing him because in a year or two he is going to be getting worse not better.
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My crystal ball isn't working. I'm not clever enough to predict how players are going to do, been proven wrong too many times. i must admit, I like the glamour signings and I'll always be optimistic that they work out. Unfortunately they rarely do as the money paid for them rarely amounts to the returns. Still would never stop me from signing them cause they bring something to football which other players don't. The rest to debate, I'll leave to others.
 
Vanrouge said:
I agree with you. Short-termism and shortsightedness have taken over football, from pundits to journos to fans. No idea why people are saying he was awful today. I thought he was decent and occasionally good, and everything I've seen from him shows a man playing himself back to fitness and form. I admit I let out a howl when he missed that "tap-in"... until I saw the replay, and that Caulker had nicked it.
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Agree. What happen to first season in a new league, country, team, manager, been off with a major injury, not started regularly or even a team that's in transition?
 
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