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2014-15 Performances

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5.4 Season Average Rating
Appearances
29
Goals
4
Assists
5
Yellow cards
2
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A player who seems very low on confidence. Can't even do the simple things like hold up the ball or control it. Quite shocking to be fair.

One of the main reasons we keep getting pinned in our half by burnley. Might be time to drop him because playing this diamond is causing us to play shit football. All this to accommodate two very similar strikers.
 
He got an assist though, stats! Someone better tell luckyspurs. Goes to show how stats barely tell the whole story.
 
Just hope he get benched until the end of the season

Rvp has to work twice more for this bullet

Shame we cant send him back to Monaco
 
Woodenlung said:
He's played awfully. Non existent first touch and muscled off the ball so easily. Yet he's still playing better than Van Persie who looks like he couldn't give a shit,
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That's just stupid. 2nd goal came because of Van Persie's initial run and pass. Also, his hold up touch etc are much better. Falcao has lost the ball a gazillion times already
 
I like the guy, and he's clearly not remotely getting the service he needs, but it's fair to say it's not going to work out for him here at this point. I'd rather we didn't have the headache of his selection, 'cos sacrificing our two most creative midfielders for the sake of getting two 30 year olds into the same position makes absolutely no sense.

If he can pop up with a Balotelli-like winner in a big game (or indeed any game) at some point, I'll be chuffed.
 
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Seems a lovely chap. Good family man. At one point was the best striker in the world. No reason to dislike him whatsoever.

But he is useless on the pitch for us and none of the above should have any bearing to him making the teamsheet.

We all want it to work out, but it's not going to do.
 
Beachryan said:
Seems a lovely chap. Good family man. At one point was the best striker in the world. No reason to dislike him whatsoever.

But he is useless on the pitch for us and none of the above should have any bearing to him making the teamsheet.

We all want it to work out, but it's not going to do.
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This I'm afraid, been desperate for him to score and tear shit up but it doesn't look like it's going to happen.
 
It's not working. He's had enough chances now.

Rather play Wilson, Fellaini, Mata and Herrera ahead of him.
 
Thank feck we got him on loan!

It would be devastating if we'd shelled out the full fee when he's clearly a shadow of the player he used to be.

Still think he might answer a few critics in the close to the season but too little too late.
 
rather wilson up front that him at the moment. Could not hold up anything and doesn't have enough pace to stretch the defenders.
 
Needs to play much higher up the pitch and needs width. RVP didn't do much more. I'm sure Falcao would have scored the pen too. I think sadly, they cannot play together. We're lacking quality width. Feel for the lad. He's under crazy pressure and I think he's not being helped by the way we're playing. We need more pace and direction in this team. Is he worth the price? No, but I wouldn't jump to the conclusion he's finished.
 
Firstouch20 said:
No he isn't. Biggest myth this season.
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I know, apparently being unable to control a simple pass is "better" than RVP. Not true at all. His finishing has been awkward as anything too. Just looks like he's lost all of his ability and confidence.
 
It's funny how people want RVP dropped for him, on the basis of what? If RVP isn't scoring, he'll atleast be fine with hold up play. Falcao makes so many misplaced passes, can't even control the ball at times, it's clear why LVG wasn't keen to play him but people always think they know better than managers.
 
Reminiscent of shevchenko/torres at chelsea - although those two mainly missed chances but their overall play was good. Falcao plays like he's been training with a balloon since his last knee injury. The amount of times the ball bounces over his head etc is ridiculous.
 
snk123 said:
That's just stupid. 2nd goal came because of Van Persie's initial run and pass. Also, his hold up touch etc are much better. Falcao has lost the ball a gazillion times already
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Falcao got the assist for the first goal. Goes to show that you should really judge a player's performance by more than just a couple of seconds.
 
Was woeful today. Was shite vs West Ham because of his finishing I thought but his hold up play was generally pretty good. Non existant today though, everything bounced off him. Got an assist but that's about the only useful thing he did all game.

Feel for him as he's clearly trying and wants to do well, he's just not that good anymore IMO. Lost some pace, got weaker, not as good in the air be it strength wise or jumping, just poor all around.
 
I still refuse to beleive he's finished as a player, he just seems absolutely bereft of confidence.
 
Woodenlung said:
He's played awfully. Non existent first touch and muscled off the ball so easily. Yet he's still playing better than Van Persie who looks like he couldn't give a shit,
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What? Van Persie can actually control the ball and given the nonexistent midfield, I'm not surprised he seems a bit careless at times. Even when Van Persie doesn't seen to care, he's one of our better players. That's how bad we are at the moment.
 
Started 2 home games against the bottom 2; to be honest I wouldn't have been satisfied with anything but back to back hit-tricks!

But seriously, so so awful tonight - especially first touch and hold up play. On the day his face was shown on the papers after the new Premier League deal for earning 380K per week while Premier League clubs aren't paying the Living wage.
 
ivaldo said:
I still refuse to beleive he's finished as a player, he just seems absolutely bereft of confidence.
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This. But can't see us shelling out £45m on this guy now unfortunately. Wish he settled better but LVGs tactics do him no favours at all, he's playing in a team that doesn't play to his strengths its that simple. Feel sorry for him.
 
Can't play with another striker, can't hold the ball up well enough to play up front on his own. It's still really difficult to give him to much grief because he isn't getting any chances at all.
Carries on like this and Mendes is going to have to show how good an agent he is to find a buyer. No team will even consider his at 20m never mind 40m+ that we have been quoted. He has been horrendous this season. Needs dropping.
 
I saw Ings play today.
I'd much rather Ings play for us, than Falcao.
Falcao, just isnt good enough to play for Man Utd.
For his own career, I think he should go back to Athletico Madrid. Like Torres, he might be able to rekindle his career.

The stats:
A.Madrid, 68 apps, 52 goals , 0.76 goals per game.
Man Utd, 15 apps, 4 goals, 0.27 goals per game
 
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