I think it's called delusion.
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One good touch. People mentioning one good touch vs Sunderland. My god.
I reckon we should snap him up for £40m so he can provide that one good touch against a bottom 10 team.
And it's oh so baffling to see the same supporters come in after every game to spend their time bashing our players; it's as if they want players to fail so they can have a moan.
I never used the word brilliant; I never have tried to seriously glorify his season's performance. I am merely trying to give him some credit for what he has given in an otherwise poor season.
But do continue to think he's done absolutely nothing in his time. I wish more players could play as bad as he can yet provide 9 goals and assists in that time.
That touch was his one moment of absolute World class skill (which we expected to see in virtually every game), he has shown in half a season during which he has played for us.
And once, is not good enough.
If you need a goal, the last player I'd put on the pitch is Falcao. I'd much rather tell Smalling to go up front than Falcao.
I don't single out these players to bash them, i actually wanted Falcao and Di Maria to perform well this season, i mean 2 former World Class players playing for United, who would have thought? it just so happens that both players have been underwhelming and i am not talking about the "new league hard to adjust type" i mean really really bad (taking their standards into account), i have bashed and praised Januzaj this season, same with Blind,Rooney,RVP,Mata,Rojo,Smalling etc. After every game i tend to comment on a lot of players threads, some times good, some times bad - which is perfectly normal since i am a die-hard fan, Falcao hasn't warranted a good comment in a long time, not trying to say he hasn't done anything good in a game, just saying that his overall performances in games have been terrible.
No point mate, people's glass on here is always half empty or maybe that's just football. Falcao gets a bashing even when he's not on the pitch about what he 'wouldn't have done'. Can someone give me the winning numbers for this weeks lottery too?
I'm not saying he's been good but who has this season bar the Keeper. Lets have some perspective, because the same people where bashing Young and Felliani and those players have improved since last season. Equally the same people were bashing DDG, and look whats happened since he's settled after a season. RVP hit the ground running cause he's been playing in this league for 10 seasons anyway.
Falcao is (or was) a good player. Its not like he's walked into the 99 or 08 side. This team has been struggling all season. Its constantly changing formations and personnel as LVG tries to find the right balance.
Its not like he's walked into that Chelsea team either like Costa. One season is too early to make a judgement. The main issue for me is he appears over his injury. No one can argue he appears to be trying. He's like by his peers (so I've read). LVG has said it takes a season for all the players to settle and I suspect that includes him. Like I said this, this is the same for any new player to the league, maybe with the exception of Costa but look at the players around him.
Patience and we might have a decent player for a couple of seasons......
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Aye, but do we want to pay 43m for a "decent" player? He'll be 30 next season, so I'd rather see us spending that money on a younger and more mobile striker.
Not sure tbh cause it depends who this younger player is. Any in mind? Danny Welbeck was younger and more mobile and we didn't like him either on here, and he was one of our own? Didnt cost us a bean.....No patience shown there also.
Sorry, he's crap too....but good enough for Arsenal? Sorry, their crap too....but above us and playing 10000% better football.
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No, that's for the manager. I just don't think Falcao is worth 43m - and I had his back up until after Christmas.
One point above us and Welbeck hasnt exactly been brilliant or sthing for them, 10000% better football is a bit of exaggeration too.
Paying 40 mil for a 30 mil player who will maybe settle next year and maybe come out good. Not a good business.. comparisons with DDG - well DDG was a lot younger when he came and didnt have a big injury a season before.
Wilson for the wages we pay him and fee we'd have to pay for him right now it's a definite stay clear. He's been brilliant and may capture that form again but that's a big if! For the money we'd commit we should not be looking at mediocrity and that's what we have had from Falcao. His age comes into it as well if he was 23-25 then that would go in his favour but he's nearly 30! Oh and I can tell you the lottery numbers will be 6 from number 1 to 49 . Hope that helps (remember my advice comes with a fee should that help you win big)
I'm impatient because I don't want the club to spend 43m on a 29 year old player who hasn't lived up to his reputation? The team you are talking about is one point ahead of us and the player in question has hardly been pulling up any trees at his new club..
They'll mark "had a great first touch against Sunderland" on his gravestone.
I'm kidding, of course, but leaving Falcao on the bench was the right thing to do last night. Given current form we're more likely to benefit from Carrick's arrival than Falcao's.
Rooney had been begging for a ball over the top all second half. Carrick has that kind of pass in his locker. In all liklihood, Falcao would have stumbled about a bit, contributing very little, as par the course.
I'm kidding, of course, but leaving Falcao on the bench was the right thing to do last night. Given current form we're more likely to benefit from Carrick's arrival than Falcao's.
Rooney had been begging for a ball over the top all second half. Carrick has that kind of pass in his locker. In all liklihood, Falcao would have stumbled about a bit, contributing very little, as par the course.
Easy to say but harder to substantiate. Nope not worth 43m but we've got a 40m player that's a squad player it seems and a 60m player that's done nothing for most of the season.
One point might be enough at the end of the season. Isn't that the same for every signing 'maybe' irrespective of what you pay?
Wasn't talking about DDG age or injuries, still needed a year to settle not recover.....
Sorry, Arsenals football is a million times better than this crap at the moment. Not pulling up trees but he's been injured and I'd have him back tmw....
It's amazing. All of these issues were there before he kicked a play. It's always a 'if' when signing players. Welbeck fitted the profile but we weren't happy with him. I'm not sure why a club would invest 9m in wages on a player that came injured. Help his substantive club with his rehab, ease him back into football only to not signing him? What? I'm not sure what we expected from him. Maybe it's me but please someone give me an indicator of the average recovery / rehab from such an injury......
As above.
He has been injured few games, on the bench few games, in the games he played he hasnt been pulling up trees, he hasnt been anything special.
Arsenal fooball is better but not 'million times' but lest agree to disagree.
As for Falcao, we expected him to score goals. He didnt come injured, he came recovered but it seems injury damaged him and he's not his oldself.
With our luck, we will decline his deal, he will sign with another EPL club and be back to a productive player. It usually takes a full year to recover from a serious injury like a torn ACL. Especially when your position requires you to have a good movement.
Don't be ridiculous. It was two good touches.
It's a difficult one with him atm, part of me thinks we should just send him back now, he must know himself that he isn't staying so he's hardly going to be the most motivated, and could be more of a hindrance than a help, but then again he knows he's in the 'shop window' so that could just spark into life, it's difficult to know if it would motivate him or not.
long debate short, for the money he'll cost he needs to be a star player for us.
And he's shown nothing near that in 3/4 of a season.
Slowly but surely, by pure luck, we've ended with Rooney up front, which we probably should have trialled ages back
And he's shown nothing near that in 3/4 of a season.
Slowly but surely, by pure luck, we've ended with Rooney up front, which we probably should have trialled ages back
The bit of play that led to the penalty and red card pretty much turned the tie in our favour after we looked clueless for the rest of the game. Don't see what's funny about that, and regardless of how disappointing he's been that turned the match on it's head. Much like any piece of brilliance you see from top players, it can turn a game on it's head. Shame it's one of few things he's done but nobody else has managed it recently. If someone can get all the praise for chasing down a ball then Falcao deserves the praise for turning saturday game massively in our favour. Like I say; he's been a huge let down but Saturdays win was down to his piece of brilliant play.
Don't see where anybody is saying that we should sign him. Doesn't mean he shouldn't get praised for something that he does which helped us win.
'Trialled', as if Rooney wasn't a striker when the season began.Don't get me wrong, I totally agree with the overall point of your post. I just think it's funny how Van Gaal's bizarre decisions have begun to creep into people's minds as the norm!
He's a master hypnotist that man.
This had me in stitches.
Falcao fans really are clutching at straws.
A player does not become a £40M+ player because he had a good touch against Sunderland and scored 4 goals in half a season. For comparison, Aguero and Costa are on 17 goals.
I wouldnt even take this guy if he was offered for £10M - he just isnt good enough to play for Man Utd.
There is probably still a quality player in there somewhere but it's just way too risky to pay £43million and £1million a month in wages for what he's shown.
Since he messed up his windows of opportunity, I would say it's a lot safer for the good of the team (as a group) that Falcao gets the door slammed at him. There's no use in trying again and then risk worse attitude problems contaminating other players. After all, SAF slammed that very same door upon Roy Keane, who was captain at the time.
Considering that LVG didn't even look towards Falcao yesterday, it is loud enough of a message that time is up.
Even if he scored 20 this year, watching Van Persie's decline you have to question paying £43m + wages for a 29 year old. With his injuries, even if this isn't his decline but a lack of confidence or lack of service, how soon until the actual decline anyway?
Time to invest in a (couple) of young strikers. Rooney, Willo + 2
Agreed. The reality is you could probably pick up both Lacazette and Dybala for the same wages and transfer fee that we're supposedly spending on Falcao alone. Both of whom are younger, faster and have scored more goals this season than Falcao.
To be fair, there's not many top flight strikers to whom that doesn't apply!
Honestly wouldn't start him for the rest of the season, he has brought nothing to the team.
I am sympathetic though, not as if we've given him much to work with.
I am sympathetic though, not as if we've given him much to work with.
Absolutely. Starting to think that perhaps one of our biggest flaws this season has been lack of pace up front... not to turn this into a Welbeck thread or anything. ... But...
Welbeck has great pace and can press very well, but I'd like a striker that can actually finish chances - which he consistently proved he could not do.
Lol
If we can, we should get rid now. He looks like an old man out there.
Clearly he has not been able to recover from the injuries.
Clearly he has not been able to recover from the injuries.
If we can get rid of him and RVP in the summer. And sign a younger striker with pace then it would be great business. Especially as we'd also save almost £2m in wages per month from the above two.
He has been NOTHING to feed on, and thus offered not a great deal.
Our other strikers are the same
Our other strikers are the same
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