Got his goal today which is good for his confidence I suppose but didn't do much else. Hopefully he builds on from here.
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Really? Thought he got involved in a lot of the build ups today, nice little touches out wide and always moving inside the box. Did well today.
I suppose but didn't do much with the ball though. RVP had less of the ball but was more effective for instance.
same , scrappy goal , but he at least kept the ball and used it.
So Rvp was excellent in your opinion, but all Falcao done was get a goal?
Take your blinkers off man, has Falcao chopped off your nob and that's why you hate him so much?
Again, really? Falcao had several very good chances on goal with the ball played into him, but all of them were too heavy and meant that Falcao had to turn back and slow the play down. Had those balls been weighted better he would have been on goal a lot this game.
Decent game. Again cannot fault his commitment
Still seems crazy to think we will pay over 40mill for him though
Still seems crazy to think we will pay over 40mill for him though
Very good today imo
He would have scored more if passes from Di Maria, Rooney and I think Adnan were more precise. Simple passes were playing him out wide.
The feck are you talking about?
Yes, RVP was better, quite clearly so. Maybe you should stop spending so much time up his arse though? I didn't even criticize him and yet here you are with your knickers in a twist.
Thought he did very well today. Not worth signing yet, but if he keeps "developing" in this direction...who knows....maybe we get the Falcao from 3-4 seasons ago 
He held the ball up well and battled but no way we should be splashing the cash for him. He looks like he's running in quick sand. Him vs Fellani would be a decent race to watch.
He was better today than he has been in his last couple of games.
Seems to need the ball laid on a plate in order to score thesedays.
Otherwise pretty decent. Very strong on the ball.
Otherwise pretty decent. Very strong on the ball.
Could have scored more and could have been given better service. Its one area we have been relatively poor this year. But can you blame the players? They are playing in different formations all year long. Its hard to build up an understanding when all your teammates are either injured or playing out of position. Falcao has shown he can score goals and will continue to do so as long as we stay away from the 3 at the back shite.
RVP took his goal well but didn't do much more than Falcao, infact RVP missed a very good chance where he had a clear shot on goal but fluffed the volley and ballooned it, if that was Falcao he would be getting slaughtered right now.
Great to see him score today. But it was against pure fodder.
Needs a genuinely brilliant 2nd half of the season before we should even be considering signing him - hopefully this was the start of it, but lets wait and see how he does over the next 10 games before getting away.
Needs a genuinely brilliant 2nd half of the season before we should even be considering signing him - hopefully this was the start of it, but lets wait and see how he does over the next 10 games before getting away.
Agreed, I haven't yet seen him score a typical Falcao goal that I remember when I think of him, the closest to it was vs Everton, the rest have been scrappy, and a header.
Was a lot better today overall though.
The feck are you talking about?
Yes, RVP was better, quite clearly so. Maybe you should stop spending so much time up his arse though? I didn't even criticize him and yet here you are with your knickers in a twist.
How was RVP better?
This will be fun.
Hopefully he'll start playing as well as that guy you were comparing him to
If that was a clear chance at goal then I'd love to know what you think of Falcao's misses this season. No doubt he was unlucky
Yup, no doubt. If he didn't score today, this thread would have been on page 170 already.
Why are you changing the subject and deflecting the blame? It's a fair point, he should have atleast hit the target.
Thought he was very good today personally.
Looked much better today, involved a lot more and didn't look like he was running through quicksand half the time.
He does seem to get dragged out wide quite a fair bit. Actually, it happened for other players today. Final ball needs improvement.
He does seem to get dragged out wide quite a fair bit. Actually, it happened for other players today. Final ball needs improvement.
Better touch, a finish that wasn't a tap in.
Falcao has the higher rating for today's game from caf voters so it can't be that clear.
RVP had 94% pass accuracy, losing the ball just once (tackled), 1 key pass and won 2 fouls with his back to goal and defenders holding onto him. Its very silly that some (a lot) of fans cant appreciate the role he has to play to allow others space and bring them into play.
Falcao on the other hand lost the ball 5 times and was responsible for all 3 of our offsides. He was fine but you have a screw loose if you think he was close to RVP today.
You called it a "very good chance" which is of course complete bollocks. It was a very touch chance. The only one showing double standards is you I'm afraid considering how you defended Falcao for missing absolute sitters.
Think Caffers are more likely to bias vote with Falcao. It was a toss up between Blind and Rojo who was actually the best.
hey are both excellent strikers and given the opportunity they will link up well. I still cry out for better service for both of them through the centre rather than the wings.
New toy syndrome. You'd have to be blind (no not him) to think Falcao was better today.
Blind by a mile. Superb performance.
Good game, nothing too spectacular but a nice (scrapy) finish. Onwards and upwards!
I thought he was better. Fantastic half volley with his weak foot, very good in the build up to the second goal as well. Put Falcao through will a nice pass before that also. Didn't see the ball as much in the second half but his hold up play was fine and he's still making intelligent runs. Falcao was good, did the right thing for his goal by changing his run and being in the right place to finish, I just thought van Persie was better.
So everyone is biased and blind except for you. Ok. Got it.
That's incorrect, never did , look back in the thread, always criticised him for missing chances, although i have been defending his overall performances which people have been going OTT on how bad he's been.
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That moment in the second half where Rooney played it across goal was typical of Falcao so far. It was about a yard or so over hit, but still quite gettable. The likes of Aguero, Costa, Benzema, Rooney himself etc etc would have gobbled that chance up. But Falcao just couldn't move his body in time and instead was left chasing after the ball and turning back. He just hasn't got that initial yard of pace anymore, thats so vital at the top level.
His first touch was much better today, all round his best performance for a while.
Did well overall today... Still hope we don't sign him though. Not what we need longterm, which is essentially what he's playing for.
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